...The writings of Columbus, Castillo, and de la Casas represented vastly different points of view of the Spanish conquests of the Americas. In his first letter, Christopher Columbus mostly focused on the political victory of the voyage and arriving in the Indies (p. 32), and the splendor of the landscape including palm trees, mountains, and beautiful birds (p. 33). In the subsequent letter to King Ferdinand of Spain, Columbus seems selfish and one-sided (somewhat understandable considering that he was begging Ferdinand for forgiveness of his crimes (p. 35). Bernal Diaz del Castillo's account, however, was not clouded by much bias or opinions at all. Because Castillo was just a simple foot soldier (Castillo p. 42) and was left to follow the commands of Cortes and his other officers, he wrote more of a journal that described in much detail the arrive and battles in Tenochtitlan (Castillo pp. 44-52). In comparison, Bartolome de las Casas did not stray from showing his personal convictions about the overall Spanish conquest and treatment of the Indians. After becoming a priest, he expressed that he believed those who were executing these atrocities out on the Indians for want of riches and gold were not in keeping with Catholic teachings that many Spaniards claimed to abide by (p. 36). Though vastly different, the viewpoints in these writings work to demonstrate the cases that each man is trying to make for the intended reader. Christopher Columbus shows deep conflict and contradiction...
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...The United states constitution overcame the weakness of the Articles of Confederation and provided for the organization of the new government. In the 1700’s, in the thirteen original colonies, the Americans won the Revolutionary war, and they decided they needed a government. The Articles of Confederation is what the continental congress made a plan for as a whole. The constitutional convention was ran by the legislature which caused the great compromises. The constitution was written by delegates and each state had to hold a convention to approve of the constitution but not everyone agreed about the constitution and that it should be ratified. In the late 1700’s the thirteen original colonies needed a government so they came up with the articles...
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...Team A Week 2 Assignment Throughout history of the United States prison system has changed. From day to day operations to the laws that govern the operation a lot has changed since the beginning of the prison system in the 1700s. This paper will look at the ways that the prisons have changed and look into to the future for what is to come. Crime and punishment had gone side-by-side before America was even born and the colonies were even established. One thing known is that although laws were not well established or documented in pen there were rules, regulations, common law and punishments handed down by the citizens of the community for committing acts that went against the beliefs of the colonist. Punishments would vary depending on country, state, city, or colony depending on the community’s beliefs, religion, and country of origin mainly of European descent. Punishments could range from whippings to be put to death by hanging. Other communities preferred the stocks yard over violence and leaned more toward public humiliation in were the individual who committed the offense was tarred and feathered. From here the convicted would be made to be the laughing stock of the community to see the individual who violated the town’s beliefs. Although whipping and hanging sounded harsh, they were meant to punish the individual and act as a deterrent to others who dared to follow in the convicted footsteps. Other punishments could include banishments from the town or region, the...
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...American History up to 1875 Name Course Instructor Date American History up to 1875 The American history records tremendous changes that define the journey taken in shaping what the country looks like today. The Indian-European conflict was common in the 17th Century in the North America. The issue of slavery got intense and many Indians fell in the hands of the European. Slaves were mistreated, overworked, and tortured to an extent of them dying at the farms. The introduction of Christianity by the Europeans meant that the Indians had to do away with their old fashioned ways of worship. The Indians and the European immigrants had different religion and beliefs that had to be unified for a common existence. The interaction between people of different races, religions and beliefs has been a great aspect of the American history. It was until later in the 20th century that European exploration and colonization of America that brought change in how the Old and New Worlds interacted. The settlement of the Indians in America was a vital mark in the development of native culture. The Indians established their lifestyle blended with rich culture and religion. The Indians on the East Coast had a more civilized life and well-established trade systems. The first encounter between the Europeans and the native Indians took place in the 1500s.[1] The Europeans discovered America as they engaged in fishing of whales and other sea exploration...
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...America Transformed HIS 110 June 13, 2011 Abstract Some individuals have a curious thought of how Americans built their society. In this reading the reader will understand a historic timeline from 1780-1850. Learning the important information during certain years and how they overcome each event. The Agricultural Revolution of Europe started in the 1700’s; it was widely spread throughout Europe and America by the 1800’s. The results of the revolution, was the farming processes became more efficient, and productive due to several inventions, and discoveries. The Agricultural processes became faster, and less manpower is required in the field, as a result the population from the countryside had no means of supporting themselves. They were forced to move into the urban cities in search of factory jobs. The Industrial Revolution began in Great Britain during the 1700s. The term Industrial Revolution refers both to the changes that occurred and to the period itself. During the 1700s and early 1800s, great changes took place in the lives and labor of people in several parts of the world. These changes resulted from the development of industrialization and it started spreading to other parts of Europe and to North America in the early 1800s. By the mid-1800s, industrialization had become widespread in Western Europe and the northeastern United States. America Transformed In 1781 Peace Commission occurred and what it meant was Congress appoints a Peace Commission comprised...
