Spain refused to let Americans ship products down the river to New Orleans, under Spain’s control.
Diffusion and Colonization/Migration of agricultural peoples
He was called that because "he was as tough as an old hickory".
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The Amritzar or Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Jallianwala Bagh – India on April 13, 1919. A short history of the events at that time indicates that Colonel Reginald Dyer during that day that was marking the New Year for the Sikhs, and due to the curfew prohibiting a group of 4 or more meeting in public, he ordered to open fire to the people gathered together at Jallianwala Bagh listening to a meeting taking place that may result in riots and protests and killing more than a thousand unarmed civilians.
I certainly agree this act was coward and a shame to the British Army. The action taken by colonel Dyer (The Butcher of Amritzar) is considered now a day’s an act of genocide, violating the basic principles of human rights, there was no honor and no values in killing civilians just because their right to meet publicly in disagreement with the British rule.
