1865 to 1900 Identify at least (2) two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. Death of Lincoln in 1865. Lincoln’s death changed the course of the country trying to rebuild after the Civil War. President Andrew Johnson was not popular and could not convince Congress especially the southerners to go along with him. Lincoln had a plan to build up the South and end the hate. He ordered amnesty and that the south be rebuilt. He pardoned‚ with a few exceptions
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Early American and Colonial Period to 1776 American literature begins with the orally transmitted myths‚ legends‚ tales‚ and lyrics (always songs) of Indian cultures. There was no written literature among the more than 500 different Indian languages and tribal cultures that existed in North America before the first Europeans arrived. As a result‚ Native American oral literature is quite diverse. Narratives from quasi-nomadic hunting cultures like the Navajo are different from stories of settled
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In the short story “The Gilded Six-Bits” Zora Neale Hurston describes the survival of love in a black family living in a rural area.Folklore is a collection of fictional stories about animals and people‚ cultural myths‚ jokes‚ songs‚ tales and even quotes.Although Zora Neale Hurston is a A Folklorist “The Gilded Six-Bits”was not written as a typical folkloric tale. Although The short story isn’t your everyday folkloric tale it can still be considered Folklore. “The Gilded Six-Bits”is an example of
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African Americans: The Loss and Gain of Freedom(1865-1900) The Civil War ended on April 9‚ 1865. The period known after the war was called Reconstruction. During Reconstruction (also called Radical Reconstruction)‚ the South was in economic‚ political‚ and social trouble. In 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees‚ Freedmen‚ and Abandoned Lands. This became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau. It was a bureau ran by the United States Army‚ with several field
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man’s machine guns” (Doc 4). Because he was then forced into slave like conditions afterwards‚ Kumalo will always react to Europeans with violence. Many Africans also shared Kumalo’s reaction to European advancement into Africa. There were several rebellions and battles against European control. Survivors were not treated well under Europeans‚ who took African land‚ possessions‚ and plundered villages (Doc 9). Many Europeans were not expecting such resentment from Africans. They truly believed they were
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INTERNATIONAL EVENTS / ORIGINS OF WWI II. IMPERIALISM Colonialism Imperialism Date late 15th century – 1815 1870s – 1914 Colonisers Spain Portugal France England Netherlands in Africa: Germany France GB Portugal Belgium Spain Italy in Asia: France GB Russia Colonised‚ explores areas Americas Africa (only trading posts) Australia‚ India Africa (trading posts at first‚ colonies later) Asia Motives of Europeans new trading routs new resources of gold & silver raw
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of the Cuban population demonstrated approximately that half of the enslaved persons labored on a sugar plantation. Those same individuals were subjected to a brutal work regime‚ spoke only the language of their diverse African origin and prohibited from contact with the creole world outside of the plantations. Additionally‚ the 17% of free persons of color‚ faced constraints on their exercise of freedoms. Specifically‚ bands against marriage to people of white descent. Therefore‚ further dividing
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European Imperialism and the colonial expansion of the 19th and 20th centuries were met with a great deal of criticism. Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness offers a vivid description of the brutality and exploitation that imperialism manufactured. Through the narration Marlow’s journey up the Congo River and into the heart of Africa‚ Conrad reveals his central critique and his understandings of the notions of civilization‚ Christianity‚ and commerce. Similarly to Conrad‚ J.A. Hobson criticized imperialism
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The Europeans brought along Christianity and imposed their beliefs on the natives. Along with the new religion‚ worship now took place in churches and it was now believed that God dwelled in heaven and not Mount Kenya. The colonizers didn’t give much care to the environment and was no longer sacred to the natives‚ which led to its degradation. Mathai states that “…exploiting our natural resources…Hallowed landscapes lost their sacredness and were exploited as local
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controlled was India where it was first under control of the British East India Company and then Parliament with the Raj‚ and they also had Malaya‚ the French had French Indochina that consisted of Laos and Cambodia‚ the Netherlands had the Dutch East Indies including Java‚ New Guinea‚ and Sumatra‚ Russia had influence over outer Mongolia‚ and the United States had influence in Japan and control over the Philippines‚ gained from the Spanish-American War. 8. The Europeans justified imperialism by claiming
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