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...Over the course of Pacific Northwest history, there have been various cultural expectations that have influenced the encounters between the many groups of peoples living in the Pacific Northwest. The Native Americans, Europeans, Mexican born Spanish, and American people have encountered cultural differences amongst each other for several centuries. First, curiosity was the driving force behind exploration. The New World still had an undiscovered area in the Northwest, the last frontier. The curious minds of expanding nations would send them on several endeavors to stake claim to this unknown portion of the world. According to Weber, the Spanish were the first to reach the Pacific Northwest, preceding all other European powers in exploring the coastlines of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia (Terra Northwest, 3). In 1493, through Papal donation, Spain staked claim to the west coast for the sole navigation rights to the Eastern Pacific. As Schwantes described, Spain was the preeminent power in the Pacific basin for nearly three centuries after 1493, but concentrated its attention on the Pacific coast south from Mexico and on equatorial trade routes linking its American empire and the Philippines (Schwantes, 42). Exploratory voyages were deployed on occasion over the next three hundred years. During this time Juan de Fuca discovered the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 1592 and later Juan Perez would explore and claim the Pacific Northwest for Spain in 1774—where the Nootka Sound...
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...Contrary to the popular belief of men contributing the biggest part to the American Revolution, women have made significant impact in our history as well. Unfortunately, most of our history books minimize the impact of women on our history, and when it is mentioned, it is often belittles or even romanticized through the authors eyes. Carol Berkin attempts to portray a more accurate representation of these influences in her book Revolutionary Mothers, Women in the Struggle for American Independence. Berkin discusses the Colonial white women, Native American, and African American women and how they have helped to construct and shape our history. By basing her position in this book on the various socioeconomic statuses such as the high and low classes, as well as those who supported Loyalist and Patriotic causes during this lengthy battle for Americas Independence. Overall, Berkin has constructed a piece of literature that attempts to depict the real influence of both average common folks as well as famous women have had in our history and how they were affected by the Revolutionary war. By using many different sources and numerous footnotes throughout her 120 page book , Berkin defends her stance on the roles of many women throughout history and their influences. Berkin position is backed up by using diaries from numerous women written during the days of the Revolution, memoirs, legal opinions, law books as well as news paper articles. Also to discredit any other possible...
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...I find it ironic how Patrick Henry speaks about being slaves to the british and standing up for colonist’s beliefs in the late 1700’s. However Martin Luther King Jr. writes in his letter about being free from the same americans who have locked him up for his own beliefs. As skilled orators who have shaped America, Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King Jr. use similar and different rhetorical devices to convey the message they would like to get across. Patrick Henry and Martin Luther King both use rhetorical strategies like, repetition to make their words and the meaning behind them more effective, yet Patrick Henry seems to use more of an abundance of rhetorical questions to enforce his ideas than MLK. Henry and King have used rhetorical strategies...
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...Fiction of Irish Americans History of the Immigration Beginning almost 300 years ago Irish immigrants were among the first large groups of people to migrate to the New World. With years of wars, famine, and religious persecution in Ireland, these people came to America to build a new life. Not afraid of hard work the Irish came and built a life they could be proud of; although the Irish American believes that they have been victim of discrimination. NINA ‘No Irish Need Apply’ and WASP ‘White Anglo Saxon Protestant’ is and ingrained belief that the Irish American’s “remember” (Jenson, 2004). Another current issue is the unjust treatment of the Irish seeking political asylum in the United States (McElrath, 1997). The first Irish immigrants came in the 1580s to the Carolinas long before the founding of the United States of America. It is believed that possibly hundreds of thousands of Protestant Irish immigrated in these early years. This is contrary to the urban myth of the Irish Catholic American origins (Meagher, 2009). The next big migration of Irish to America was in the 1700s to 1820s. These immigrants assimilated easily into the American way of life as most prospered at a rate that could not have been conceived in Ireland. “Nearly half of General Washington’s continental arm, including 1492 officers and 22 generals, were of Irish descent” (American Immigration law Foundation, 2001, p. 1). Even with the influx of Irish throughout early history of America, the peck...
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...History of Police August 7, 2014 School Class The American police systems are largely founded in the English system of policing. Although policing seems ubiquitous today, formal public police services did not appear in the US until the late 1700s and 1800s. Prior to this period, policing efforts consisted of volunteer groups that were charged with a variety of responsibilities including: “social services, including lighting street lamps, running soup kitchens, recovering lost children, capturing runaway animals, and a variety of other services…” (Sagepub, 2014) As the country began to grow and populations increased during the 1700s, these watch groups were expanded to have daytime and nighttime groups. But as the country grew, problems such as riots and social unrest proved to be too much for these groups to handle. Watch groups were also highly ineffective at crime fighting and because they were comprised of volunteers, these groups were often irresponsible and remiss in their duties. “Policing in England and Colonial America was largely ineffective, as it was based on a volunteer system and their method of patrol was both disorganized and sporadic.5 Night watch groups in Colonial America, as well as day watch groups that were added at a later time, were largely ineffective; instead of controlling crime in their community, some members of the watch groups would sleep and/or socialize while they were on duty.11 (Sagepub, 2014):” During the late 1700’s and early 1800s...
