...Eric Meek’s “Border Citizens: The Making of Indians, Mexicans, and Anglos in Arizona.” In the first chapter, Meek mentions how ‘hundreds of Americans moved into the territory to improve their fortunes” (15). The United States changed dramatically from 1865 to 1912. The Southwest went through many changes as well during these times. Many changes occurred in industrialization, foreign affairs, government, as well as in society and culture. The events that took place within this time period helped shape this country into what it is today. It affected Native Americans in many ways; some beneficial, some not so much. In the first half of Eric Meek’s Border Citizens, he writes about the ethnic heterogeneity in Arizona between 1850 and 1920. He discusses agriculture, its mechanization, and the growth of several industries in the state, including mining. During the 1830s and 1840s about 100,000 Natives were moved west. The tragic “Trail of Tears” was part of this era, and so were the first western Native American reservations. The continued westward movement frustrated the attempts of U.S. policy makers to achieve a peaceful solution to the Native American problem. When many of these removed tribes signed military pledges of support for the Confederacy during the Civil War, further excuses for taking their land were now available for the many voices of Manifest Destiny. Industrial development began with the railroad, with the help of Republican governments, who provided...
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...The Mexican Revolution can be categorized as the first great revolution of the 20th century which was cause by the need for the dictatorship of Mexican President Porfino Diaz to end. This revolution was not just one type of people wanting the end of his regime all classes joined the revolts against his form of government. The Mexican Revolution was led by Francisco I. Madero he was seeking a way towards democracy while others didn’t have the same goal in mind. The lower classes were rebelling against Perez but with a different intent in mind. These dwellers as they were called wanted their land and rights that taken away from them back. The revolution soon changed when they realized that Madero was not in support of their goals and they began a revolution of their own seeking justice. This chain of events led to the death of Francisco Madero once he was killed the movement was revitalized by Victoriano Huerta. Huerta brought the necessary changes to the revolution in my opinion. The revolution didn’t happen all at one time it occurred in stages. Many things can be stated for the causes of the Mexican Revolution. One of these reasons was economic inequality while others many suffered while others flourished. While under Porfino regime Mexico did have vast improvements although it was a cost to the little man. For Porfino to truly bring change, he advanced many aspects of Mexico such as the railroad which was ongoing growth and Industry. With help from foreign investors he was...
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...Porfirio Diaz headed his government towards international recognition with characteristics of pragmatism and pure negotiations, avoiding foreign conflicts and handling diplomacy in a consistent approach. He applied the Juarez Doctrine in order to reestablish relationship with nations with whom they had broken diplomacy, based on three principles: 1) to quit treaties and agreements that were signed before, essentially that they renounce to the payment of the loans given to Mexico. 2) Ask the Mexican government to restore relations and 3) celebrate new agreements and treaties in a more fair way for both parts. As we see the path that this regime crosses was of an absolute convenient diplomacy and recognition of the big nations, England, United States and France. The relationship between the regime of Porfirio Diaz and Weetman Pearson is believed that was constituted as a type of a Faustian pact among corrupted elites and greedy foreigners in a conspiracy to steal Mexico’s economic resources. As an interpretation of an informal British imperialism in the nineteenth century we can relate the political and economical context of Victorianism and Porfirian age, in which we confirm that was the golden age for Great Britain in Latin America. Porfirio Díaz Mori was born on September 15th of 1830 in Oaxaca, Oaxaca. He was a liberal politician that became president of Mexico and lasted thirty years, also he was a soldier and a veteran of the Reform War. Weetman Dickinson Pearson was...
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...II Instructor Anderson April 10, 2016 They Loved America Too! Mexican Immigrants faced many challenges when came to America. They came to better their lives and help their families. Americans treated them as if they were dirty, filthy people. Fleeing the instability of their homeland during the decade of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), the early immigrants to Silvis were lured by the promise of work in the burgeoning American railroad, where they were offered low-paid but mostly steady work. The Quad Cities was an important hub, and the Mexican families were allowed at first to live around the railroad yard, in abandoned boxcars, before moving to Second Street, where they built modest homes and a solid, self-sufficient community. Though bigotry was rampant, the community took up America's sense of urgency after the attack on Pearl Harbor, answering the call for workers in the Rock Island Arsenal and young conscripts in the Army (Harrison, Vol.82, Issue 7). The Mexican families continue to do whatever was offered to them for work. They raised their children to be young men.There were many groups sending their children to war. A small, nondescript block of Silvis, Ill., gave more young men to fight and die in World War II and the Korean War than any other "similarly sized stretch" in the United States-22 families sent a total of 57 soldiers, eight of whom died (Harrison, Vol 82, Issue 7). The Mexican Immigrant endured significant discrimination and hardship in the United...
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...materialism. Transcendentalism greatly influenced modern American Literature. 19. Dred Scott He was a slave whose owner had taken him into Illinois and the Wisconsin territory. After his master died, he fought for becoming free and took his case to the congress. Unfortunately, the congress did not support him in the pursuit of his freedom because they said he was not human, so that made him have no voice. 20. 'Weapons of the Weak' The only way that the poor have power is if they work slowly, come in late to work, or talk badly about their bosses. They have little power, but can disrupt a company in small ways. They are more concerned about their own dignity and self-esteem. This lead to a rebellion, in which they did not change the system, but made them feel better for a moment because they were hurting their slaves’ masters in small ways. 21. Kansas-Nebraska...
