Historical Allusions by Carey Dincauze

John Wesely Hardin

colin_drazan — 2015-10-26 14:41:49 UTC

In this passage it is talking about outlaws. John Wesely Hardin was a controversial outlaw and gunman who was famous for getting in trouble at a young age, being friends with Wild Bill, and killing 27 people before being killed

He lived from 1853 to 1859.

The battle of hastings

henry_funk — 2015-10-26 14:42:19 UTC

It was fought on Octeber 14 1066 between Norman-French army and the English army

Francis Drake

henry_funk — 2015-10-26 14:47:12 UTC

He was a see caption who died in 1596. He was also a navigator and a slaver he was also secknd in comand of the English fleet.

John Calvin

kayla_taft — 2015-10-26 14:48:55 UTC

He was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal Figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism.

"There is not one bale of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice."

- John Calvin

Charlie Pitts

cade_reynolds — 2015-10-26 14:48:57 UTC

Charlie Pitts was a member of a gang known as the James-Younger gang. The gang preformed and bank robbery, and Pitts was the only one of the 8 to make it out alive and uninjured

Jesse James

henry_funk — 2015-10-26 14:49:01 UTC

An American outlaw who was a bank robber, a train robber, and died in 1882

Theodore Rosevelt

colin_drazan — 2015-10-26 14:50:45 UTC

We all know about Teddy. He was a rancher hunter and even a president. In the passage it talks about him being a rancher and surveying the land

Colonel Travis and the Alamo

colin_drazan — 2015-10-27 17:06:34 UTC

In the passage it talks about great deeds were the Alamo came up. Mr Travis here commanded the famous battle the Alamo where few soilders were faced with insurmountable odds in defending the the town of San Antonio at the Alamo mission. He is famous for drawing a line in the sand and asking all people willing to die for Texas to go over it and fight. Colonel Travis died in that battle in 1836.

Helen of Troy

kayla_taft — 2015-10-27 17:10:19 UTC

In Greek mythology, Helen of Troy, also known as Helen of Sparta, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda, an was a sister of Castor, Pollux, and Clytemnestra. In Greek myths, she was considered the most beautiful woman in the world.

The Great Depression

graceann_glisson — 2015-10-27 17:10:26 UTC

1929-1939 was the deepest longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the western industrialized world. The stock market crashed in October 1929. Over the next several years, consumer spending and investment dropped, causing steep declines in industrial output and rising levels of unemployment as failing companies laid off workers.

The dust bowls

henry_funk — 2015-10-27 17:11:17 UTC

Also known as the dirty thirties was a period when severe dust storms swept over the nation.

Judas, Brutus, and Benedict ar

henry_funk — 2015-10-27 17:15:01 UTC

Judas betrayed Jesus. Arnold was a leader during the war, and he betrayed the us and joined the British. Brutish was given a large political job by ceasser, but then assassinated him.

Abraham Lincoln

kayla_taft — 2015-10-27 17:19:28 UTC

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.

"Whatever you are, be a good one."

-Abraham

Butch Cassi

graceann_glisson — 2015-10-27 17:24:56 UTC

(April 13, 1866- November 7, 1908) He was a notorious American train robber, bank robber, and leader of the wild Bunch gang in the American Old West. He pursued a career in crime for several years in the United States.

Jean Laffite

cade_reynolds — 2015-10-27 17:25:40 UTC

Jean Lafitte (1780 –1823) was a French-American pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century.

Cole Younger

graceann_glisson — 2015-10-27 17:32:12 UTC

(January 15, 1844- March 21, 1916) He was an American confederate guerrilla during the American Civil War and later a leader with the James- younger gang.

Sam bass

cade_reynolds — 2015-10-27 17:39:48 UTC

Sam Bass (July 21, 1851 ‒ July 21, 1878) was a 19th-century American Old Westtrain robber and outlaw.