Maria Daniels POLS497 Mid-Term 01FEB2015 The idea of American exceptionalism is not a new one. Thomas Jefferson spoke of civilizing the Indians many believed they were savages. Surely the Native Americans thought the white newcomers were the savages. The white men forced the Natives off of the “new” land and proceeded to murder them. The United States continues this tradition today‚ going into countries where we are not welcome‚ and trying to change them‚ make them more like us. What I can
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In the Seven Guidelines for Civil Disobedience‚ Howard Zinn presents civil disobedience as an act of deliberately violating a law for a societal purpose (Zinn 1). Therefore‚ civil disobedience is completely justified when society is threatened by a regime that practices absolute sovereignty. It is justified because absolute sovereignty only serves the interests of the state‚ not ours. Zinn perfectly uncovers the agenda of absolute sovereignty by stating: “We must never forget that we and the state
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ship in North America. Zinn sketches the colonists’ need for labor‚ which was the immediate engine driving their willingness to hold slaves‚ and the larger European cultural attitudes that made slavery tenable. He compares slavery in Europe and Africa‚ and he touches on the nature of African civilization. Zinn moves back and forth through time by documenting the massive importation of slaves ("10 to 15 million" imported by 1800) and analyzing what this enslavement meant. Zinn addresses the marked racial
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Study Questions for Mann‚ 1491 1. Until quite recently‚ most American history textbooks taught that before Europeans invaded the Americas Indians were savages who lived in isolated groups and had so little impact on their environment that it remained a pristine wilderness. We now know from scientific discoveries that this account was wrong. What is the effect of learning that most of what we have assumed about the past is "wrong in almost every aspect‚" as Mann puts it on page 4? - What
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IBDP History of the Americas Year 1 Summer Assignment Welcome to IBDP HOTA I!! Below you find your summer assignment‚ which requires that you purchase A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. If you find it a financial hardship to purchase this book‚ please let the instructor know. I do have a few copies to sign out. This book will be used throughout the year and will be invaluable to you as you proceed in your education. Over the summer‚ you will prepare for IBDP HOTA
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Question: What factors pulled the colonies away from Britain? The separation of the thirteen colonies from Mother England cannot be attributed to one single factor. Years of history were required before the revolution was to take place‚ and within these years several factors built upon one another. These few however‚ stick out more than others: distance‚ taxation‚ and progressive pamphlets. Distance played a crucial role in driving the colonists away from Mother England. To have a simple
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one of Stern’s many ideas‚ moral understanding. Moral understanding according to Stern is to acknowledge your own meaning of morality‚ right or wrong‚ by comparing past adversities and administering change for the better in the present and future. Zinn speaks about and argues that the act of war is unjustifiable and inhumane due to the fact that it has been going on for centuries without any real progress. He insists that the government benefits from war while being insensitive to justice‚ peace
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This plan that has been created to increase the level of history education in the United States sounds good. Both books that have been picked out for discussion are excellent choices that describe the history of the United States. In a reading group type of environment‚ there can many factors that interest the readers. It can all come down to the font of the text or something as simple as the front cover. Based on what the books have to offer though‚ my recommendation takes into account both parties
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Zinn Chapter 7: As Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs Questions 1. Chapter 7 deals immensely with the Native Americans and their survival based upon the government taking their lands. 2. Zinn showed the impact of the Indian removal by talking about the book Fathers and Children‚ which shows statistics of the matter. 3. When Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State‚ he believed that the Indians should just be left alone. Once he became president‚ he wanted to remove the Indians. I believe
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someone was to look back on the most of stories of the American Revolution‚ they would see that the stories of patriotic heroes and colonists risking themselves for their country. But Howard Zinn realizes that the stories are too good to be true so he then exposes the truth about the American Revolution. Howard Zinn had many opinions of the American Revolution. Many of Howard’s opinions were interesting and fluent. Howard also justifies his stances and shows how someone could oppose his points. In
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