Nike. Nike was the goddess of victory.

A lot of people my age think history is boring, but quite frankly, I'm not like a lot of people my age. I think history is VERY fascinating, and social studies is my favorite subject in school. My favorite period of history is the Golden Age of Piracy (1690 - 1720). It sounds weird, but … Read more

On a graph, it would be a negative slope, going from the top left down to the bottom right. In a table (a t-table using x and y), as x went up (1,2,3,4...), y would go down (3,2,1,0,-1...).

Harry Potter is a book series written by J.K. Rowling. The books are about a boy named Harry Potter who, as a baby, survived a death curse from Lord Voldemort, one of the darkest wizards of all time. In doing so, he somehow made the curse backfire and Lord Voldemort disappeared. Because of this, he … Read more

The British explored and colonized America for a few reasons. Some individuals or groups of individuals went to America for opportunity. Some went to America to have freedom of religion; they wanted to be able to practice their religion freely without being persecuted. But the main reason for England colonizing America was for mercantilism. Mercantilism … Read more

Pirates slept on their ship. The Captain slept in the Captain's Quarter's while the crew slept in hammocks below deck.

Pirates did lots of things. Mostly, they sailed around in thier ships and plundered trading ships, etc. From all the countries. They did this illegally of course, as they did not have a letter of marque. A letter of marque was a commission signed by the king that gave someone the right to attack enemy … Read more