History help please!!!!?
After Columbus' voyages to the New World, there arose the question of "Who owns the New World?" Was it Spain or Portugal? (The Native Americans weren't given a "say" in the matter.) How did Spain and Portugal resolve this problem? After the Albany Plan failed, the First Continental Congress was convened. Describe the First Continental Congress and its purpose. Why was James Madison's Virginia Plan important in the formation of this country's government?
Hernando de Soto- explorer!?
* Born: c. 1500 * Birthplace: Jerez de los Caballeros, Spain * Died: 21 May 1542 * Best Known As: Spanish conquistador who explored North America, 1539-42 Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador who landed in present-day Florida in 1539, then tore around the southeastern and midwestern parts of North America until he died in 1542. Little is known of his early life, other than he came from minor nobility in Spain and made it to Panama by the time he was about 14 years old. By 1519 or so he had a reputation as a fierce fighter and expert horseman, and he is known to have been in on Francisco Pizarro's conquest of Peru in the 1530s. In 1537 he returned to Spain a rich man and took a wife, and in 1538 he was named governor of Cuba and given a commission to colonize North America. De Soto (or Soto) set out from Cuba and landed near Tampa Bay in 1539. During his search for riches he and his army spread war and disease through a large portion of what is now the United States, including Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas. In Arkansas (or possibly Louisiana) he died, either from a fever or from battle wounds, on 21 May 1542. The survivors of his expedition fled to Mexico. gatita
What explorer discovered Arizona?
Marcos de Niza, a Spanish Franciscan friar, was the first European to explore Arizona. He entered the area in 1539 in search of the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. Although he was followed a year later by another gold seeker, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, most of the early settlement was for missionary purposes. In 1775 the Spanish established Fort Tucson. In 1848, after the Mexican War, most of the Arizona territory became part of the U.S., and the southern portion of the territory was added by the Gadsden Purchase in 1853.
What are some of the best movies based on true events, that are educational as well?
Adding some more movies, I don't know whether they have added already or not.Catch Me If You Can based on the life of Frank Abagnale JrSchindler’s List A true story of Oskar Schindler during World War II – a man who saw the Jewish Holocaust in Holland and changed from corrupt businessman to a concerned employer. American Gangster Based on the true story of drug lord Frank Lucas and the detective who brought him downRaging Bull based on Italian American boxer we all know as Jake LaMottaErin Brockovich based on Erin BrockovichRemember the Titans based on African-American football coach Herman Boone8 mileCharlie Wilson's War based on the biography of U.S. congressman Charlie Wilson who partnered with CIA operative Gust Avrakotos to launch Operation Cyclone , a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afganistan.The Fifth Estate as all know based on wikileaks.Rescue Dawn A Christian Bale movie based on the true story of German-American pilot Dieter Dengler who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pather Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War.The Bank job based on 1971 baker street robbary.Public Enemies based on John Herbert Dillinger an american gangster and bank robber.Bombay The film is centred on events, particularly during the period of December 1992 to January 1993 in India.Dr.Prakash Baba Amte (Regional Movie-Marathi). The life and work of Dr. Prakash Amte, a selfless doctor who devoted his life to helping the tribal people in the forests of western Maharashtra.I am Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi movie) based on a woman who became a social activist after a traumatic life.Thanks Mangesh Honale Sourab Agarwal for more suggestions.
What would have happened if the Spanish Armada had succeeded and England was invaded?
OK. I come from an old Catholic English “recusant” family which stayed Catholic after the Reformation. One of my ancestors was a complete traitor and spied for Philip of Spain (I am proud to say that he was hung, drawn and quartered). My family was also involved in the Gunpowder plot (the family name was Throckmorton and it comes down my mother’s side). So I am pretty familiar with the Protestant/Catholic issues here.By 1588, when the Spanish Armada happened, England (and it must be remembered that there was no United Kingdom then - just England and Wales), was solidly Protestant but this was less religious conviction but more anti the big European powers of France and Spain (sound familiar!).The last time someone invaded England was 1066 (that is true nowadays if you discount hopeless cases). England had a very small (and not very good) army compared to the Spanish army and was much poorer. So Spain would probably have reached London.But the English are very cussed and stubborn. I suspect that real resistance would have come from the North of England (they are tough up there!) and the Welsh (equally tough) and the cold and damp climate would have taken its toll on the Spanish. A long fought out series of skirmishes would have occurred. The Spanish would have found it very difficult to ban Protestantism or indeed get the English to speak anything other than English. They probably would have sought to place on the throne a Catholic (maybe from the Scottish Stuart dynasty) but this would have been bitterly resisted. It may have been like the Dutch resistance against the Spanish occupation in the Netherlands (see Eighty Years' War) which was happening around the same time. In the end, the Dutch Protestants won that war although it was long. Indeed, it is likely that the English resistance would have linked up with the Dutch and German Lutherans.So, in the end, I think that it would have delayed but not affected the rise of English power (particularly sea power).
How were all the 50 states named?
I know a few.Hawaii is just named after the Kingdom of Hawaii which is named after the island of Hawaii.California comes from Califia, a mythical island that was said to be off the western coast of Mexico. When Spanish explorers discovered the tip of Baja California they thought it was an island and named it Califia which became California then California was split after the Mexican-American War, with the US taking the northern part that became modern CaliforniaWashington is named after, guess who.Idaho is actually gibberish. The name was made up by George Willing who liked the soundTexas comes from the Caddo word “taysha” which means friendVermont comes from “vert mont” which is French for green mountainVirginia comes from the Latin for “country of the virgin”, named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was nicknamed The Virgin QueenThe Carolinas come from “Carolus” which is the Latin form of “Charles”, named after King Charles I of EnglandNew York is named after the English city of York and in particular the Duke of York who later became King James II of EnglandNew Mexico was originally a state of Mexico and was just named after that countryNew Jersey is named after the island of Jersey in the English ChannelMontana is just Spanish for mountainMaryland is named after Queen Henrietta Mary, wife of King Charles I of EnglandLouisiana is named after King Louis XIV of FranceThat’s about all I can be bothered doing for now