...Commercial and Financial Expansion Slavery and Spanish Colonization The Meaning of America The Black Legend Colonial Era/17th Century (Read below for quiz 1) European Colonization North of Mexico Spanish Colonization English Settlement Colonial Era/17 century (Read below for quiz 2) English Colonization Begins Life in Early Virginia Slavery Takes Root in Colonial Virginia Founding New England The Puritans The Puritan Idea of the Covenant Regional Contrasts Dimensions of Change in Colonial New England The Salem Witch Scare Slavery in the Colonial North Struggles for Power in Colonial America Diversity in Colonial America The Middle Colonies: New York Fear of Slave Revolts The Middle Colonies: William Penn’s Holy Commonwealth The Southernmost Colonies: The Carolinas and Georgia Colonial Administration (Read below for quiz 2) No readings th Road to Revolution (Read for quiz 3) Colonial America/18th Century The The The The The The Emergence of New Ideas about Personal Liberties and Constitutional Rights Great Awakening Seven Years’ War Rise of Antislavery Sentiment Fate of Native Americans Road to Revolution American Revolution (Read for quiz 3) Entire Chapter on American Revolution Introduction Why should we care about the American Revolution? Why did the American Revolution take place? The Road to Revolution The Revolution Begins Why did the colonists rebel and the British resist? Declaring Independence Was the Revolution justified? The Revolutionary War How were the colonies able to...
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...Benjamin Banneker In the time of 1791, America was on the brink of war. Though the cause of this war was rooted on many incidents adding up and festering, they all revolved around one particular topic- slavery. Slavery is ingrained as a rather large portion of American history and eliminating it from practice was a battle all on its own. As a plea to Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Banneker wrote an emotionally charged letter as an attempt to sway him against this practice. In this letter, Banneker utilizes many important rhetorical devices that are crucial to his message. Through parallelism, repetition, and emotional appeal, Banneker effectively displays his beliefs towards the topic. Banneker begins his letter by discussing the “tyranny of...
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...1791 Banneker wrote to Thomas Jefferson, the framer of the Declaration of Independence, about the hypocrisy of slavery in America. To address this issue, Banneker uses comparison, emotional diction, and biblical allusions in attempts of persuading Jefferson to change his views of slavery in American society. Banneker begins his letter with a respectful and empathetic tone towards the oppression that colonists experienced under British control, recalling the “variety of dangers to which you [colonists] were exposed” under the “tyranny of the British Crown”. Banneker’s tone establishes that he respects Jefferson as an individual, but also wants to draw on the shared oppression that colonists and African slaves have experienced. The purpose...
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...slave that was brought to America in the mid to late 1700’s. Her new slave owners in Boston had an immensely unique relationship with her. They taught Wheatley how to read and write which eventually led her to become an influential poet. She has created many poems in her life regarding her outlook on slavery. In one particular poem, “On Being Brought from Africa to America”, Wheatley shows her positive and uplifting stance on slavery. CARRETTA, VINCENT. "Phillis Wheatley: Researching A Life." Historical Journal Of Massachusetts 43.2 (2015): 64-89. America: History and Life with Full Text. Web. 22 Mar. 2016. Vincent Carretta created an article to detail the life of Phillis Wheatley which ultimately assists readers in understanding why she was so uplifting in her poetry. He begins with a brief introduction on her early life and background. Shortly after discussing Wheatley’s early life, Carretta brings in a new perspective on her stating, “The literary quality and the political significance of her writings have been challenged since the eighteenth century” (Corretta 66). The statement he presents shows an interesting view when dealing with a poet who is so significant in literature. He later speaks of Wheatley’s husband and other trips she had taken away from Africa. The situations Carretta informs readers on brings insight on Wheatley’s life and how/why she became the type of woman she did. Frazier, Tom. "On Being Brought From Africa To America." Masterplots II: Poetry...
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...With the growth of the African slave trade, slavery in America became associated with race, and with the fall of the Native American populations, it was Africans who were largely enslaved. This paper will attempt to answer how slavery developed as a national issue during the revolution and constitutional convention. Specifically, how the Constitution dealt with the question of Slavery and if it was an effective solution. In order, to uphold to The Declaration of Independence’s and after America won its independence from Great Britain in 1783 it became obvious that the United States needed a stronger unified government in order to establish itself as a Country. So in 1786, Alexander Hamilton, called for a constitutional convention to discuss...
