Jan 17, 1706 - Apr 17, 1790 (age 84)
Perry approached Japan in a somewhat threatening manner. He sought after them with a navy vessel at his side and basically told them to open their trade relations or else. =)
Abolition of slavery in Latin America was based on the philosophy of liberty as a natural right of every man and this was a philosophy of enlightenment as well. Some people of America agreed to this philosophy in the beginning, while others vehemently opposed it. the whites at first did not want to free their black slaves.
Important dates [edit]1529: Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, a Spanish explorer, probably became the first European to map the Texas coast.1528-1535: Four survivors of Narváez's expedition, including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and Estebanico, spent six and a half years in Texas as slaves and merchants among several native groups.February 18, 1685: La Salle established the Fort of San Luis in the bay of Matagorda, claiming in this way the Texan territory for France.1688: The French colony is massacred.1689: The French physical presence is abandoned, although the French would continue to assert their claims on Texas for the next seventy years.1762: The French abandon their claims on Texas and cede Louisiana to Spain for almost forty years (until 1801-1803).1801: Much of North Texas is returned to France and later sold to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.
<em>Shay's Rebellion</em>
Explanation:
The Articles of Confederation was the first constitution for the United States. It is known for being very weak and giving little to no power to the national government. With the Articles of Confederation, the government could not regulate trade, draft soldiers, create and enforce laws properly, tax citizens, and other important matters.
Since the national government was so powerless, most of the power was in the hands of the people and the states. This meant that it was hard to keep people in check, which eventually caused Shay's Rebellion.
Shay's Rebellion was an uprise of farmers who did not want to lose their property and opposed high taxing. Courts were trying to take away their property, as many poor farmers could not pay their taxes. This caused many farmers to revolt, causing a few casualties. This proved the national government was too weak under the Articles of Confederation, as they could do nothing to stop this.
