COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA Donald J. Mabry Professor of History Mississippi State University and The Historical Text Archive historicaltextarchive.com ii For Paula Crockett Mabry iii Preface The material in this book comes from my teaching Latin American history over many years. It does not pretend to be a textbook‚ although it could form the basis of one. It is more than an outline but much is omitted. This little book contains notes and commentary on important
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intellectually inferior to men but also a major source of temptation and evil. Colonial women faced the harsh realities of childbirth‚ housework‚ and serving their husbands because it was tradition. The ways of the ‘old country’ culture was forced upon a new one‚ disallowing any room for new ideals. Although constrained by society Colonial women have had their part in shaping America. European nations came to the Americas to increase their wealth and broaden their influence over world affairs. The
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In Colonial America the level of opportunity available for each resident depended upon how much money they had‚ where they live‚ and what position they held in the social hierarchy. In this time as well as in today’s society money rules over everything. Colonists leave their homelands not only to gain religious freedom‚ but to free themselves from the poverty they live in everyday in Britain. Colonial America offered an opportunity to start fresh. In Colonial America the more money you had the
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DEMOCRACY IN COLONIAL AMERICA Colonial America was democratic. Documents‚ agreements and other representative actions are a proof of the establishment of a democracy in the colonies. England was not democratic‚ and the colonies purpose was to separate themselves as much as possible from the Crown and their undemocratic flu. They had freedom of press and religion and were getting accustomed to doing things their way. Documents such as the Maryland’s Act of Toleration‚ the Fundamental Orders
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In my opinion‚ colonial America was on its way to democracy‚ but far from being a true democratic society. Only a small portion of the people were able to make the decisions‚ so government did not revolve around the majority. By the 1720s in most colonies‚ eligible voters were defined as white Christian males who owned land and were over the age of 21. In other colonies‚ only Protestants or members of a particular church could vote. All voters had to own land because colonial leaders believed
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In modern America‚ women are sometimes looked upon negatively or with little value. Stereotypes haunt women and can even discourage them from achieving their dreams. Dating back to colonial America‚ women were assigned the role of a caretaker for men and their homes‚ giving a norm for women to meet. At the time‚ women were associated with peace‚ cleaning‚ and obedience. This is especially noteworthy as women weren’t born to fit one specific role‚ men merely told what to do throughout history. By
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Slavery in Colonial America Many may ask‚ “Was slavery in Colonial America purely based on race‚ class‚ economics‚ or all of these things. Well in the Articles written by Degler and Morgan it explains that slavery could have been based on both race and class. Degler believed that slavery was mostly about race. Morgan‚ on the other hand believed that slavery was more about class. Well‚ in the articles both Degler and Morgan try to explain why they believed slavery was based on race or class.
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Groups (Women‚ Indians‚ Relgious Dissenters‚ Slaves) in Colonial America? Life in Colonial America for women‚ indians and slaves‚ were all a little different but they did have one thing in common: they were considered inferior to the white males. They had no rights and they were treated poorly. Slaves were treated like animals‚ Indians were told to be savages and women were only supposed to be the supporting wife and mother. Women in Colonial times were expected to follow the daily routine of tending
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Many ideological‚ social‚ and economic forces shaped social development for colonial America. It’s quite intriguing as to how only a fraction of young men attended college in the United States at one time. Attending college was recherché during the colonial time period in contrast to today‚ where attending college is so prominent in society. Even the offspring of colonial intellectuals‚ such as "Creasy" Mather‚ seldom attended college. Some of the first colleges ever established‚ such as Harvard
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Slavery took place in Colonial America in a complicated way. Around 1960 historians describe slavery in certain in a way‚ which leads them to think that there is differences between Whites and Blacks when it comes to intelligence‚ civilization‚ morality or physical capacity. All of the sudden White starting to think they should be the leader of people from Africa. They think that people from Africa should be the one doing all the hard work. Then the Civil right movement began in the 20th century
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