Fearing for her life, Martha, at the urging of relatives, decided to free her deceased husbandâs slaves immediately. On January 1, 1801, a bit more than a year after Georgeâs death, Washingtonâs slaves gained their liberty.
The Hundred Years' War was a time of rapid military evolution. Weapons, tactics, army structure and the social meaning of war all changed, partly in response to the war's costs, partly through advancement in technology and partly through lessons that warfare taught.efore the Hundred Years' War, heavy cavalry (knights) was considered the most powerful unit in an army, but by the war's end, this belief had shifted. The heavy horse was increasingly negated by the use of the longbow (and, later, another long-distance weapon: firearms).
â¢ COLD WAR (noun). The noun COLD WAR has 2 senses: 1. a state of political hostility between countries using means short of armed warfare. 2. a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States. Familiarity information: COLD WAR used as a noun is rare. Dictionary entry details.