...University of Maryland Distinguished University Professor Ira Berlin suggests that the unique circumstances of American slavery continue to shape the nation even today. In his lecture, professor Ira Berlin discussed his book Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves, published by Harvard University Press. He traced the history of slavery from its 17th-century origins to its demise in the U.S. during the Civil War. According to Berlin, slavery has emerged as a central issue in contemporary American white. Also, without question slavery has a “greater” presence now than it has at any time since the end of American Civil War. One of the reason for this is simply because American history cannot be understood without slavery....
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...The notion that slavery kept the South in pre-modern social and economic “shackles” and therefore deprived its people from catching up with the North has been one of the most stubborn arguments among a number of economic historians. Here, Gomez’s and Edward Baptist’s books provide important corrections. Gomez demonstrates that slave holders sought out particular ethnicities to profit from their agricultural expertise, hence the transatlantic slave trade was not only a way to get access to cheap field hands, but also an early form of brain drain that was essential to feed the increasing population of white settlers and their African slaves. The facts and arguments that Baptist presents demonstrate not only how profitable slavery was, but also...
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...Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1860-1865 | To the southern colonist, slavery became profitable after the cotton gin was invented. The cotton gin helped produce a large cash flow along with manual labor jobs. Prior to the cotton gin slave trade was done most by the New England colonies, this was called “Triangle Trade”. (www.civilwarhome.com) | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | 1800-1870 | In the middle colonies the abolitionism began early. Most people in Pennsylvania were against slavery due to a moral stand, while the upper and middle colonies did not contribute to the slave market. While on the other hand in the south the use of slaves continued to thrive for labor plantations as well as creating a group in which the poorest of whites could turn their noses up at. A small group of religious and moral causes began the Abolition Movement. Nevertheless they took to the north as a political group with federal powers. In the 1800’s efforts were curved too avoid the issues of slavery altogether such as Henry Clay’s compromises attempting to delay conflict, which quickly deteriorated after his death. The south began to make the slavery issues one of State Rights and free will instead of Federal...
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...Assignment 2 -“The role of the individual theory” Abraham Lincoln By Sebastian Jara Mr. Faulkner CWS-01 Jara 1 “The great man, with his free force direct out of Gods own hand, is the lightning” (Thomas Carlyle). Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian who believed that there are people who can change history with their own bare hands and that, social forces such as popular movements or revolutions are things that these men could easily overcome, he called these men “heroes”, who should be worshiped, through this believe came the theory known as “the great man theory”. E.H Carr added to this by stating “The great man is an individual, and being an outstanding individual, is also a social phenomenon of outstanding importance.” That “is at once a product that is at once a product and an agent of historical process”. According to both of these men the role of an individual is a person who not only can change history alone, but that, social forces with this individual make history. Abraham Lincoln was a man who is considered “a great man” and who is a great example of Thomas Carlyle’s idea of “The great man” and “the role of the individual”. 16th president of the United States of America, Lincoln built the Republican Party into a strong national organization. He gathered most of the northern Democrats to the Union cause, and On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy, and that it would also...
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...words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1619 - 1865 | Slavery began with in 1619 with the first slaves brought to Virginia as indentured servants. As time goes by, slavery becomes more popular, to help with farming large farms or plantations. Though the Declaration of Independence in 1776 states that “all men are created equal” this did not apply to people of color. By the time the Civil War starts, slavery is big business, and the south is fighting for the right to keep it. In 1865 the U.S. abolishes slavery with the 13th Amendment. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | 1850 - 1865 | a) Uncle Tom’s Cabin brought to light the horrors of slavery. This gave more fuel to the already strong abolitionist movement. b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act created the territories...
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...Timeline Part I NOTE: Before starting the Timeline project please refer to the "Example Timeline Matrix" document. Instructions: Complete the matrix by providing the Time Period/Date(s) in column B, and the Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History in column C. See complete instructions in the Syllabus for the Module 1 assignment entitled, “Timeline Part I.”NOTE: The timeline project does not need to be submitted to turnitin. NOTE:Please write your answers in a clear and concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part I up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. | 1200-1900 | The Anasazi, the Iroquois and the Algonkians all inhabited parts of the US prior to colonization. The Anasazi had much of the Southwest like Arizona and New Mexico. The Iroquois were very large and were actually divided into many different nations with different traditions and dialects. Lastly, the Algonkians were proficient in both hunting as well as other agricultural activities. | 2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans. | 17th Century | At first, the British were not a threat because they...