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...Constitution and Slavery Cardinal Stritch University Instructor: Judge David Bastianelli American Government and Politics – ASB 118 DLU 08 0893 May 22, 2012 US Constitution and Slavery The U.S. Constitution established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, by George Washington. Under America's first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states operated like independent countries. At the 1787 convention, delegates devised a plan for a stronger federal government with three branches--executive, legislative and judicial along with a system of checks and balances to ensure no single branch would have too much power. The Bill of Rights is 10 amendments guaranteeing basic individual protections such as freedom of speech and religion which became part of the Constitution in 1791. America's first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, was approved in 1781, a time when the nation was a confederation of states that each operated like independent countries. The debate of the constitution focused on contentious issues like the question of state representation in the national legislature and slavery. Slavery The American Civil War approximately 4 million enslaved African Americans lived in the southern region of the United States of America. The vast majority...
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...very prevalent in the past few years is the matter of slavery reparations in America. Advocates of this cause have begun to raise awareness in an effort to make reparations to African Americans affected by the crime of slavery in the United States. This is an extremely controversial subject, especially since there are so many different considerations and opinions surrounding the issue. Anthony Gifford’s article, “The Legal Basis of the Claim for Slavery Reparations”, Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The Case for Reparations”, and chapter nine of Michael Sandel’s book, Justice: What’s The Right Thing To Do? all dig deeper into this issue and take a look at the idea of slavery reparations from various different angles. One of the big questions to reflect on while considering the possibility of slavery reparations in America is: What can be done in order to begin resolving the issue of slavery reparations? The...
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...The Whipping Boy Slavery has always been a debated subject especially in the United States. Slavery began in the United States when some African slaves where brought to the North American in 1619. There has been slavery throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1861 a political and military war between the Northern and Southern states began because they had different views of the human rights and the southern states still used blacks as slaves in some areas. This war was called the Civil War. The short story “The Whipping Boy” is about the three slaves Martha, Mikey, and, Tommy, who have lived as slaves during the Civil War. It’s a short story about slavery, freedom and their revenge on Sterling Gage who has tortured the three slaves throughout their lives. The short story is published in 2011 and is written by the author Richard Gibney. The short story shows how harsh and brutal it was to be a slave and how they fight to achieve freedom. It also shows how revengeful the slaves were because they were treated very badly throughout their lives. The short story takes place in the United States in the end of the American Civil War. “It was the day after the boy from the Union had come to the farm to let the slaves know they were freemen” (Page 1 lines 1-2). This is the first quotation in the short story and it already tells us that it takes place in America in the Southern states. The key word “the Union” says that the story takes place in the Southern...
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...(Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States") Chapter 1: Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress The beginning chapter covers early Native American civilization in North America and the Bahamas, the genocide and enslavement committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus (to the West Indies), and incidents of violent colonization by early settlers. The native inhabitants, Arawak Indians, swam out to greet the European boats the first time they landed. Zinn cites Columbus' journal entries throughout the chapters, which included his reaction to the initial encounter with the Arawaks: 'They would make fine servants...With 50 men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.' This attitude ultimately led to enslavement, highjacking, murder and rape. Why did they murder thousands to millions of innocent Native Americans? The Spaniard's main aim was to prove to the royalty back home that the islands were wealthy and loaded with great resources, mainly gold. Columbus took some natives back to show the Queen of Spain (they died on route), and when he came back with numbers of men and ships, they started a regimented system of slavery and punishment on the natives of the West Indies. When looking at historical documents of this event, they all had one thing in common. They only speak of the friendliness of the Arawaks, of their genuine kindness and great hospitality. They saw the Spaniards as divine beings, meaning they would never do harm or, let alone...
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...There were several factors that played a significant part in the rise of the abolition movement in the North. Some these factors include slave rebellions, abolitionist literature, the Second Great Awakening, the voices of influential abolitionists, and other such influences. These impactful circumstances that occurred after 1830 caused the abolition of slavery to become one of the biggest political and moral forefronts in America. To begin with, Nat Turner’s Rebellion impacted many people. In August 1831, rebel slaves led by Nat Turner killed over fifty white people. This was the only effective slave rebellion, and the story of this uprising became national news. It caused many people in the North to think the only way to prevent such a thing...
