History of the Americas Questions

Who did Spain give permission to start a colony in Texas?

What were the 297 families called that Stephen Austin encouraged to Texas between 1821 and 1827?

What was Texas previously known as?

When did Mexico gain its independence from Spain?

What did the people that settled in Moses Austin's colony have to do?

things that Civil War soldiers on both sided did to pass time between battles:

One reason that the Civil War was particularly more brutal, bloody, and destructive, was due to new weapon technologies such as the, which could shootbullets farther, faster, and with greater accuracy.

She was the famous Civil War battlefield nurse who was known as the "angel of the battlefield":

well-known women who fulfilled crucially important roles in serving as war-time battlefield nurses during the Civil War:

resident of Richmond, but spy for the Union who had her former maid work in Jefferson Davis' home to gain access to Confederate war plans; she diverted suspicion by pretending to be mentally unbalanced, resulting in her nickname, "Crazy Bet":

He publicly supported African American rights to serve in the military when commenting that black soldiers were able to fight "under Washington" therefore should be allowed to fight "under McClellan" in the Civil War:

The famous pamphlet "Common Sense" was written by...

During early colonial years, Britain's policy toward colonial trade was...

the sergeant who valiantly stood up for equal pay for black soldiers, and was charged with mutiny, and executed by firing squad; his sacrifice was not in vain as Congress would soon-after equalize all pay for soldiers regardless of race.

Confederate spy who used her social connections inWashington to learn about Union troop intel, and passed the information along to the Confederate army; she was later discovered, arrested, and exiled to the South

The most famous black military unit in the Civil War was the courageous Regiment of Massachusetts.

What was japan's period of industrialization called? How did japan get the resources they needed for their factories? Who ran their factories?

The impact that the Battle of Bunker Hill had on the Continental Army was that even in defeat, it proved to the Continental Army that they could stand up to the mighty British.

The American Indians sided with the British during the Revolutionary War because they were convinced that if the Americans won the war, the Americans would take their land. If the British won the war, they would let the Natives keep their land.

Everyone has unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Number two, the colonists listed their grievances against the king and third, the declaration stated that the colonies were going to break free from Great Britain.