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...movement of Enlightenment in Europe. But with this revival happening in the American colonies, the true Christians got concerned. According to many historians, this wave of revivals was entitled ‘The Great Awakening’. This event revealed many social and economical trends in the colonies. Joseph Tracy, past minister and historian also saw this event as one of the precursor of the American Revolution. With the newly choice of religions, the colonists became little by little less affected by being part of one. In fact, a large number of them were either indifferent about it, deist, or not concerned by being religious. In the leading colonial cities, only 10 to 15% of eligible adults were members of a church (American Promise, p.134). When more religious people realized how few they were, they started to preach people to reconvert them to a more religious lifestyle. This was called the Great Awakening. Ministers were using different ways to lead the revival. The fact that ministers had to make the population go to Church shows an expanding social trend of the population refusing to attend church probably to express their recent ability to be free of choosing and make their own decision concerning religious views. But after many well-known ministers such as Jonathan Edwards or George Whitefield successfully preached around America, thousands of colonists got their spiritual energy awakened and refreshed (American Promise, p.135). This demonstrated the power of preachers to influence the...
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...During the 1700s, European thinkers were impressed by scientific discoveries in the natural world. They believed they could also uncover the scientific laws that governed human life. After discovering the laws of the universe, people could use the knowledge to help society improve. As the Scientific Revolution advanced, many educated Europeans came to believe that “reason” was a better guide than faith or tradition. To them, “reason” was the light that burned the darkness away and showed the way to the truth. Hence, the 18th century was labeled as the Age of Enlightenment. The Age of Enlightenment is one of the main causes of the the American and French revolutions, it is also considered as a predecessor to the Industrial Revolution. The Age of Enlightenment was influenced by the ideas of several different revolutionary thinkers, but two of the biggest thinkers of the seventeenth century, Isaac Newton and John Locke, are often referred to as the “father of Enlightenment”. The American Enlightenment, more moderate than in...
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...There were many events that occurred in the mid- 1700’s that were responsible for changing life in colonial America. Some of these events are the creation of the Navigation Acts and the Proclamation of 1763. There is also the Fall of France and Pontiac’s War. There are so many different events responsible for changing the life in colonial America. One of the events that changed the life in America is the Navigation Acts. The Navigation Acts were laws that were created by England. They made these laws because England knew that America had a lot of good materials that they could use. So, to ensure that only they benefited from trading with the colonists they made the Navigation Acts. Some of the laws that these acts stated were that the colonists had to use a certain ship and they were not allowed to use any foreign ships. another law is that the colonists weren’t allowed to export goods like sugar and tobacco outside of England’s Empire....
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...In American history, there was a time when human beings were traded like animal from one farm owner to others owners. This started when European traders brought enslaved people from Africa to American land to sales to plantation owners who are looking the cheapest labor force which have strongest and fittest physical appearances and able to work in farm. This slave trades impact to African peoples who were sold and departed from their families and country. This trade is against human’s right who is forced to work under another power. The definition of slavery refers to a condition in which individuals are owned by another, who control where they live and at what they work. From an American History book, “the estimated 7.7 million Africans transported...
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...Daniel Lopez Mr.Stanton 10 December 2014 Final Essay During the 1700s and early 1800s, Enlightenment ideas started to take place in Latin America. Many of these ideas that took place appealed to the people because it taught that every man was free and equal. These ideas were especially important to countries who were being ruled by an oversea power or to a nation where slavery existed. The Enlightenment helped inspire Latin American independence from colonial domination driven by social structure, a very important event among Latin American cultures in regards to quality of life and equality. During this time, the Napoleon invasion of Spain helped ignite a wide spread revolt. Latin American leaders saw an opportunity to reject foreign dominance and to demand independence from colonial rule. Although Latin America was inspired as a whole, the countries of Haiti and Mexico were greatly influenced by the movement. Haiti had over a half million enslaved Africans working on sugar plantations owned by the French. Sugar was a hugely profitable cash crop at the time; however, plantation owners would not improve the poor working conditions for slaves. In the late 1700s, a group of about 100,000 slaves revolted and soon a man named Toussaint L’Ouverture became their leader. During the early 1800s, L'Ouverture was sent to a French prison where he eventually died. During his time in prison, Haiti refused to quit its revolt and soon gained Independence in 1804. Without the ideas of the...
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