Both Mary Beth Norton’s Major Problems in American Women’s History and Dorothy Sterling’s We Are Your Sisters: Black Women in the Nineteenth Century are compilations of primary sources about American history. Norton’s book provides a listing of primary sources. Sterling on the other hand placed some short paragraphs between the source texts in order to make the whole more readable and give some context. The assigned chapters show a selection of testimonies and interviews given by southern black
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The History According to many people‚ The American Dream “is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work and has the potential to lead a happy‚ successful life.” Over the course of many years‚ the definition of the American Dream has changed‚ but was first publicly defined in 1931. Documents like the Declaration of Independence protects the American Dream by stating values which are protected by law. Alexis de Tocqueville‚ a French historian‚ studied American society
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In third grade‚ I was assigned to write a research paper on a very influential person in American history. I chose Elizabeth Blackwell because‚ at that age‚ I loved the name “Elizabeth” more than anything. However‚ as I deepened my research on her‚ my admiration for her deepened as well. Elizabeth Blackwell was born almost two hundred years prior to me‚ but she proved that time period played no obstacle to her aspirations by becoming the first female in doctor in America‚ despite constant discouragement
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AP UNITED STATES HISTORY SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2011 Hello and welcome to the exciting world that is Advanced Placement United States History. You are now a member of an elite group: students who dare to take on an exceptionally challenging course. The risks are great‚ but then so are the potential gains. We will take on this challenge together and when you are done‚ you will be justifiably proud of yourself. This course is a one-year class designed to allow the student a head start on college
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Perhaps no other figure in American history has been more portrayed in myth and legend then Davy Crockett. He was among the most famous of the colorful characters of the American West. Generations of children grew up on his stories. He had a larger-than life image‚ with his coonskin cap and the rifle he called “Old Betsy.” He took many different roles during his life and was described as legendary reality he was a hero because he was a good leader and a story teller‚ he was a smart man‚ he volunteered
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American History Chapter 13 Becoming a World Power Overview The Cold War (1945-1991) conquered international relations within a structure of political‚ economic‚ and military tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War facilitated global leadership by the United States‚ and provided Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin and his successors with an enemy to validate their suppressive regime. The Cold War helped legitimize an unrepresentative government and uphold the Communist
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The Boston Massacre was a very significant event in American history. Although a single group cannot be blamed for the event in its entirety‚ the British soldiers should receive most of the blame. It should be noted‚ however‚ that the colonists did play a role in causing the incident. The actions that the British took the night of the Massacre were unnecessary. According to William Tant’s unbiased account in Primary Source #2 of what happened that night while the Bostonians were simply throwing
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It is February 1787‚ a very chilly afternoon in Mount Vernon‚ Virginia. George Washington was outside his cabin chopping cherry trees with his hatchet‚ as a hobby. He took the wood and cherries home to his wife and two adopted kids. Sadly‚ he couldn’t fully enjoy the cherries as any person would because he had dentures. His dentures weren’t made of wood‚ as the popular rumor believed. They were instead more uncomfortable than wood. They were made of cow’s teeth‚ human teeth‚ and elephant ivory set
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African American Female Rappers American culture‚ being traditionally perceived as quite liberal and democratic‚ is in fact paralyzed by the overwhelming power of stereotypes which shape the current image of culture at large and its industries‚ including music‚ in particular. Even the most innovative and advanced movement’s turn to be submitted to the canons of the ideology that dominates in American culture. Unfortunately‚ such a situation does not contribute to the development of really free
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Quite often‚ people make judgmental comments about others because of their appearance. We are all considered as human beings except the difference in our culture‚ our beliefs‚ and our color shape. The 1990s movie American History X‚ demonstrated the consequences about being prejudgment against other race. Danni and Derek‚ the main characters as brothers‚ fought for their belief and ideology against the other ethnicities and immigrants that are supposedly taking too much place in their territory
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