The Cane Ridge Revival was a religious revival that occurred in 1799 and 1800 in the USA, and was the first famous religious revival in the United States after the 'Great Awakening', along the western frontier, particularly in Kentucky. It was begun by the inspired preaching of two brothers from Ohio, who addressed a camp meeting on the Red River, and made numerous enthusiastic converts. At the Cane Ridge camp meeting of 1800, the religious enthusiasm was intense. Converts were made by hundreds. Research Cane Ridge Revival
The Danewerk or Dannevirke, was an ancient wall of about from 30 to 40 feet high and of an equal thickness extending along the southern frontier of Schleswig for nearly 10 miles, from the North Sea to the Baltic. It was constructed in the middle of the 10th century and repaired in 1850, but was captured by the Austrians and Prussians in the Schleswig-Holstein war of 1864 and soon after destroyed. Research Danewerk
Jay's Treaty was a treaty negotiated in 1794 by the American statesman and jurist John Jay and the British foreign secretary BaronWilliam Grenville. The agreement was intended both to settle long- standing differences between the USA and Great Britain and to secure American neutrality during the time of the French Revolution in Europe. Anglo-American differences arose in part from violations of the 1783 Treaty of Paris, which had ended the American Revolution. The Jay treaty provided for the evacuation of British posts on the north- western frontier of the USA and for the appointment of arbitration commissions to define boundaries between the USA and Canada. It also provided for a commission to determine America's compensation from Britain for the illegal seizure of ships and for the payment by Americans of pre-war debts owed to British merchants.
The treaty failed to resolve a dispute over American trade with the British West Indies, and provisions granting Britain most-favoured-nation status prevented the USA from strengthening its own commerce by restricting British shipping and goods. The treaty aroused great opposition among the public and in the Congress. It was ratified by a very narrow margin in the US Senate in June 1795; the House of Representatives then waged a lengthy, but unsuccessful campaign to withhold appropriations for its implementation. Its ratification was critical in the formation of the first national political parties. Despite its unpopularity, the treaty has long been regarded as the best the US could have obtained under the circumstances. American neutrality was preserved and commerce flourished under its terms until it expired in 1805. Research Jay's Treaty
The term Wild West refers to the frontier society of 19th-century USA. Around the masculine, saloon-bar world of the gold rushes and the cowboy cattle-drives of Texas, California, and the largely unsettled western territories there early developed a mythology. Bandits such as Billy the Kid and Jesse James were romanticised, as were General Custer and his 'last stand'. An early perpetrator of the myth was Edward Z. C. Judson, who, under the pseudonym Ned Buntline, wrote penny (dime) novels romanticising the exploits of his friend W. F. Cody as 'Buffalo Bill'. The latter in turn organised 'Wild West Shows' from 1883 onwards, which included the appearance of the Indian Chief Sitting Bull and which travelled as far afield as Europe.
There is no evidence that the West was much less law-abiding than the rest of the USA. Nonetheless, the 'Wild West' was no purposeless myth; it suggested an arena in which individuals struggled to make order out of chaos and to progress through individual effort and moral worth. The North American continent had had a succession of 'Wests', as its frontiers receded, and that known as the Wild West was the last. It disappeared after 1890, with the end of Indian hostilities, the decline of the long-distance cattle drives, the building of the railways, and the steady growth of population. Research Wild West
The Afghan Hound is a breed of fast huntingdog from Afghanistan, resembling the saluki in build, though slightly smaller. It was first introduced to the West by British army officers serving on India's North-West Frontier along the Afghanistan border in the late 19th century. The Afghan Hound was developed for huntingdeer, hares and wolves, and has very keen eyesight and plenty of stamina. The Afghan Hound stands about 70 centimetres tall and has a long, silky coat that may be black, grey, or a wide range of beige or tawny colours. Research Afghan Hound
The Balkhi is a fat tailed mutton type of breed of sheep found in the North- West Frontier Province of Pakistan and in adjoining tribal areas of Afghanistan. They are a large size sheep with a body colour varying between black, tan, grey or a mixture of all three colours, often extending to the head and legs as well. The ears are moderately long, the body is muscular and compact, and a tucked up fat tail. Research Balkhi
Henry Knox was an American patriot. He was nborn in 1750 at Boston and died in 1806. A bookseller before the American Revolution. He exchanged this occupation for that of an artillery officer, fought at Bunker Hill, and obtained much credit for his transfer of ordnance in the winter of 1775 - 1776 from the Canadian frontier and the Lake George region to the army around Boston. He was made a brigadier-general of artillery, fought with distinction at. Trenton, Brandywine, Monmouth and Yorktown, and received the grade of a major-general. He was active in the Cincinnati Society, and became Secretary of War under the old Congress in 1785. George Washington reappointed him to this position, which he filled until 1795. Research Henry Knox
Henry Knox was an American patriot. He was nborn in 1750 at Boston and died in 1806. A bookseller before the American Revolution. He exchanged this occupation for that of an artillery officer, fought at Bunker Hill, and obtained much credit for his transfer of ordnance in the winter of 1775 - 1776 from the Canadian frontier and the Lake George region to the army around Boston. He was made a brigadier-general of artillery, fought with distinction at. Trenton, Brandywine, Monmouth and Yorktown, and received the grade of a major-general. He was active in the Cincinnati Society, and became Secretary of War under the old Congress in 1785. George Washington reappointed him to this position, which he filled until 1795. Research Henry Knox
The Afridis are a tribe or clan on the north-west frontier of India, about the Khyber Pass, who have at various times in history given trouble to the British when India was occupied as part of the British Empire. In 1897-98 a campaign (known as the 'the Tirah campaign') had to be undertaken against them, costly both in men and money before British authority was asserted. In 1905 the Afridis of the force called the Khyber Rifles formed an escort for the Prince and Princess of Wales on their visit to the famous pass, which was then entrusted to their charge. Research Afridis
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