History Quiz

[amunhotep]

o.k this is how it works

The person who answers correctly gets to ask the next question

my question

In what Civil War battle did the first African American win the Congressional Medal of Honor?for his courage in the charge of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers ??

name the battle & the person please

 

[Muradk]

o.k this is how it works

The person who answers correctly gets to ask the next question

my question

In what Civil War battle did the first African American win the Congressional Medal of Honor?for his courage in the charge of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers ??

name the battle & the person please

9th Cavalry Regiment
William Carney was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He was a member of Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry. On July 18, 1863, during the Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, which involved the all-Black 54th and 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiments, Commander Robert G. Shaw was shot down. A few feet from where he fell laid Sergeant Carney. Summoning all of his strength, Carney held aloft the colors and continued the charge. Having been shot several times, he kept the colors flying high, and miraculously retreated his regiments. Although he made it out alive, many of his comrades did not. For in the deadly battle, over 1,500 Black troops died. On this day in 1900, Sergeant William H. Carney was issued the Congressional Medal of Honor, some say this made him the first Black to ever win the coveted award. It should be noted that sixteen other Black soldiers and four Black sailors eventually received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their heroics during the tragic epic in American history .




Claims have been made for several soldiers. Some claim that Private Wanton won this honor in the Spanish-American War. But Buffalo Soldiers won a Medal of Honor before that in the Indian Wars. Others make the Claim for Sergeant William Carney

 

[amunhotep]

correct.

Battle of Ft. Wagner
William Carney
July 18, 1863

your turn sir

 

[amunhotep]

true or false ??

Mehmed II the ottoman emperor had considered converting to Christianity in return for official acknowledgment as the only emperor from the Vatican.

true or false ??

 

[Trooper]

true or false ??

Mehmed II the ottoman emperor had considered converting to Christianity in return for official acknowledgment as the only emperor from the Vatican.

true or false ??

it is true !

 

[ejaz007]

My turn to ask question.

What did Henry II threaten to do if the abbot of Pontigny continued to harbour Thomas Becket?

 

[Neo]

While in France, Becket stayed in the Cistercian monastery at Pontigny, continuing his religious ways, as Henry stayed in England, grieving over what has happened to their once blooming friendship. Henry declared that he would crown his eldest son as King, to show his stable position as King of England. As an attempt to heal their shattered relation, a meeting was set up for the two at FrŽteval. At this meeting, where the two were allowed to talk alone with no interruptions, the two agreed to return to England and crown the son properly, with the Archbishop of Canterbury presiding. Yet, there was a conspiracy to murder Becket in England. Becket, being his smart self, overcame this obstacle and managed to ride into London proudly, with the newly crowned prince supporting his entrance. Henry, hearing of this news, was outraged and cried out, "Will somebody deliver me from this lowborn priest!!!"

On The 28th of December, the year of Becket's return to England, Henry's 4 loyal knights murdered Becket in a cathedral. The knights had responded to Henry's cry, and made sure that they ended Becket's life. After Becket's death, reports of miracles and religious visions spread throughout all of England. Peasants who followed him mourned and grieved over his death.