<span><span>Equiano was an African writer whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British abolition movement.
In his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano writes that he was born in the Eboe province, in the area that is now southern Nigeria. He describes how he was kidnapped with his sister at around the age of 11, sold by local slave traders and shipped across the Atlantic to Barbados and then Virginia.
In the absence of written records it is not certain whether Equiano's description of his early life is accurate. Doubt also stems from the fact that, in later life, he twice listed a birthplace in the Americas.
Apart from the uncertainty about his early years, everything Equiano describes in his extraordinary autobiography can be verified. In Virginia he was sold to a Royal Navy officer, Lieutenant Michael Pascal, who renamed him 'Gustavus Vassa' after the 16th-century Swedish king. Equiano travelled the oceans with Pascal for eight years, during which time he was baptised and learned to read and write.
Pascal then sold Equiano to a ship captain in London, who took him to Montserrat, where he was sold to the prominent merchant Robert King. While working as a deckhand, valet and barber for King, Equiano earned money by trading on the side. In only three years, he made enough money to buy his own freedom. Equiano then spent much of the next 20 years travelling the world, including trips to Turkey and the Arctic.
In 1786 in London, he became involved in the movement to abolish slavery. He was a prominent member of the 'Sons of Africa', a group of 12 black men who campaigned for abolition.
In 1789 he published his autobiography, 'The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African'. He travelled widely promoting the book, which became immensely popular, helped the abolitionist cause, and made Equiano a wealthy man. It is one of the earliest books published by a black African writer.
In 1792, Equiano married an Englishwoman, Susanna Cullen, and they had two daughters. Equiano died on 31 March 1797.</span><span>
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The correct answer for this question is this one: "C third-party candidates--Socialist, Communist, and a coalition candidate for Coughlinites, Townsendites, and "Share Our Wealth" advocates--siphoned off an alarming number of Democratic votes. <span>All of the following choice are True about the election of 1936 EXCEPT this statement.</span>
Print culture had a profound impact on the lives of women in 19th century India. Their lives and feelings which were previously confined within the four walls of their homes became the topics of writing and discussion. Women’s reading increased enormously in middle class homes and journals began to be written by women explaining the necessity of women education. Autobiographies and novels written by women writers highlighted the exploitation of women and became the source of social reform. Issues like women education, widowhood, widow remarriage and the national movement began to be discussed and debated by women.
The Renaissance began in Italy partly because "Italian city-states were wealthy." It should be noted, however, that it was also because Italy was already somewhat of a cultural capital in the region.
The correct answers are A) Developed a unified legal system B) improved sidewalks, sewers, road network, and water supply, and D) created a civil service system that rewarded talent and hard work.
<em>Napoleon made the following reforms that greatly improved the lives of millions of French men and women: he developed a unified legal system, he improved sidewalks, sewers, road network, and water supply, and he created a civil service system that rewarded talent and hard work.
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Napoleon’s reforms create order in France. He established a firm control in government, made it more efficient, he applied taxes equally for all the members of society, and built new schools because he supported the idea of a better France was the result of educated people.
