World History Questions

In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral.

1991 AD

Queen Elizabeth I

Quakers are members of a group with Christian roots that began in England in the 1650s. Sir William Penn was an English nobleman, writer, early Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.

Thomas Carlyle attributed the origin of the term to Edmund Burke, who used it in a parliamentary debate in 1787 on the opening up of press reporting of the House of Commons of Great Britain.

The three major amendments that were passed shortly after the Civil War are the reconstruction amendments that were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery,

The 14th granted African American citizenship and equal protection before the law, (and)

The 15th Amendment attempted to secure the right to vote for newly freed slaves. 

Louisiana

The Progressive Movement:

Today, you hear the term ''progressive'' discussed a lot in politics, but progressivism is not a new concept. It was first used to describe policies and interventions of the late 19th to early 20th century, by reformers who felt the need for societal changes.

The first Progressives felt called to action in response to the conditions of poverty, inequality, and corruption that were pervasive during the 19th century.