First, American foods that are often seen as staples in America today were not even native to America in the first place. Fruits like apples, grapes, oranges, and strawberries all arrived from faraway places brought to the early Americas by settlers, and meats such as chicken, beef, and pork all arrived from Europe as well. This is because in the past early America only had small turkeys, llamas, guinea pigs and bison as their …show more content…
While it is true that in today’s world there is still tension between the races particularly between blacks and whites there is still a vast improvement from the past. In the past African Americans were kidnapped from their homes and taken to the new world to be slaves on large plantations. These slaves worked without pay and were only compensated with meagre food to eat and horrible living conditions. Slaves had no rights and were not treated as people, because of the color of their skin slaves were treated as lower than a dumb animal. Slaves would continue to live this way for nearly a century before their freedom was granted and it would still be a long fight ahead to grant full rights to all people of