The Great Depression of 1930 took on many different faces. To many Americans, it proved to be an intense time of uncertainty, which reeked emotional and physical havoc in many lives. The unbearable circumstances these families faced were like none other in our nation’s history. Desperation, fear and, even death, became an ever present trouble in many American lives. Millions of people lost their jobs during these tragic times, and left their homes in pursuit of securing work, but most fell short.
Also, they would dump their human waste into the water and make it even more contaminated so when the people of Jamestown would drink or use the water it would make them ill and even to the point that they died. Within a couple of years they also faced drought which many people died because of starvation. The colony went to desperate measures by forcing the Indians to trade their grain, the Indians didn’t give up easy though as it says in the document ‘some harshe (harsh) and cruwell (cruel ) dealinge (dealings)by cutting of towe (two) of the salvages (Indians) heads and other extremities.” Another reason why the colonist died in the colony of early Jamestown was because of the skills they had. When the first ship arrived in Jamestown they brought over a total of 110 males in 1607. 47 of the men were gentlemen, back then, a gentlemen was a person of wealth who was not used to working with his hands.
All the other people in town were also having difficulty, but because of the sickness. Some had even started worrying about their slaves. Rachel herself had many die on her, and she could only look forward in her life because each day might be her
They were forcibly removed from the land and were placed in Relocation Programs. Along the journey to the locations, hundreds had died from starvation, exposure, and illnesses. The government forced the survivors to live on reservations where many still reside today. Many of the reservations are on poverty-ridden areas, and many of them have suffered from alcoholism and suicide because they had been robbed, humiliated, and removed from all that they knew. Even into the 19th Century, numerous wars broke out between the Indians and the United States forces.
Trachoma and tuberculosis was among disease that killed children in the boarding schools, some even committed suicide from not being able to adapt and from being so lonely. The government tried so hard to Americanize the American Indians. They went as low as taking children from their families to try to force American ways into them at an early age. In a sense it was kind
Noah Carpenter & Scott Burma Ms. Smith English III AP – 1st 22 April 2015 The Horizontal World The interior of the United States has long been considered generic. The land is flat, the roads are straight, and trees are rare. This lack of diversity creates an undeniable sense of isolation. Debra Marquart’s 2006 memoir on the area, The Horizontal World, draws upon this perception of the region. Marquart discusses the characteristics of the upper Midwest in order to illustrate it as a sterile region.
Trench Warfare World War One was a horrific event, the number of known dead sits at about eight million people. The main method of combat during the first world war, also known as the Great World War, was trench warfare. Trenches were dug mainly to protect troops, but ended up being one of the major reasons so many men died. These men had to live through miserable times, daily life was filled with horror, and death. Death was a constant companion to those serving in the line, even when they weren't under attack, many would die of disease.
The church lost man power and impoverishment through not being able to cultivate their vast tracts of land. Many important people including a medieval doctor, Ibn-al–Wardis, and a philosopher named, Gental-da-Foligna died while studying the ways to cure Black Plague. The plague also affected agriculture because their was few peasants to tend to the fields because they were dying and the few left wanted more money because they were doing more work. Next there were many worries and responsibilities during the Black plague. The main way the plague was spread was from person-to-person and breathing on someone.
The refugees continue to fight disease and starvation. The girls were placed with families, and Martha lived with a woman named Yar. One day they were told that they would have to leave because the new government was closing the refugee camps. They left at night and walked toward a safer place. Along the way, John's group was attacked, and many people died as they tried to cross the river.
Global History to 1648 The Plague During the middle ages, there was a big epidemic that basically killed many innocent people. This illness or disease was well known as the plague or Black Death. It was a disease that is endemic in some animals which is caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium. In other words, this dangerous bacterium can spread through anyone’s blood stream and infect other organs and is usually transferred by fleas. Because of this, many people suffer and or die if they are left untreated.