1800s till 2008 Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

ILTS Content Test Elementary Ed(305)-Part 4/6 Colonial Period (1607-1763) - when several european countries attempted to settle and colonize americas to expand their territories *many native americans killed or displaced by disease and territorial expansion *main focus of colonial period: 13 english colonies on each coast; reason of colonization is bc it is a response to England's policy of mercantilism and colonists' desire to be free from religious persecution *mercantilism: requ...

POETS & POETRY | 1600 | He began a famous poem, ""I celebrate myself, and sing myself"" Walt Whitman 19th CENTURY BOOKS & AUTHORS | 800 | In 1893 this British man published his ""initial"" book, a ""text-book of biology""; many sci-fi novels followed H.G. Wells FRENCH LITERATURE | 2000 | A collection of about 90 tales, ""The Human Comedy"" by this author paints a vivid portrait of 19th c. France (Honoré de) Balzac CONSERVATIVE BOOKSHELF | 400 | Cartoonist Michael Ramirez...

Summary Oxford in Search of History, ISBN: 6903 History