Frederick Douglass was a former slave who was able to attain an impressive level of education. His wisdom and intelligence were often remarked upon by the white population, who were surprised to see how capable he was.
When writing, Douglass often used words that betrayed his level of education. He also presented literary references that made his texts complex and interesting. He used these abilities in order to provide more credibility to his argument. Douglass wanted to demonstrate that black people were just as capable as white people of thinking and learning.
The way that the 1862 Homestead Act helped pull immigrants to the United States is by providing immigrants with inexpensive farmland.
Many immigrants were drawn to the fact that they could own their own farmland, and not have to pay a lot for them. This is why a lot of these immigrants moved to the US.
As World War II came to an end, Europe became indelibly divided into east and west. ... Western European countries were largely democratic, while Eastern European nations mostly had socialist governments that were mere puppet regimes of the Soviet Union.
