On the fourth night at sea, the slaves freed themselves. ... Pedro Montes and Jose Ruiz lives were spared because their help was needed in steering the ship. ... He shook hands with Cinque and told him, "God willing, we will make you free." ... The Spanish government was angry and confused by the Court's action. ... Some of these freed men tried to raise money by dancing and singing. ...
He became a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War. ... He wanted to free Cuba from Spanish rulers and build a canal across the Panama; Roosevelt's attempt to buy the ground was unsuccessful. ... In our country he helped to set straight the commercial business world with acts like the Hepburn Act, which stopped the monopoly of the railroads. ... He also started the US Forest Service, which helped saved the wilderness and the environment. ... He helped distribute military troops overseas to help control the interests of the US. ...
Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Senator Platt thought that he could control Roosevelt, since he did help him keep the Democrats from wining office. ...
Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Senator Platt thought that he could control Roosevelt, since he did help him keep the Democrats from wining office. ...
To deal with this problem, newspapers appealed to the masses for support with clothing and with shoes, and soup kitchens were established in cities to help feed the homeless and the poor. The government, for the time, did little to help the impoverished, since the government was to blame for the problem in the first place. ...
This helped to develop his early penchant for reading from a wide selection of topics. ... He continued to distinguish himself by negotiating a treaty with Spain. ... It established a border between Spanish and US territory running from the Gulf of Mexico to the Rocky Mountains and along the forty-second parallel to the Pacific Ocean. ... Adams' own integrity allowed his rivals free reign. ...
While Roosevelt tried to help his own citizens he often used and pushed around other countries because he felt it was his right. ... At Harvard he followed politics very closely and during his spare time he would often help the campaigns of republican candidates. ... Even before the sinking of the Maine which eventually persuaded McKinley to fight Spain, Roosevelt was sending letters to Congress telling them to sign in a new conscription act. ... He went back to New York as a hero of the Spanish American War in which he fought with the first Calvary unit, "The Rough Riders." ... He himself hel...
