Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States This book explains the history of America starting from 1492 until the present. The history is told from the common people’s point of view. During my presentation I summarized chapters six through ten. Chapter six was titled “The Intimately Oppressed” and it refers to the inequalities in the lives of women during and after the revolution. Even though African American women had it the hardest‚ he referred to more women such as Caucasian‚ Native
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What caused the American Civil War? It is amazing that even today‚ nearly 150 years after the Civil War started‚ there is passionate debate regarding the "cause" of the Civil War. Consider this: It is a fact that when the armies for the North and South were first formed‚ only a small minority of the soldiers on either side would have declared that the reason they joined the army was to fight either "for" or "against" slavery. However‚ equally true is the statement: "Had there been no slavery‚ there
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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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The Civil War is a dark mark on America’s History‚ that helped define who we are today. Brothers fighting brothers‚ fathers fighting sons‚ and families devastated over a fear of change and compromise. Change‚ compromise‚ and leadership are all needed for a nation to succeed‚ but is bloodshed necessary to achieve success. Our land is stained with fathers and sons who believed that bloodshed was necessary to achieve greatness. The Civil War is a blemish on the history of the United States of America
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Lincoln’s 10% plan · 1865: 13th Amendment · 1865-66: Presidential Reconstruction: Johnson’s version of Lincoln’s proposal · 1866-67: Congressional plan: 10% plan with 14th Amendment · 1867-77: Military Reconstruction (Congress): 14th Amendment plus black suffrage that was later established nationwide by the 15th Amendment. · Compromise of 1877: ends Reconstruction. What was Reconstruction? Attempt to achieve national reunification and reconciliation after the Civil War and to improve
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Watkins. Both Martin and Watkins talk about the pride‚ misery‚ glory and horror of the battles that were fought throughout The Revolutionary War. Some of the adventures and sufferings of both men gives its readers a direct perception of what life was like for them. The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial
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The Civil War The Civil War started in 1861 and lasted for four years until the south surrendered in 1865. The war was between the northern states and the southern states of the United States. Since the War there has been a lot of discussions among historians arguing about the cause of the war. Historians have yet to agree if the cause was social‚ political‚ economical or a mix of them. Most of those who believe it was because of economic reasons believe that it was because of The Sectional
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ZINN‚ HOWARD CHAPTER 18 Questions and Answers 1) The Vietnamese complaints against the French both in the letters to President Truman and the 1945 Declaration of Independence‚ were based on the levying of unjust taxes‚ increasing the poverty of the rural populace‚ exploitation of mineral and forest resources‚ massive starvation‚ and imprisonment of those who would rebel or question their colonial power. In the long list of grievances against the French stated in the Vietnamese Declaration of
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Katelin Foster 9/30/12 Period 5 US History The Civil War The Civil War was a fight between the Southern states and the Northern states. It began in 1861 and ended in 1865. The northerners referred to this war as the war to preserve the Union because that became the main goal of the Civil War. Slavery was one of the causes of the war‚ but in the end Lincoln’s goal became preserving the union. When Eli Whitney invented the Cotton Gin in 1783‚ cotton then became very profitable. Many farmers
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American Civil War Milan Patel The journal paper discusses the problems faced by Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis that contributed to civil war in their respective states. It analyses the contribution of each person in the American civil war. The achievements of both commanders will also be discussed together with their weaknesses. Introduction A civil war involves the conflict between different groups in the same state. The main objectives of the civil war are the intention of one group to exercise
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