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Janet’s thoughts on the Seminole’s of Florida
The Seminoles of Florida came to the state many centuries ago. Seminole culture was matriarchal. Spain owned Florida. Spain outlawed slavery. The Spaniards forfeited the state in order to pay off the debt to the US. May slaves from Georgia moved to Florida and intermarried with the Native Americans. The term maroon came from the…
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Janet’s thoughts on Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Springfield, Illinois. His father was very strict and maltreated him. His mother was Nancy Lincoln and he loved her dearly. She died when Lincoln was age seven. In 1831 worked as a clerk in a general store. He loved telling stories and was very entertaining. He also…
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Janet’s thoughts on: Rome
Rome was a powerful empire, They conquered most of Europe. They were very cruel people and ruled with an iron fist. They enslaved people and brought the slaves to Rome. They were also immoral, but they created aquaducts and built the colluseum. They adopted many of Greek culture and beliefs. The first emperor was Julius…