Why is Indian Ocean named after India? Why was tobacco farming successful in Jamestown? Why was New York founded? Why was the Cripps Mission sent to India? Why was Philadelphia's location so important for trade in the middle colonies?
Why was Jamestown built on a peninsula? Why is Benjamin Franklin considered a Founding Father? Why did the New York Conspiracy of 1741 happen? Why were many settlers attracted to the New Jersey colony? Why were skyscrapers built? Why is Washington DC named Washington DC?
The first African Americans arrived to the New World near the coast of Jamestown in 1619 in the Chesapeake region (Clark-Pujara, 9/19). It was the first region to establish a society with slaves. One could say that African race-based slavery in the Chesapeake region developed because of ...
Ever wonder why the bird we eat on Thanksgiving has the same name as a country? Turkeys originated from Mexico, but the Europeans had a habit of renaming anything exotic brought back to Europe with a newer 'turkish' name. Read on for more.
Slavery was seen as though it was essential, it was seen as an entity they could not live without. The Peculiar Institution began in 1619 in Jamestown, Virginia when the colonist first began arriving in Colonial America. Slavery was first introduced when the colonists, who happened to be ...
Bess was already pregnant, which explained both the marriage and the secrecy. Enraged by their plotting behind her back, Elizabeth dismissed Bess and imprisoned both of them in the Tower. Much popular history, including the film_, Elizabeth: The Golden Age_, has tried to explain this ...
Bass fishing has been the cornerstone of modern-day fishing. That will surely start folks talking about why I feel that way, so let me attempt to explain. In
Jamestown is a village in Bienville Parish. The population was 139 at the 2010 census. #8: Lillie Google Maps #8: Lillie Population 122 Lillie is in Union Parish. The population was 118 at the 2010 census, so this is one of the few small towns that has actually seen some growth. Ther...
(Jamestown) Perhaps Jamestown, NY is known mostly for its connection to Lucille Ball. The "Queen of Comedy" was born here, graduated from the local high school and went west to garner fame and fortune and immortality as one of our country's most beloved performers. But there is another cl...
Jamestown Colony, Virginia passes law requiring farmers to grow hemp. 1700s Hemp was the primary crop grown by George Washington at Mount Vernon, and a secondary crop grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. 1884 Maine is the first state to outlaw alcohol. 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act ...