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...The extent that state rights played was significant and was responsible in the outbreak of the civil war, however the issues such as slavery, Lincoln’s election, westward expansion and basic differences between north and south were also instrumental and a key factor in the outbreak of the civil war. Not just state rights but slavery also played a significant role in the outbreak of the civil war. Tension grew between the confederates and the union with slavery rights. The north wanted slavery out and the south wanted to keep them in. With this tension growing a civil war became closer and closer to out breaking. There were about three million slaves in America in 1619. The north grew out of slavery and the south did the exact opposite by depending more and more on slavery. From Yankees and confederates in the American stats in the mid – 19th century it reads, “This fundamental difference was one of the key causes of the American civil war”. Slavey was a fundamental difference because the north did not want slaves in America and the south did. This is because it was the way of life for the confederates. They did not want a anti-slavery country because number one their businesses would suffer but also the way they went about life. The south argued that the north just could not simply take away slavery and that it is typical for the union to tell the south what it should do. The south thought that the northerner’s assumed that they were better then them and they are of a high...
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...While it was never their original motive, colonist in the New World delivered a modern form of slavery. Within the growing colonies, slavery emerged away from what many people in history knew or recognized the want for life of one race. While looking into a series of events that had begun in Jamestown, any individual can see a progression of situations that established slavery within the Colonies. The early Africans that had first landed in Jamestown were treated as indentured servants. Being an indentured servant meant that in order to come to the New World they had to agree to work for an employer for a certain amount of years. As the years went on the status of Africans in America evolved into enslavement arrangement, which was driven by economic necessities. This resulted in the establishment of slavery and racial prejudice on an unequaled scale in Europe, which is where many colonists emigrated....
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...The United States of America is a place that allows for equal opportunity to all people who come. But it wasn’t always like this. From the mid-1550’s all the way up until the civil war, slavery was very prominent and was used to produce a lot of raw materials. Abraham Lincoln was able to bring an end to slavery and give freedom to African Americans. But why was he so focused on ending slavery? Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in the backcountry of Kentucky. Lincoln attended very little schooling throughout his early years (Abraham Lincoln Historical Society). The total amount of schooling amounted to less than a years’ worth (Columbia University Press). He taught himself how to read and write under his father’s guidance (Abraham Lincoln Historical Society). He also picked up on how to read by listening to others and reciting what they had said (Abraham Lincoln Historical Society). While he bounced from job to job paying off debt, he also went to law school to further his studies (Columbia...
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...Slavery was a big part of American history. It started during the First Settlement in Jamestown in 1619 and it didn’t end until after the Civil War. These slaves did help development America even though it wasn’t right and without theses slaves, America wouldn’t be the same as it is. The first known use of slaves was during the Jamestown Settlement. In 1619, a ship called the White Lion carried 20 Africans slaves to Jamestown. These slaves were needed to help the settlers to farm their tobacco, a new crop they discovered in Jamestown. The farming of tobacco was an extremely rough job, so more slaves were needed. Thus, creating a demand for slaves and that’s how slavery began to take off as a profitable industry. Bacon’s Rebellion was a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon and slaves to overthrow the rich white plantation owners. But Bacon and his rebels didn’t win and all of them died in either the battles or was hung to death. Africans were known as the lowest class in the social group and they didn’t get a...
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...interest was immediately sparked with Lesson 1 and I was very excited to see how the course would proceed. I learned that the early North and Central American cultures of Paleo-Indians were big game hunters. Following the extinction of mammoths and other big game prey, the native people were able to adapt to environmental and social fluctuations and developed a hunter-gatherer culture. Native Americans had thriving communities with highly sophisticated political, economic and social systems that emerged and were practiced. The Spanish were the first Europeans to actively pursue exploiting the New World. European explorer nations of Spain, Britain, France and Holland were looking for a western route to Asia. Instead they discovered the Americas and found unlimited fertile lands and natural resources, and they competed fiercely for domination of the Americas. Many persons of European descent came to settle in the New World for varied reasons, i.e. religious freedom, land ownership, opportunity for a better life. When American colonist decided to fight for independence from Britain, they probably had no idea that this would lead to the formation a democratic government unlike any seen previously in modern history. The founding document, the Constitution of the United States of America has become a model for democratic republics all over the world. After the Revolutionary War, the United States of America would have another encounter with the British military in the War of 1812...
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