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History of Central America

History of the region between Mexico and South America including Houduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and Panama

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What year did bleeding kansas happen?

At the time, passions and tempers were high, and everyone cared very much about the issue of slavery. The state was having a vote, whether to be a free or slave state. Those who supported slavery realized that there were more abolitionists than not in the state and that it would soon become a free state. Many slave supporters crossed the border from Missouri(a slave state) to vote. When abolitionists discovered that they were trying to rig the elections, they got angry. Little fights started, and more people joined in, and more and more, and eventually everyone was fighting.

What happened to slaves when they reached America?

they would be sold at auction, almost like animals. then would go off to live with their so called owner

What were the Maya's capital city?

Tenochtitlan was the Aztec capital in Mexico. The Mayan empire did not go that far north. There is still debate over where the Mayan Capital was located. Depending on the period, the Mayan capital could have been Palenque, Teothiwacan, Tikal, or Mayapan. Mayapan was probably founded during the civilizations decline and was the last capital city.
Tikal

Why was the calendar important to ancient mayans?

there calendar was important cause one of the calendar was religious and the other calendar told time. they both had the same respect because they both have something important to do, like one shows the time and the other is religious calendar.

Why did panama invasion start?

The invasion of Panama was a military operation conducted by the United States. It began as a counteraction to how the government of Panama had treated American service members. It was known as Operation Just Cause.

Which colonial regions covered the most land area?

While the cities in the New England and northern colonies were the most populous, the south had the largest population. The reason southern and Chesapeake colonies had the highest level of population was due to slaves. Large plantations utilized a high number of African slaves.

Why was Delaware established as a colony?

to continue to promote Christianity and to enrich themselves of the new land

it was formed from Pennsylvania's lower counties to provide ocean access for pennslyvania.

Why was the initial victory at Puebla importiant in Mexician history?

To understand why Puebla is such a big deal in Mexico, you have to first understand some of the precursors of the battle.

Mexican president, Benito Juaréz, was elected in 1958 and in that same year he declared that cease-payment of any foreign debt for the next two years. This did not go over well with the Europeans (Spain, England & France) and a treaty was made between the three European powers about how they were going to settle this debt. They signed a treaty called the "Treaty of London" in 1861 that declared that would put pressure on Mexico by blockading it's ports.

Unfortunately, France had another idea in mind. French leader, Napolean III wanted to overthrow the Mexican government and establish his own government in Mexico (and Central America as well). Not happy with this, England and Spain pulled their troops out of Mexico and left France to fend for themself.

This is where things start to get bad. The French troops, lead by Charles de Lorencez, start picking small battles with Mexico, all of which they win. The French have large troops and they are better trained and armed then the Mexican armies.

On December 8th, 1961 French troops occupied the city of Veracruz. The Mexicans had formed a temporary truce with the French and the French were to retreat from inner Mexico back to the coast. When the Mexican people saw the French forces walking around with rifles in hand though, they believed that the French were going to attack again and so, they followed the French troops and the two armies clashed in Alcuzingo on April 28, 1962. The Mexican army, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, was badly beaten and so Zaragoza took his troops to Puebla, a city that was strongly reinforced and had been held against outside forces for many years.

The French were under the impression that Pueblo was a friendly towards the French and that they would overrun the Mexican Army from within as soon as the French army appeared. He was wrong.

The French army began to attack Puebla on May 5th, 1962. By late in the afternoon though, the French had run out of artillery and had to send in foot troops to fight. The Mexican army was easily able to beat them.

This is why the Victory at Puebla is such a important win for the Mexicans. The Mexican people were very low on moral at this point in the French-Mexican war and had little hopes that they would actually be able to beat the French. This battle was able to raise the moral of the troops and give them the hope and ambition that they need to keep fighting.

Even with this win though, the French managed to overtake Mexico City (the capital) and put a French leader in government for several years before the Mexicans could retake the throne.

This is also why Mexicans (especially Poblanos (People from Puebla)) celebrate "Cinco de Mayo". It is not the Mexican Independence Day, but rather the day that the Mexican people regained their hope of winning.

Which US president worked to reestablish Panamanian sovereignty in the Canal Zone?

Theodore Roosevelt was the president involved. A palindrome reflecting this:

A man, a plan, a canal: Panama! (It's the same forward and backward.)

Excuse him his answer he was trying to show how well he can play with words and his sense of humor.=)

What gun was used to kill Malcolm X?

a sawed off short gun was one of the three guns used to shoot Malcom X. He was shot about 16 times

Who is the greatest American war hero?

GW
The one and only George Washington. General, Founding Father, and 1st President.
Personally I think that Washington is out-shone by Lee, Grant, and Patton. Washington just has the most 'glorification'.
{To answer this question, you need to define 'greatest'.

The general who made the greatest contribution to his country?

George Washington. We lose the WoI without him.

U.S. Grant gets second in this category, since without him the USA likely loses 11-15 states to the Confederacy.

Sam Houston isn't mentioned often, but his improbable victory at San Jacinto led to the independence and later annexation of the Republic of Texas (Texas, parts of New Mexico, parts of Colorado, and parts of Wyoming) as well as setting the stage for

Winfield Scott, who led a brilliant campaign against Mexico, leading to the Mexican Cession (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and the rest of Colorado and New Mexico).

Thomas MacDonough (actually a naval rather than army officer), blocked the British invasion of New England during the War of 1812. Had the invasion succeeded, the United States stood to lose the Great Lakes region and parts of New England.

Honorable Mentions:
George Dewey (another admiral), won control of the Philippines in 1898. Not on my top 5 list because he was dealt a devastatingly good hand.

Matthew Ridgway, took over from MacArthur after the Chinese entered the Korean War and led the UN forces to a successful conclusion of that war. Can be credited with South Korean independence.

The general with the greatest strategic skill?

Off the cuff I'd say Nimitz, Washington, Scott, Grant, Eisenhower.

Tactical skill?

Off the cuff again, R.E. Lee, Spruance, Patton, T.J. Jackson, pick your own 5th.

Sherman should be mentioned for sure somewhere, but mentioning him AND Grant in any category seemed kind of redundant.

Given my areas of specialization, this list is probably skewed towards the Civil War and the Pacific Theater of WWII. (Or maybe just more accurate there? I left MacArthur out on purpose.)} --Tricericon