* Have spread ideas and innovations - Muslims spread Greek and Roman texts
* Christianity created more freedom for women as nuns
* The Catholic Church's Pope was seen as ruler rather than the emperor or political ruler (I think you can spin this one either way)
* Widows and orphans were adopted/aided by the church
* Muslims contributed to several scientific discoveries
By not being a social activist. Forcibly pushing an agenda to "change" the views of the people always results in discrimination, hate, and violence. The best way to achieve social change is on a personal level. Forget what is going on the world around you because you cannot change the views of the people around you, you can only change your own views. If you act as an tolerable individual, as a good person, and as a person who believes in treating people as human beings, you will create more of a positive effect than these so called "peaceful" protestors who think it is okay to shut down businesses, institutions, and parades in order to make a point.
De Soto is the explorer that discovered the Mississippi River.
He gave the Emancipation Proclamation after the Battle of Antietam.
During the French-Indian war (1754-1763) Quebec's natural defense was that it was stationed on a 200-foot cliff overlooking the St. Lawrence River. In the Battle of Quebec, British army scaled the cliffs and defeated French forces. Quebec was also the oldest French settlement in North America.
