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Manhattan and the Original New York The original Netherlands, in 1661, had approximately 1,500 people living in “New Amsterdam”; the original name for New York City.[1] These people included tavern keepers, shop owners, soldiers, farmers and sailors. New Amsterdam was a far-off outpost of the Netherlands. New Amsterdam was wary of Native American attacks because they had been repeatedly had experienced several violent attacks before.[2] New Amsterdam had as much waterfront

Cotton and African Americans in the American South This is a brief and quick analysis of cotton which is based on one of the best-known history books. The book is Empire of Cotton written by Beckard, Sven. The book is an analysis of cotton based on the Black experience and is primarily an economic and social analysis. The book analyzes the economic history of cotton and the social impact on African Americans. I decided to write this to better inform the public about the hist

Middle Eastern History Basic Analysis Middle Eastern History goes back 5,000 years to the time of Gilgamesh and the Mesopotamian Empire. However, I am just going to go back to a brief summary of the Crusades and then talk about ~WWI- WW2 The Middle East has been a hot/flash point for 5,000 years. The Middle East was the target of the Crusades during the second millennium AD. Europe had heavy amounts of hate towards Jews during the first two world wars, which caused the creati

Black Botanical History African American History Black Botanical History is based on Oak, Popolo, Willow, Mulberry, and Sycamore Trees. Oak Trees were based in Africa and the United States. African slaves were walked around an Oak tree 4-9 times to make them “forget” where they came from and “forget their memories. Oak trees were also in the United States, and they made the African slaves remember their old memories. Oak trees also reminded Africans of their home countries.

Louis Riel Canada’s “Half-Breed’s maybe is where the “Half-Breeds” in Harry Potter come from. Luis Reil spoke English and French; however, he was mainly a French Speaker. Luis Reil was a general, translator, statesman, and parliamentarian. Luis Riel was a Canadian Revolutionary who helped develop and create modern Canada. Luis Reil was a Canadian revolutionary who was on the French side, in a far province from the heart of Canada. Luis Reil led an army of 300 men to fight

The main book this history blog post is going to be about is “Enemies of All, the Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Piracy”, written by Richard Blakemore. Richard Blakemore is a good writer and adds to my knowledge base including information like; the golden age of pirates 1670-1720 is sometimes 1710-1720 or even 1650-1750, it is not a specific period of time but always includes 1710-1720. Pirates were a moderate piece of history at one point and continue to be relevant even

The Silk Road The most important book in my library is The Silk Roads A New History of the World. I think it is an incredibly well researched, written organized book that is explained well enough that a high schooler who wanted to read it could read it. I would say it is one of the top 5 most important secondary and tertiary history books that I have ever read. The book that I recommend the most, which is an important one and is my favorite, is The Silk Road:

World War Two was an important turning point for America and the world. America grew in strength and became more powerful; it also created international institutions that led to the new World Order. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and finally creating the state of Isreal. The Cause of WW2 World War Two was an afterward to WW1. World War Two was caused by the treaty of Versailles, Germany invading Poland on September 1 st , 1939, and Germany d

The Wolf of Wall Street is a three hour cinematic masterpiece based in NYC. It was published first in 2013. The Wolf of Wall Street was banned in seven countries and is not even easy to watch in the United States currently. The movie is based on Jordon Belfort, a stock-broker who joined a major broker firm in the 1990's. Shortly after this brokerage firm goes bankrupt. He then founds his own brokerage firm, called Stratton Oakmont, which is partly involved in illegal activi

World War II was an important turning point for America and for the rest of the world. It increased America’s power; it also created the circumstances that led America to found many of the modern-day world organizations. Other impacts include creating a Communist versus Democracy axis and, finally, creating the state of Israel. America became a world power after WW2 because it got America out of the Great Depression, because it increased America’s manufacturing capabilities,

Viking ships had two phases, one during the Western Roman Empire time period, and two between 700AD-1150AD. During the first phase the...

The Vikings were a culture of raiders, had internal debates and were defeated by the English. The Vikings had a special Norwegian...

The Ancient Inca’s were one of the biggest empires of the pre-colonial America’s. The Ancient Inca’s contributed to civilization through...

Ancient Mayan Civilization was founded in 1800 BCE and fell in 1519, when the Spanish landed. Maya encompassed modern day, Mexico, Belize...

Vietnam War

The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar movement. The Vietnam War...

The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar movement. The Vietnam War...

The Vietnam war was an interesting period that included interesting pieces against the war vs hippies and the antiwar movement. The...

Vietnam War -Part 6 The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar...

The Vietnam war was an interesting period that has interesting pieces with the war vs hippies and an antiwar movement. The Vietnam War...