book "A history of women in America" overall I thought was a okay book. I like that the book told about women’s struggle and the situations they endured. Through those struggles they gave us a voice and major goals were accomplished. The women who spoke out and gave all women equal rights really made me feel and have a great pride in being a woman myself with the rights they fought for in present day America. The most interesting information I read in this book was how women basically did everything
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Significance: The Iroquois‚ originating from present day New York‚ began to prosper after their dealings with the French‚ and later the Dutch in the fur trade. Eager to expand their territories strategically‚ they divided into the five nations of Senecas‚ Cayugas‚ Onondagas‚ Oneidas‚ and Mohawks‚ compiling into a confederation. Granted from the fur trade‚ these Natives had ample access to guns‚ steels and other goods to help conquer and wage on both European and fellow Native American settlements
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1. The claim that “Mother countries exist for the benefit of their colonies” has some reasonable claims. A colony provides a great amount of wealth to the mother country‚ through trade and tax. The further growth of a colony only multiplies the amount of benefit the mother country receives. If a colony is given the ability and the assistance from the mother country to trade and manufacture on its own then the increased growth only helps to bring in more for the mother country. If England decided
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A.P. history Unit 2 Essays #4. Write your definition of racism. Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of English racism. Racism is a word that reflects a person’s or group of people’s hatred‚ jealousy‚ or spiteful feeling or actions toward someone or a group of people of another race. It is also a belief that one is the way he/she is‚ or even acts a certain way because of their race. Racism can lead to
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As immigrants to the British New World‚ Africans had no choice in their destinations or fates. The first African Americans arrived in Jamestown in 1619 on a Dutch trading ship. They were not slaves but they were also not free. They were indentured servants and served until their duties were fulfilled. Although these somewhat “lucky” individuals lived out the rest of their lives free from a life of servitude‚ the next decades to come would make this a fate that ceased to exist. Indentured servitude
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America’s gave birth to many nations and a new chapter in history. We must ask ourselves is‚ was this done for religious freedom and prosperity‚ or out of the passion and drive for fame and fortune sought for by the sea powers of the world. When the first colony at Jamestown took shape it also ignited a global rivalry among primarily Spain‚ England‚ and France. The colonization of the colonies was not primarily a religious endeavor‚ due to the participating countries’ motives‚ the determination of
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1. Discuss the racial composition (racial groups) of colonial Latin America In order to discuss the racial composition of Colonial Latin America‚ we must first examine the three civilizations that were present when the Europeans reached Latin America. The three civilizations present were: Mayans‚ Aztecs and Incans which could be considered native Indians. The people of Latin America are a mixture of racial groupings that include native Indians‚ white Europeans‚ black Africans. The central
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America Gift to My Generation American soldiers are everything‚ They are our community they are the history they are the future. They are the reason why we are even writing this essay. I am so thankful for the people who have served because if it wasn’t for them we would be somewhere else‚ we could be in another country‚ we could be slaves. Soldiers are one of the keys to life‚ some people just want everything so they think that they can just take it and the US soldiers are the ones that stop that
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Book Review: A History of Women in America From the beginning of time‚ women have subtly shaped the history of the human race. Just by operating under social normality or defying it‚ a woman can cause a movement. In Carol Hymowitz and Michaele Weissman’s book‚ A History of Women in America‚ they focus on the more modern changes women have had on history rather than focusing more on the impact women had on the foundation of the United States. While men carried out much of the remembered history
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This essay written by Jon Butler explains the evolution of slavery‚ including the Africans’ experiences in America‚ and the developing of a sense of community among these people. The author mentions that in 1680 slavery was not very common in English colonies‚ later around 1700 this would change. One of the possible causes of it was the decrease of indentured servants in the colonies of Chesapeake and the Carolinas‚ in which the labor force was in high demand at that time. Captive Africans became
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