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King Leopold II treated the Congo as his personal property and exploited the country for slave labor, rubber, and ivory. The Belgian Congo was established in 1908 after the international community pressured the Belgian government to annex the country and take it out of the king's hands. Conditions in Belgian Congo improved as the Belgian government supported education and established trade. Nevertheless, the people of the Congo increased their demands for independence.
Sumner was physically attacked by Brooks in Congress because "<span>d. Sumner challenged the Fugitive Slave Act and angered pro-slavery supporters" since he was an avid abolitionist. </span>
I think that was a good passage but maybe you should add some other struggles about being away from your family.
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Peasants' War, (1524–25) peasant uprising in Germany. Inspired by changes brought by the Reformation, peasants in western and southern Germany invoked divine law to demand agrarian rights and freedom from oppression by nobles and landlords. As the uprising spread, some peasant groups organized armies
