...a citation, just put the page number at the end as such (263). Make sense? Discussion Questions (DO NOT ANSWER THESE IN YOUR PAPER!) 1) Is it possible for whites and black to live together without hated? In colonial America? In contemporary America? 2) As I read this chapter, the words “courage” and “cowardice” always come to mind. How would you relate these words to the reading? Chapter 2: Drawing the Color Line Historiography Questions: 1. What do you believe is Zinn’s overall thesis for the chapter? Where can you find this in the text? (Give me specifically where you find it, sometimes a thesis can be as small as a sentence or split up between whole paragraphs. Your job is to argue where you think it is) a. Do you agree with his thesis? 2. Does he provide enough support for this thesis/arguments? b. If so, provide evidence to which sources you found most credible. If not, what else would you have liked to see? Chapter Questions: 1.) What is the “color line?” 2.) How does Howard Zinn describe the differences between slavery as it existed in Africa versus its existence in America? Do you believe that these differences are significant? How and why? 3.) How did the Virginia ruling class begin to drive a wedge between the white indentured servants and enslaved blacks? 4.) How did the white ruling class attempt to control the African slaves in America? Did they...
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...(Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States") Chapter 1: Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress The beginning chapter covers early Native American civilization in North America and the Bahamas, the genocide and enslavement committed by the crew of Christopher Columbus (to the West Indies), and incidents of violent colonization by early settlers. The native inhabitants, Arawak Indians, swam out to greet the European boats the first time they landed. Zinn cites Columbus' journal entries throughout the chapters, which included his reaction to the initial encounter with the Arawaks: 'They would make fine servants...With 50 men we could subjugate them all and make them do whatever we want.' This attitude ultimately led to enslavement, highjacking, murder and rape. Why did they murder thousands to millions of innocent Native Americans? The Spaniard's main aim was to prove to the royalty back home that the islands were wealthy and loaded with great resources, mainly gold. Columbus took some natives back to show the Queen of Spain (they died on route), and when he came back with numbers of men and ships, they started a regimented system of slavery and punishment on the natives of the West Indies. When looking at historical documents of this event, they all had one thing in common. They only speak of the friendliness of the Arawaks, of their genuine kindness and great hospitality. They saw the Spaniards as divine beings, meaning they would never do harm or, let alone...
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...Frances Howard-Snyder Daniel Howard-Snyder Ryan Wasserman WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Published by McGraw-Hill, an imprint of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2009, 2005, 2002, 1999, by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGrawHill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 DOC/DOC 0 9 8 ISBN: 978-0-07-340737-1 MHID: 0-07-340737-2 Editor in Chief: Michael Ryan Editorial Director: Beth Mejia Sponsoring Editor: Mark Georgiev Marketing Manager: Pamela Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Briana Porco Production Editors: Melissa Williams/Melanie Field, Strawberry Field Publishing Cover Designer: Ashley Bedell Cover Photo: © Dan Trist/Corbis Media Project Manager: Thomas Brierly Production Supervisor: Louis Swaim Composition: This text was set in 10.5/12.5 Goudy by Aptara, Inc. Printing: Printed on 45# New Era Matte by R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Inc. Credits: The credits section for this book is on page 647, following the Answer Key in the back of the book, and is considered an extension of the copyright page. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Howard-Snyder...
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