Some words related to the Revolutionary War that begin with the letter "z" are the names of the Zweibrucken Regiment and Elizabeth Zane. The American Revolution Glossary contains no common words ending in z.
The Zweibrucken Regiment, also known as Régiment Royal Deux-Ponts, operated under French and Bavarian officer Wilhelm von Zweibrücken, In 1780 and in the 1781 Battle of Yorktown, the regiment was effective against the British forces. Elizabeth Zane, "The Heroine of Fort Henry," aided the American side in the Revolutionary War by bringing a keg of gunpowder to troops stranded in Fort Henry, surrounded by enemy British.Learn More
Slavery had a variety of different effects on the American economy, from giving wealthy Southern landowners a free labor force to potentially restricting economic growth in the South, which relied heavily on slave-driven agriculture. Scholars have debated this issue for decades, and there is not a clear answer as to whether the system of slavery was a net good or bad for the nation's economy.Full Answer >
Alexander Hamilton's assumption plan was a plan that asked for federal "assumption" of the state debts within the United States so that the economy could be stimulated and so that the nation could be strengthened as a unified front. Hamilton would later submit a request for a national bank to help circulate currency and make financial transactions simpler for the government.Full Answer >
Coopers works to create casks for things like tobacco, flour and gunpowder, to store liquids and ship items. Coopers usually worked on plantations, but some also worked on merchant and military vessels. The tools necessary to create casks typically went from generation to generation.Full Answer >
An Iroquois longhouse was a traditional home for Native American tribes living in southern New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A longhouse was constructed of wooden poles covered in bark that housed as many as 20 families simultaneously. A typical Iroquois longhouse ranged from 180 to 220 feet long, although some were nearly 400 feet in length.Full Answer >