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...Dianah Kimani History 132 Tenant farmer/ Share cropper in the south As a tenant I am renting land, borrowing on credit (seeds, and farm equipments). I hope to buy land some day after making enough money from my produce however each year I am in debt. I pay my Landlord with part of my produce which is an agreed amount between me and the landlord. Cotton is doing extremely well so I am paying my debt in pounds of cotton. The landlord has to provide me with housing, seed and farm equipment. The only source of credit is the local store and prices for the goods I buy on credit are very high, before I finish paying for last year’s debt I am already accumulating this year’s debt, it is a never ending cycle that keeps me poor. My life as a share cropper was even worse. I work a piece of land provided by the landlord in exchange for a share of the crop I grow. The landlord is providing me with seeds, housing and tools. I also have credit account in the local store. I am in more debt than I can pay because one third of my produce goes to the landlord and the rest goes to the local store to pay debts. I have to use my crops as a lien even before I plant. I am a Native American living in the west and I have never experienced so much anger and confusion as I am now. I have always lived in harmony with nature in a communal setting within my tribe but this is being threatened by the white people who are taking our land, killing our buffaloes and killing us too. We have been...
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...1) The socio-cultural impact of the abolitionist movement including: a) The effect of Uncle Tom’s Cabin b) The Kansas-Nebraska Act c) The Compromise of 1850 d) The Underground Railroad 1830s-1870 a) Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an anti-slavery book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She was the first African American to write such a successful novel. The book really portrays what it was like to be a slave and for that reason it caused people to finally humanize slaves. This book really helped fuel the abolitionist cause by giving hope and raising awareness to the cause. b) The Kansas Nebraska Act was passd on May 30th, 1854. The act wanted to give freedom to those living in the two territories, by letting them deciding whether they would allow slavery or not. Problem was that the Compromise of Missouri had already outlawed slavery so this act caused a lot of tension. c) The compromise of 1850 consisted of five new laws that were passed in September, to deal with the issue of slavery. It was basically them deciding on whether or not they would allow slavery in the new territories that they had obtained from the Mexican-American War. The five bills consisted of: 1. California became a free state. 2. New Mexico and Utah each used popular sovereignty to decide if they would allow slavery or not. 3. Texas gave up lands in what we now know as New Mexico and received $10 million dollars to pay it’s debt to Mexico. 4.The slave trade was abolished in DC. 5. The Fugitive Slave...
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...from 52,230,155 kilo (1908-1909) to 48,531,600 kilos • Mexican producers were facing an American tariff and new growers in Cuba • Tried to compensate the loss by selling to Mexico city and “domestic consumptions” • Event in Morelos reflected the Mexican agriculture at the time period • There was famine going on in the center and northern parts of the country. Corn shipments were being delivered from other countries cause of the shortage. Some 200,000 tons was imported between 1907-1910 • 1908-1909 there was a drought and that is why there was a shortage of corn. It was mostly due to lack of proper irrigation • The governments wasn’t willing to fund enough money for proper irrigation and also because of not having the sufficient farming tools. This lead to the inevitable down fall of Mexican agriculture • Diaz government had a plan for irrigation but because of the peasant displacement in favor of cash crop, which they farmed on their land, lead to a shortage of crops. Irrigation and the favor cash crop with the drought and crops that were infested in the south and center lead to the famine. • Because of this drought of crops domestic companies started coming into Mexico. This didn’t make Mexican society happy • In Veracruz, foreigners held 95 percent of the city’s private property. Cost of living doubles between 1901-1911 • There was a major crisis with unemployment as well. Miners, railroad workers and factory workers were all out of jobs during...
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...Historians used ‘progressive diplomacy’ as an expression to explain the presidential regards of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Both Roosevelt and Wilson, during their presidency, dealt with extreme reforms in foreign policy to change the old world order. Progressive Diplomacy, describes the trading expansion in the United States, during 1901 through 1920, which both Roosevelt and Wilson funded by accelerating the military forces in the United States. In their precedencies, Roosevelt and Wilson used the ideology of progressivism to shape their approach in changing the United States’ foreign policies through expanding the military and giving a new world order by using the value of moralism. Theodore Roosevelt used his ‘Big Stick’ approach to impact other nations in order to solve disputes with the Caribbean. Using a progressive ideology he believed in order to conserve and grow the United States’ economic and political stature, the military needed to be strengthened. He described his activism as a silent but an aggressive movement. Roosevelt’s pursued plans to enlarge foreign policy, was to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama, to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, which would expand the United States trade. He first tried to compromise a leasing consensus with Columbia, which in turn was rejected by Columbia’s senate, in the fall of 1903. Coming up with a new strategy, Roosevelt plotted against Colombia. He told Philippe Bunau-Varilla, an engineer agent...
