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Apr 24, 2024 · The New Encyclopedia Britannica by Encyclopaedia Britannica (Compiled by) Call Number: AE5 .E363 2010. ISBN: 9781593398378. Publication Date: 2009-09-01. Almost every student, faculty member, and librarian knows from experience how valuable Wikipedia can actually be when looking for quick background information about almost any topic.
Apr 12, 2024 · Harriet Tubman (born c. 1820, Dorchester county, Maryland, U.S.—died March 10, 1913, Auburn, New York) was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War.
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- Who was Harriet Tubman?Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led hundreds of enslaved peopl...
- What were Harriet Tubman’s accomplishments?Harriet Tubman is credited with conducting upward of 300 enslaved people along the Underground Railroad from the American South to Canada. She show...
- What did Harriet Tubman do to change the world?In addition to leading more than 300 enslaved people to freedom, Harriet Tubman helped ensure the final defeat of slavery in the United States by a...
Apr 18, 2024 · Daniel Boone (born c. November 2, 1734, Berks county, Pennsylvania [U.S.]—died c. September 26, 1820, St. Charles county, Missouri, U.S.) was an early American frontiersman and legendary hero who helped blaze a trail through Cumberland Gap, a notch in the Appalachian Mountains near the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
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Meaning. "One who works with stone". Other names. Nickname (s) Madon. Related names. Macen, Masen, Mayson, Maison. Mason is a traditionally masculine given name, although recently the name has been used for either sex. Its origin is from the occupational surname Mason, which means "one who works with stone".
- Male
- May-Son
- "One who works with stone"
- Welsh Stone Worker
Apr 15, 2024 · Citing Two Authors. If there are two authors, cite the the authors as follows (list authors in the order they are given on the page, not alphabetically): Last Name, First Name of First Author, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. Example: Smith, James, and Sarah Johnston.
16 hours ago · James Monroe. James Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last ...
3 days ago · Zora Neale Hurston. Zora Neale Hurston (January 7, 1891 [1] : 17 [2] : 5 – January 28, 1960) was an American author, anthropologist, and documentary filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-20th-century American South and published research on hoodoo and Caribbean Vodou. [3]
