the Color Line”‚ chapter 2 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States p. 23 “. . . that special racial feeling . . . that combination of inferior status and derogatory thought we call racism.” Zinn says we need to understand how racism started in order to see how it might end. Factors that led to U.S. slavery 24 a—“The Virginians needed labor”—to grow food & tobacco 25 b—“They couldn’t force Indians to work for them” c—“White servants had not yet been brought
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During the Constitutional Period‚ there were two groups of people; one group called the Federalists‚ wanted a stronger national government and one group called the Anti-Federalists‚ opposed the development of a national government. The Federalists ratified the Constitution to help properly manage the debt and tensions following the American Revolution. The Anti-Federalists opposed the development of a strong federal government and the ratification of the Constitution‚ preferring instead for power
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James Madison and Thomas Jefferson served very successful terms as president of the United States of America. Madison’s greatest accomplishment was the moral victory in the “War of 1812”‚ while Jefferson doubled the size of America with the “Louisiana Purchase”. Also‚ having an exceptional relationship allowed them to create the Democratic- Republican party. Despite sharing the same views on government‚ the aftereffects of their presidencies turned out to be far different. Because James Madison Resolved
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Federalist No. 51 is an essay by James Madison‚ the fifty-first of the Federalist Papers. It was published on Wednesday‚ February 6‚ 1788 under the pseudonym Publius‚ the name under which all the Federalist Papers were published. One of the most famous of the Federalist Papers‚ No. 51 addresses means by which appropriate checks and balances can be created in government and also advocates a separation of powers within the national government. One of its most important ideas is the pithy and often
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Zinn Chapter 12 1. Why might Teddy Roosevelt have thought that the United States needed a war in 1897? a. The United States was struggling politically and economically. It was believed that opening up markets overseas would relieve a lot of the problems that the United States was having in its depression. 2. In what sense was expansion overseas “not a new idea”? If it was not new‚ then why did it not begin until 1898? a. The Monroe Doctrine moved the US down south into the Caribbean even before the
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always tend to leave out some of the more disturbing parts of history. In A People’s History of the United States‚ Howard Zinn tells history from the perspective of all the minorities affected in the building of the United States. He criticizes the versions of history that are told from the “viewpoint of the leaders…” without any regard of the mass murders or exploitation (9). Zinn describes the novel as being “skeptical of governments and their attempts…” (10). The view of Zinn’s novel as a “history
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Federalist #10 1. Explain what Madison means by faction. (2). A faction is a group of people united by a common interest that goes against the common interest of the community (ex. political parties) 2. Explain how Madison suggests we can cure the mischiefs of factions. (3) There are two ways that Madison suggests: 1) removing its cause‚ 2) controlling its effects. 3. Explain why we can’t remove the causes of factions according to Madison. (4-6) We can’t remove
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intense law‚ the Constitution. Considering how the three branches advance a parity of force that is helpful to incorporate the motivation and discretionary parts that likewise has boundless influence in the administration’s operation. The arrangement of balanced governance is an essential piece of the Constitution. With balanced governance‚ each of the three branches of government can restrict the forces
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ZINN CHAPTER 7: Study Questions "As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs" 1. What is the major theme (recurring idea) in this chapter. The major theme in this chapter was about the Native Americans and their survival due to the Americans taking their land‚ spreading diseases‚ and raiding their towns. 2. What evidence does Zinn cite to illustrate the overall impact of Indian removal? The evidence Zinn uses to illustrate the overall impact of the Indian removal by talking about the book
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people were created: Federalists‚ who supported the new Constitution; and the Anti-Federalists‚ who were against the new form of government. During the Constitutional Convention‚ both parties presented their case‚ their form of government and evidence supporting why that was the best way for America to be governed. America must have a National and a State government in order to function properly and fulfill its people’s needs. On the one hand‚ there is Centinel‚ an Anti-federalist that argues in The
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