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...ANTEBELLUM TEXAS. In the drama of Texas history the period of early statehood, from 1846 to 1861, appears largely as an interlude between two great adventures-the Republic of Texas and the Civil War.qqv These fifteen years did indeed lack the excitement and romance of the experiment in nationhood and the "Lost Cause" of the Confederacy. Events and developments during the period, however, were critical in shaping the Lone Star State as part of the antebellum South. By 1861 Texas was so like the other Southern states economically, socially, and politically that it joined them in secessionqv and war. Antebellum Texans cast their lot with the Old South and in the process gave their state an indelibly Southern heritage. When President Anson Jonesqv lowered the flag of the republic for the last time in February 1846, the framework for the development of Texas over the next fifteen years was already constructed. The great majority of the new state's approximately 100,000 white inhabitants were natives of the South, who, as they settled in the eastern timberlands and south central plains, had built a life as similar as possible to that experienced in their home states. Their economy, dependent on agriculture, was concentrated first on subsistence farming and herding and then on production of cotton as a cash crop. This meant the introduction of what southerners called their "Peculiar Institution"-slavery.qv In 1846 Texas had more than 30,000 black slaves and produced an even larger number...
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...undignified blood spilled on its soil, New Mexico was desperately craving a change in events; something that would assist its citizens positively, and thus, in the 1960s, came a redeeming event, the introduction of the railroad to the United States. The railroad, otherwise known as the First Transcontinental railroad, was all part of an elaborate competition between two companies to connect the coastlines. An incredible feat that appropriated nearly ten years to construct, one can consider it one of the most crucial technological advances in the history of our country that allowed the effortless fleeting of goods and people across the country. The railroad’s construction began during the horror that was the Civil War and promptly...
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...This story was about Mexican men who came to AZ to work in the mines. Before the Mexicans arrived to AZ they were promised great jobs and wages but none of that occurred. They weren’t considered human beings to the Americans; the Mexicans were used for hard labor. In Clifton Morenci Arizona mining copper made them one of the richest mining districts in the U.S... Thousands of Mexican workers came to the United States because they were promised a better life. Among the first to arrive was David Valasquez he was a courageous man that left Mexico with nothing but his bags and false word from the United States. Along with David, most of the miners came from the Northern Mexican states of Sonora and Chiwawa. These miners have been mining for generations and were brought to Clifton Morencia where the population grew from 200 to 10,000. Copper was was a big necessity in Az. It was used for telephone lines, telegraph sevices, and power plants. The working conditions for the Mexican workers were beyond horrible. They used candles for light and spent 12 hours a day underground. They worked 4,000 feet below the surface and in a maze that tunnels 100 miles long. The work areas were cramped, the air was thin and the temperature was 104 degrees which is extremely hot! The Mexican workers were accustomed to these harsh conditions when it came to mining, but they weren’t prepared for the way they were going to be treated all because they were Mexican. Mexicans were assigned the worst...
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...During the mid to late 1800s, the United States felt two waves of expansion, Manifest Destiny and Imperialism. Manifest Destiny, as a definition, stands for the westward expansion to reach the Pacific coast during the mid-1800s; Imperialism stood for the external expansion into locations beyond the North American continent. During the years of Manifest Destiny, with government support, the United States expanded and went on to add eighteen states through advances such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Mexican War, and multiple treaties and deals with foreign governments. Such expansions towards the Pacific Coast brought the United States great resources and a large portion of land, propelling the country into an industrial age of progress and prosperity. Later in the century, Imperialism began and sought to expand the United States beyond...
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...University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in the United |What is the group’s population in the |What are some attitudes and customs |What is something you admire about | | |States? |United States? |people of this group may practice? |this group’s people, lifestyle, or | | | | | |society? | |Native Americans |Native Americans were already residing in |The 2010 census reported 2.9 million |Native Americans are known because of |Throughout history, Native Americans | | |what is known today as the United States |people with Native American heritage. |their humble background. Although the |were slain, abused, and now | | |when America was discovered. They also |This number represents an increase of |majority of them do not share |outnumbered. Despite of these facts, | | ...
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...running away from the angelic-like figure. I wonder how Manifest Destiny started and what lasting effects it had. Manifest Destiny had many lasting effects on the U.S. Not only did Manifest Destiny shape the territorial expansion the U.S. had in North America, but it also came with the loss of cultural diversity and environmental degradation. When historians or teachers talk about Manifest Destiny, they praise it and only look at the positive things Manifest Destiny did. Manifest Destiny is a dark piece of the United States' history, Manifest Destiny removed Native Americans from their land, sometimes Americans would massacre them if they refused to leave their home so they could colonize it. Manifest Destiny was also one of the reasons the Mexican-American War and the Civil War started. Manifest Destiny also affected the environment in numerous ways, like the extinction of bison and the deforestation of 27% of trees. The only way Americans justified this tragedy was because they thought it was a god-given right for Americans to connect the East Coast and the West Coast. The causes of Manifest Destiny can be traced back to economic growth, population size, and ideology after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. “The U.S. population exploded in the first half of the 19th century, such rapid growth, as well as two economic depressions in 1819 and 1839, would drive millions of Americans westward in search of new land and new opportunities” (HISTORY.COM EDITORS, Manifest destiny - definition...
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