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The slave population QUADRUPLED because the demand for cotton laborers increased tremendously. Many slaves were smuggled down south. ... Only one-fourth of white people in the South had slaves or were part of a family that owned slaves.
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Louis XIV was also known as Sun king and a former ruler of France in the 16th century. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is regarded as the longest rule of any monarch of a sovereign country in the history of Europe.
He built Versailles to gain direct control over the nobles. He also encouraged and commanded commanded the most influential nobles to come to live at Versailles and to leave their castles in the country.
He made sure he had control by making sure the nobles lived at his house and also ate at his table.
Generally speaking, yes, it is true that a person will understand the compressed language of a poem better if she brings her knowledge of areas such as history and mythology to that poem, since this will help her understand potential "hidden" themes.
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- The Bush coalition in the 2000 election included not only Republicans (his party supporters), but also voters identifying themselves as independents and as socially conservative Democrats.
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In the 2000 election, around 90% of Republican voters said they supported George W. Bush. He also got support from about 60% of voters identifying themselves as independents, as well as nearly 30% of voters identifying themselves as socially conservative Democrats. (Source of statistics: Pew Research Center polling, "The 2000 Elections.")
"Compassionate conservatism" advocated for traditional families, welfare reform, strengthening education, and providing assistance to people and countries in poverty. George W. Bush described it this way: "It is compassionate to actively help our citizens in need. It is conservative to insist on accountability and results."