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...divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1619-1860 | At first, slaves could earn their freedom. When they did, slaves tended to own their own slaves. This is how it was up until 1750 when Georgia legalized slavery. Slavery was more needed in the south than the north due to the climate and ability to grow more crops. (Webmaster, 2011) Around 1808, the importation of slavery ended due to the rise in births. Blacks then made up 20% of the American population. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | A) 1851-1852B) 1854C) 1850D) 1830-End of the civil war | A) After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, there were many uproars. The liberals said the book was not strong enough. The moderates praised the author for writing a book that personified slaves. Those for slavery...
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...Edmund S. Morgan: American Slavery, American Freedom Edmund S. Morgan discusses the historical ideas between slavery and the fight for freedom, mostly in Virginia. He explains American history in a different view on how slavery of the blacks, secured the privilege of the whites. Edmund argues that the experience of the Virginia colonies show the natural and unavoidable rise in slavery as an American solution to a real issue of labor shortages, excess capacity, and open markets. One of Morgan’s overall conclusion is that America was built upon this foundation of enslaved African Americans. The core message of the book is the paradox between the ample amounts of independence liked by some in the colony and slavery undergo by many others. In the first chapter, Morgan stated, “The paradox is American, and it behooves Americans to understand it if they would understand themselves. But the key to the puzzle, historically, does lie in Virginia” (5). Morgan wants the readers to understand the true American history and culture on how we got here today. Other subject manners in this book include the association between the colonies and the Native Americans, with the tobacco economy. Morgan described the racial, economic and constitutional evolution of the 17th and early 18th century Virginia. Morgan explains on how spokesmen like George...
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...Confederate past. Using Williams L. Barney as a model of the Confederate soldier, his choice of subject varies from the popular trend of studying the poor southern confederate soldiers and his motivations. Lenoir, an elite southern planter was the quintessential model of who would most benefit from a victorious south. Though southern identity contains it fare share of myriad ambiguities, Barney presents a semi-biographical analysis that precisely dissects the often-proclaimed complexity of the Lost Cause narrative. With intention, Barney shows that the preservation of slavery was indeed the reason the south fought and that for men like Lenoir, despite his “naïve innocence” concerning his wealth and status, slavery was an essential part of his family’s wealth. Lenoir’s evolution into the Lost Cause understanding of the Civil War, displays the varying motivations for why men fought. Lenoir’s experience and ideological evolution complicates the often told...
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...concise manner. Limit your submission of the Timeline Part II up to 250 words per topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 16th Century – 19th Century | I found this excerpt from Robert Francis Engs from the Macmillan Information Now Encyclopedia: The history of African American slavery in the United States can be divided into two periods: the first coincided with the colonial years, about 1650 to 1790; the second lasted from American independence through the Civil War, 1790 to 1865. Prior to independence, slavery existed in all the American colonies and therefore was not an issue of sectional debate. With the arrival of independence, however, the new Northern states--those of New England along with New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey--came to see slavery as contradictory to the ideals of the Revolution and instituted programs of gradual emancipation.1 | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The...
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...“Ethnic Notions,” Marlon Riggs explores the evolution of caricatures imposed on African Americans throughout the history, claiming the impact of such caricatures “did as much harm as any lynch mob.” In many ways, this claim speaks the truth. The mammy, sambo, pickaninny, zip coon, and uncle are a few important caricatures that prove white America’s innermost fears regarding race and white superiority. The mammy caricature is one that defeminizes African American women. Drawn as a smiling, hefty servant, her loyalty to her white owner’s family trumps that to her own children. The mammy was used as evidence of the “humanity” of slavery’s institution, for she was posited as content with her lowly position. This caricature reflects the fear of mixing races. By desexualizing African American women, like the mammy, then white men would then be less likely to become sexually involved with them. Many blues artists in the 1920s-30s stood up against the mammy caricature, such as Ma Rainey; her image stood to sexualize the mammy. The sambo caricature was depicted as a perpetual child, one who was incapable of living an independent life outside of the institution of slavery. This loyal servant was offered as a defense for slavery, for if blacks like the sambo were happy being servants, what could be wrong with segregation and slavery in the first place? This caricature showcases the dependency of whites on the institution of slavery. By suggesting an image of blissful servitude...
