What was John Cabot's legacy and how did it affect history?
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John Cabot's Voyage of Discovery \nJohn Cabot discovered the island of Newfoundland on June 24, 1497. Many people believe he landed at Cape Bonavista. Records from that time show that Cabot may also have landed on the shores of Labrador. \nI got this information from this website;\nhttp://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/excabot.htm\n\nHow It Affected History\n\nEnglish explored on a much smaller scale.  In 1497 and 1498 Venetian John Cabot sponsored by Henry VII of England, explored North America looking for the Northwest Passage.  This was the basis of English claims to America.\n\nBecause they were unable to find gold or spices the English used the colonies for other purposes:\na) Religious prosecution\nb) Political prosecution\nc) Adventure\nd) Trade\n\nGradually the English government took a more active role in colonization seeing the opportunity to control the colonies and colonial trade.  \n\nThe Virginia Company settled Jamestown in 1607 and soon started exporting tobacco. \n\nReligious refugees (Pilgrims) settled Massachusetts in 1620.\n\nYou will find more information about John Cabot here.\nhttp://www.k12.nf.ca/discovery/grassroots/Matthew/johncabot.html\nand\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/tx/sandersonAP/NotesExp.html\nGood Luck
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There could/would be as many different answers as there are people. One person who is important to me could not even be known of by others. Plus you have to take into consideration culture and when and where and how a person lived and who was influential at that time, etc.
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De Jaucourt, Denis Diderot... loads of others -- they wrote the world's first Encyclopedia during the Englightenment period (rather than having exactly the same philosophy).  They were supported by Catherine The Great and Frederick the Great among others.\n\nAround the year 1000 there was the Third crusade and the Schism.  Eastern Orthodox Christianity broke with Rome and the Pope, leaving two super religions -- Islam and Roman Christianity.... and so it remained until the 1500s, when there was a second schism -- the Protestant Reformation.\n\nThere was throughout, a feeling of confidence that the Eastern Orthodox Church was a temporary schism, and there was no particular ill-feeling or bad-blood.  The easterners were a small minor group in comparison.  Despite the Crusades and wars between Moslems and Roman Christians, they were united in hatred and suppression of the Jews, and most of the time the two co-existed.\n\nThe biggest event was the Protestant Reformation, this was earth-shattering, and caused a lot of bloodshed and ill-feeling that remains to this day.  The Puritan Pilgrim Fathers that sailed to North America is a perfect example of religious intolerance and persecution that resulted in the catacombs, priest holdes, Huguenots and ripped through mainland European Politics like nothing before or since.\n\nSome believe that THE PROTESTANT V CATHOLIC situation WAS SO BAD that the RESULT WAS to avoid it all and get involved in the SCIENCES and new Philosophies - "The Best of All Possible Worlds" in the age of Reason/ the Enlightenment/ the beginnings of the Scientific Age and The Industrial Revolution/ British Empire of the 1700s.\n\nThis is also the period in which you seem to have an interest -- the Constitution of the United States of America.  \n\nI can assert with some confidence that there would be no Eastern Orthodox Christianity nor Islam involved in this, despite it being based on the Declaration of Arbroath -- a letter to the Pope -- the United States' Constitution is firmly a PROTESTANT form of Christianity, affected to a certain extent (but not as big as you might have thought) by the modern ideas of the Philosophes from France -- religious tolerance, morality over all, reason over all and so forth!\n\nHope this help!
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John Hancock was one of the leading men that spurred on the American Revolution. I looked at a couple of links, but the one below is short and concise and speaks directly with details regarding most of his patriotic activities (if you can get a copy of his speech after the Boston Massacre - that is what really brought him to the attention of the public at-large).
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Legends say Catharine the Great due to propogation of libel but the real answer is Queen Mary.  Check out the website, she's famous. :-)
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King John was definitely robbed, but not of his gold. He was not a popular king, but a most effective one, for he signed the document that was the basis of what is England's Parliament today, the Magna Carta. The hefty taxes levied upon the poor peasants of England were done so to pay the ransom for Richard, the Lionhearted, the absent hero of the Robin Hood saga. King Richard, on the other hand, despised England, and even after he was released from imprisonment, spent the remainder of his days in France...There is no factual basis for the stories of Robin Hood. However, Prince John did become king and ruled from April 6, 1199 until his death in 1216. He was largely unpopular due to losing coveted properties to France and for his excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church. That's why there have been very few royals since named John...The story of Robin Hood has no true merit in history. There are varying stories during that time when Anglo-Saxons and Normans still held prejudices against one another, some of them not so noble or heroic. It is widely believed that "Robin Hood" is a play on words evolving from the tales of an unsavory Robbing Hood or Thief. Despite Prince John's contributions - he is accredited with founding the Modern Royal Navy, he was considered unpopular among his contemporaries. Sad is the fact that while Robin Hood will always be fondly remembered as a wiley heroic fox, Prince John will go down in modern history as a thumb-sucking lion cub a la Disney. Hope this helped.
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king charles the second\n\nthis link may help you
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History tells us many things. What happend in the past can affect what you as an individual does in your lifetime. Such as , the effects of war and or the causes. How to better improve the light bulb or something as complex as to curing a disease.
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Global warming, the impact of technology on society, great works of literature, space exploration, psychology, comparing and contrasting cultures or religions, philosophy, the 'American Dream', animal testing, Shakespeare, fast food and how convenience has affected society, English vs. American authors, mental illness and how it should be treated, fair trade, corporations such as Wal-Mart and how they impact small business, World War II, terrorism and fear in society, nuclear weapons, North Korea... etc.\n\nJust pick anything that you can write a good thesis about and be able to research easily. :)
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Try www.angelfire.com/me2/camelot/page4.html\n\nIt looks pretty good.  Also, you might want to try sparksnotes and sites similar.
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Historical criticism looks at the time period in which the work was written and how that society perhaps influenced the work.  Try http://www.teachrobb.com/documents/Criticism.htm for information about the different kinds of criticism. \n\nThere is a lot of criticism available on "The Lottery," try searching the internet or your school's databases.  The website http://www.salon.com/jan97/jackson970106.html offers one example of historical criticism about the "The Lottery."\n\nGood Luck!
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Unfortunately this quote is famous because several knights who were drunk and lingering outside the door overheard this and went to go "help" their king. They killed Thomas Becket and it is said the cut his head off.  The King grief stricken by his good friends death sent the knights to the holy land (Jerusalem), an effective death sentence, to make penance for their crimes against the church and god.\nG
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A bit of both. At the time of the gunpowder plot English Catholics were banned from observing their faith to an extent that would now seem barbaric to all but the most extreme Orange type. While I can understand the frustration Caitsby's group felt we should also take into account the backlash that resulted from this and the way their cause was set back for possibly hundreds of years as a result.
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Try this..."You all may recognize King Arthur as the guy who pulled the sword from the stone, but the story of Camelot is more magical than Merlin himself..." See if that gets you started. Hope it helps. BKM
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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/16801/effects_of_the_american_revolution.html\n\ngood luck!
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His noble heart\nThe influences of the priestes from the University of Salamanca where he was studying for his law degree. The Dominicans were against the social injustices against the Indians.\nThe fact that he witnessed the massacre of Native People in Cuba\nThe lack of support from the King of Spain towards more humanitarian approach to the New World's natives
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john the baptist. he openly re-enacted the exodus and baptised those who would follow. that was a pretty bold move that showed not only his faith, but also successfully struck a political nerve. he demonstrated that he could get mass demonstrations that there were ppl that werent afraid to openly follow someone besides those in political power at the time.