<span>As the renaissance movement continued to evolve, individual achievement eventually emerged as one of the period's most common and famous themes. This subject matter played a prominent role in the book, The Prince, which was written by philosopher, historian, humanist and author Niccolo Machiavelli.</span>
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This was a group of people running a network called the Underground Railroad. They smuggled African-Americans into free states (including Kansas) and Canada during the late 1700s.