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...topic/subtopic. For example, if a topic is divided into 3 subtopics, you may write a maximum of 250 per subtopic listed. Be sure to cite all sources. Major Event/Epoch in American History | Time Period/Date(s) | Description and Significance of the People/Event(s) to American History | 1) The evolution of the institution of slavery from the Colonial Period to the 1860s. | 1600s-1860s | Slavery was the main source of manual labors in the southern territories after the invention of cotton gin; since the machine increase the profitable cash and required more manual labor- leading to the plantation system. Prior to this event, slave trade was mostly involved in New England- the triangle trade, which keep the flow of slaves to Europe in exchange for molasses; the main ingredient for rum making. | 2) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad | a) 1851-1852 b) 1854 c) 1850 d) 1800s | A- The abolitionism movement opposes the idea of slavery on the moral ground for many Northerners did not believe in the slavery system for their economy doesn’t base on the plantation system which requires much more...
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...Beverly, Rose A. His 221 010 August 27, 2011 Morris, Erin The cultural patterns of the Native American groups prior to European colonization. Even though Christopher Columbus claimed to have discovered the Americas in 1492, it was already inhabited some fifteen to twenty thousand years prior. The glaciers were reduced because of global warming and this gave the nomadic hunters access to the core of the North American continent. Amazingly, this contributed to their food supply abundantly and this produced a swift population growth. More changes became evident in the environment which included a new food source such as fish, nuts and berries. These Native Americans, known as Paleo-Indians, adjusted and propelled forward. Because they were exposed to a new food source they discovered how to cultivate certain plants. At this stage, the Agriculture Revolution was born and this significantly altered the Native American culture. With a more stable food source these Indians became docile and established. This also helped in establishing stable villages and eventually led to some type of government which included elders and leaders. The Eastern Woodland Cultures did not practice agriculture first and foremost but supplemented their food chain with hunting and fishing. They had settled in the northern region along the Atlantic coast. The Algonquian-speaking Natives resided from North Carolina to Main and spoke many different...
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...Change & Scientific Understanding Evolution How our understanding of evolution has changed over time. Our scientific understanding has changed over time. • Early cultures explained the natural world through myth, ritual, and tradition. • Initial attempts at science included the establishment of a uniform calendar or efforts to curb disease through non-supernatural elements. • Simple observation and mathematical understanding (ie. Pythagoras) created concise reasoning on why things happened it wasn’t just about the whims of a god anymore. Early evolutionary thought… • Aristotle suggests a type of evolution, in that in all things there is a constant desire to move from the lower realms to the • Jean-Baptiste higher, from the ordinary to the divine. Lamarck proposed • Charles Darwin’s grandfather a theory of acquired Erasmus suggests we are all characteristics, that derived from a common would inherently be ancestor. He further suggests provided to the the use or disuse of parts of descendent as a our bodies contribute to their continued effort to selection in our descendants. adapt to the environment. Scientific discoveries helped to define Evolution. • Charles Darwin proposes “natural selection” in his theory of evolution by observation in the Galapagos Islands. • Darwin’s theory is further aided by molecular biology, which states that there are complex processes of change occuring at the cellular level - constantly changing...
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...constitution played a critical and pivotal role in the reconstruction of the modern US society. From these events, it was possible for the United States to become a single state and a unified nation, which finally ended slavery and thus expanded the applicable ideals that led to the declaration of independence. Historians argue that the civil war remains to be a critical event in the United States history; this is because this war was able to end the animosity caused by the inevitable climax of conflicts and sectional tensions. This paper will discuss the evolution of the modern US society from the inception of the constitution through the civil war and reconstruction. United States constitution remains to be the oldest constitution in the world and since its inception in 1787; it has played a critical role in the development of the modern US society (Sammis, 1997). Historians argue that the United States constitution has helped in providing a remarkable degree of political stability in the US, a country known for its social diversity. According to law experts, since the inception of the US constitution it has been possible to silence matters that seem to be sensitive in regards to the modern way of living. Moreover, the US constitution enabled the sanctions of the slavery, which remained to be the cause of the animosity before the civil war. On the other hand, before the US civil war, the then US President Abraham Lincoln had began to formulate a plan that would ensure the restoration...
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