<span>Providing jobs, easing the burden on the elderly, giving aid to farmers, and granting new and improved rights to workers.<span>
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<span>Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
General Jackson died on May 10, 1863 as a result of pneumonia on week after he was accidentally shot by his own men during the Battle of Chancellorsville. After nightfall during the battle, when the active fighting had stopped, General Jackson performed some reconnaissance in preparation for more fighting in the morning. As he returned to camp, his own men opened fire, hitting him 3 times.</span>
Social Darwinism explained the operation of society as "survival of the fittest."
People often associate the term "survival of the fittest" with Charles Darwin, but actually it was terminology that came from Herbert Spencer, the founder of what is known as Social Darwinism. (Spencer wouldn't have called it that - he and Darwin were rivals.) Darwin used the term "natural selection" in his descriptions of biological evolution. Spencer was unafraid to apply the same concepts to competition within the human species, contending that the stronger, fitter social or cultural groups will survive better than others and dominate over weaker groups.
The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies in 1774.
How did they get their name?
They were given the name "Intolerable Acts" by American Patriots who felt they simply could not "tolerate" such unfair laws.
Why did Britain impose these new acts?
The British passed these acts as punishment for the Boston Tea Party.
The British thought the acts would help to maintain control in America, but they had the opposite effect causing many people to firmly join the side of the rebels.
