Students’ Questions about History Page 60

Quakers believed in the equality of all people, including women. They promoted education for women and encouraged them to participate in business and government.

Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the town of Vinci in the Republic of Florence.

The Boston Tea Party was an important event in American history because it showed that Americans were willing to fight for their rights and freedoms. This event also showed that Americans were willing to stand up to the British government and fight for their independence.

Henry David Thoreau first published “Civil Disobedience” in 1849. The essay argues that people should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that people have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice.

There is no guarantee that democracy will produce equality of results. There is only a guarantee that democracy will produce equality of opportunity.

The Reconstruction Era was a time of societal and political reconstruction in the United States. It followed the Civil War and lasted from 1865 to 1877.

Odysseus is prevented from killing the sleeping Cyclops by his men, who are afraid of the Cyclops’ power.

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred when American colonists, who were upset about paying taxes to the British government, boarded three British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into the water.

The Parliament played a very important role in the events that led to the Boston Tea Party. They were the ones who passed the law that allowed the British government to tax the colonists without their consent. This was one of the main reasons that the colonists were so angry and decided to take action.

The Roman Empire was one of the largest empires in history. But, in the end, it was its own size and complexity that led to its downfall.