.... US government could not just start a war for territorial control. By doing so the US risked being labeled as a hypocrite nation, for the US itself used to be a colony. But the politicians, and the business owners did not give up their domination dreams and silently awaited an opportunity. That opportunity finally came when Spain sent troops to Cuba to stop the second Cuban war for independence. The American people sympathized the Cuban effort for independence, but at the same time owners were concerned about their Cuban properties being destroyed. The newspapers quickly seiz .....

.... in her life. As Jean took care of Cosette he gave her a loving, elder, trustworthy, male role she has been waiting for for support and stability. The time they spent together warmed both of their hearts with the feeling they longed for. “Jean Valjean felt his own happiness grow with the happiness which he caused Cosette”(139). Cosette’s influence on Jean made both his feelings and life better and more barable. Jean found the love he has been without for so long, it warmed his heart and the people around him. Cosette influenced Jean’s feelings for love, life, and his sense o .....

.... Dir. Joel Schumacher. Perf. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Spacey. Warner Brothers. 1996. .....

.... the first black to cross the American continent. Yet there are no coins or stamps with his image. There is one known statue of York, standing on a bluff at the University of Portland, where he overlooks the long Columbia River valley that stretches to the Pacific. Holmberg says York was a valuable member of the expedition, helping smooth relations with Indian tribes, hunting and sharing the burdens of travel with men who otherwise may not have shared so much as a drink of water with York because of his color. Holmberg is the editor of a collection of letters that Clark wrot .....

.... During the 1900's horses played a significant role in the everyday life. A horse drawn carriage would bring a docter to the house of where a baby would be born. A hearse was pulled by horses to the cemetery when somebody died. Farmers used them to pull their ploughs while town dwellers kept them for transportation around town. Horses puled delivery wagons for businesses such as bakery, dairy, and coal company. Horses pulled fire engines through the streets in a fire emergency. The bicycle was widely accepted by canadians because of its easy maintence compared to a ho .....

.... The Gasden Purchase was ratified in 1854 for the selling price of 10 million. Mexico was going through rough economical time and desperately needed the money. The United States seeing an opportunity to build a railroad through the region brought the land at a cheap price. The selling of the Gasden Purchase was the down fall of President Santa Ana, and led to his replacement. The conflicts along the border region were a direct result of U.S. expansion policies and Mexican fear for the United States. The Americans saw Manifest Destiny, westward expansion, as there God gi .....

.... advocate of nonviolent resistance to racial oppression. As a Baptist minister King knew better then to use violence to fight against the oppression. But this did not mean he would stop from voicing his opinion about the problems that were present. One example of the problems that Dr. King tried to bring to the peoples attention in an attempt to fix it was the “law” that all the African Americans could sit only at the back of the bus and not the front, something that was abolished after Rosa Louise Parks made a choice to sit in the front of the bus because of her sore feet. .....

.... Antietam battlefield in 1864. He is quoted in saying how little evidence there was of the battle. Many people compared General Early to Stonewall Jackson, because he led soldiers that were once commanded by Jackson, through some of the same places. General Lewis Wallace was not on Grant’s good side. In 1863, at the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace got lost on his way there. Wallace was a very political man. In 1849, he was admitted to the bar association. In 1856, he was elected to the State Senate. And after taking part in the capture of Fort Donelson, he was appointed to .....