He rallied tribes to his cause and became very powerful, calling his forces “Pontiac’s Confederacy”. In 1763 they are stronger than ever, and the English fall. After, the English spread the small pox disease, and many Indians died. Soon after the French surrendered all together from the war effort, and left the Indians to fend for their own cause. English continued to trade with the Indians, and Pontiacs cause was lost.
(Old and Sold) “The battle of Pultowa is one of the most famous battles in the world’s history. Charles and Peter, at that time the battle was fought, were the greatest rulers and warriors of the day, and the long and bitter struggle between them had been watched by all Europe”. (Old and Sold) Peter won the battle and with that he was able to accomplish a lot. “He was able to expand the territory of Russia and trade with it. He also introduced Russia to western culture.” (Boris Schorschoff) Although, even when Peter had finally started taking over Sweden, Turkey was left to take over.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula had many linking features connecting it to the real life actions of Vlad the Impaler. Vlad III Tepes, also known as Dracula, which was a diminutive form of his father’s name, Dracul, was a very controversial leader. He was regarded as a fighter for Romanian freedom. But he was also feared as a monster who slaughtered many people. In 1447, He was overthrown by Hungarian forces.
The war played an important role for the British and the French. The British had many more weapons than the French, but their thirteen colonies often fought against one another. Their soldiers were also willing to die for their country. They had 42,000 soldiers fighting for them. They also had the Iroquois Leagues join them.
In wearing that suit, Django is making the statement that he carried the blood of people he has killed, and in essence has gained their power. He has now the power that had been formally obtained by the White characters in the story, now dead. His red suit is symbolic form of absolute power, power he has gained in the process of defending his loving wife. Red blood
According to Crow Dog (1991), “the fight for our land is at the core of our existence, as it has been for the last two hundred years. Once the land is gone, then we are gone too” (p. 10-11). In Chapter 2, Crow Dog talks about the “tiyospaye” or the close-knit clan. She writes about how the Sioux “tiyospaye” included “the extended family group, the basic hunting band, which included grandparents, uncles, aunts, in-laws, and cousins” (1991, p. 13). Crow Dog states that the “tiyospaye” was intentionally destroyed by “wasiÄ?un” or white people who were intent on the assimilation of Native
It has been the one of the most heated debates in history. Many people believe Ned Kelly to be a hero. They believe he really was fighting for independence for the poor and was forced to kill and commit the crimes he did. However others believe that he was a murderous villain who used innocent people for his own needs. In June 1855 after the death of his father Ned was forced to leave school to help assist his grandfather James Quinn with the family cattle in North Victoria.
The Fenian Raids of 1866: The Battles That Created Our Home Maia Blomberg Social Studies 10 Block 2-2 Mr. Schroeder January 3, 2012 “We are a Fenian brotherhood, skilled in the arts of war, And we’re going to fight for Ireland, the land that we adore. Many battles we have won, along with the boys in blue And we’ll go capture Canada, for we’ve nothing else to do.” - Fenian Drinking Song (Wilson) Between 1866 and 1871, British North America was in a state of change. Various concepts were adapted, ideas formed, and, more importantly, confederation was born. This may very well be common knowledge for the typical Canadian, but how well do you know a diminutive group of Irish-Americans who went by the name of Fenians? Do you know them at all?
Well let’s just look at a couple of examples that have occurred through our history. For example, Michael Vick and Teddy Kennedy. Michael Vick is a famous football player that had some run ins with the law. The charge was for illegal dog fighting. But not only did he finance the dog fighting, he killed dogs, and abused them.
They were led by their legendary leader Hiawatha. Hiawatha and the Iroquois created the Iroquois Confederacy. The Iroquois Confederacy developed the political and organizational skills to sustain a huge military alliance which terrorized its neighbors. Europeans had many encounters with Native Americans. One European that came to the Americas was Christopher Columbus.