• Historical Perspective There are many historical Perspectives (views and opinions) to consider when looking at history‚ such as‚ age‚ class and social status‚ literacy‚ race‚ sex and gender‚ birth place‚ whether their geography is rural or urban‚ media‚ housing and household makeup‚ movement (ie. travel or not)‚ degree of independence‚ type of work performed‚ the daily life and activities‚ religion and spirituality • Social History Social history is the Study of ordinary people in their everyday
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ZINN CHAPTER 1 1. According to Zinn‚ what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? A: to tell vivid descriptions in history that usually gets ignored. Zinn tries to bring out the positive part in the truth. 2. What is Zinn’s thesis for pages 1-11? A: Zinn’s thesis is to not grieve for the victims and denounce the executioners. 3. According to Zinn‚ how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? A: As a great hero that discovered the Americas
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List regions of North America and the Native groups living in each— Southeast- Cherokee‚Seminole‚ Apalachee‚ Catawba Chickasaw‚ Choctow‚ Coushatta‚ Creek‚ Houma‚ Lumbee‚ Miccoukee‚ Timacu Mid Atlantic/Northeast- Piscataway‚ Lenape‚ Powhatan‚ Yaocamico‚ Algonquin‚ Iroquios‚ Narrangansett‚ Nipmuc‚ Peqet‚ Pokanoket‚ Wampanog Great Lakes- Cippewa‚ Fox‚ Shawnee‚ Huron‚ Kickapoo‚ Menominee‚ Miami‚ Oneida‚ Onondaga‚ Ottowa‚ Potawatomi‚ Winnebago Great Plains- Sioux‚ Blackfeet‚ Cheyenne
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Chapter Study Outline I. England and the New World A. Reasons for England’s late entry 1. Protracted religious strife catholics persecuted by edward‚ mary becomes queen-executes protestants‚ mary’s rule makes reconciliation with rome impossible 2. Continuing struggle to subdue Ireland absorbed money and energy directed towards new world B. England and North America 3. Early ventures a. Humphrey Gilbert’s failed Newfoundland colony
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Study guide test #1 1. How did the "first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of Europeans? What were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England’s failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards
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1. In a nutshell‚ Professor Howard Zinn’s purpose for writing “A People’s History of the United States” was to offer a history of the United States (from the first settlers all the way to the mid1970’s at the time of publishing) that did not outright lie or “sugar coat” our country’s past. Furthermore‚ Zenn seeks to avoid manipulating our history as a means to calm the reader‚ albeit causing controversy when his book first debuted. Additionally‚ in the word’s of the author himself‚ “If history is to be creative
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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS - Italian explorer‚ sail for Queen Isabella of Spain‚ 3 ships were the Nina‚ Pinta‚ and the Santa Maria. Columbus was looking for a route East by sailing West. He is credited with discovering the New World THE JOURNAL by William Carlos Williams Christopher Columbus’ personal account (from his journal) of his final days of his first voyage and landing on the island of San Salvador in 1492 1. September 22 – why was “the contrary wind”
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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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Is America’s Criminal Justice System Racist? Todd Brouse 4/9/14 Police and Society Gutierrez Since before the official establishment of the United States‚ discrimination and segregation among whites and other ethnicities had already been in practice among people all over the world‚ bringing us to a surging problem in today’s society of profiling in our criminal justice system. Many might question how a problem like racism and profiling can occur in a system of those who set and follow
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II. What was the English Settlement like at Jamestown? It survived thanks to John Smith and the production of tobacco A. What cause the struggle English settlers in America? The first settlement was almost destroyed by disease and starvation. 1. What did the English have to do to make colonization a business? English were funded by joint-stock companies‚ which once the people had several investors‚ they obtained a charter or official permit. King James I granted a charter to the Virginia
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