In the early 1890's, a strong and intelligent young woman spoke words of truth in her speech entitled "Wall Street Owns the Country." ... Slavery, the American Revolution, the Mexican-American war, and the oppression of women are all critical events in our history that all equally highlight the inconsistencies of our country. ... Chapter Two, of "A Peoples History of the United States," by Howard Zinn, begins with the arrival of a slave ship in North America. ... In early America, women had no rights or say in anything at all except for house work and babies. ... This means not enoug...

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She was just one American who demonstrated her rights. ... Early in America's history we faced certain periods of segregation. ... Going back through history you start to realize and view things differently. That is what it is to be an American. ... " Going through the timeline of history you come to a point when you realize that the world around you has changed, topics that were once not discussed freely are now to the point where they are openly discussed. ...

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American literature has gone through many phases ever since it emerged in the mid-1600's. ... But none have been as prominent as using independence and nonconformity to achieve the American Dream. ... Next, realism was a time period that showed The American Dream through nonconformity and independence in a new way. ... From an early, pre-revolution standpoint arguing the independence of the colonists, to a point in American history where a certain people were not granted their rights even though that's what America stood for, Independence. ... In Langston Hughes' I, Too, Sing Am...

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Historians argue if the American Revolution was democratic in nature. ... The entire premise of Gordon Wood's history of the American Revolution is intended to challenge the existing history on the subject.  Early in his introduction to The Radicalism of the American Revolution, Wood observes the differences between the American and other nations revolutions in terms of the conditions that existed and the objectives of the revolutionaries. ... " Wood is contrasting his analysis of history with that of what he calls the "Progressive" and "neo-Progressive" histori...

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Deep and meaningful in most cases in the earlier years. One quote was good to me "We the darker ones come even now not altogether empty-handed: there are to-day no truer exponents of the pure human spirit of the Declaration of Independence than the American Negroes; there is no true American music but the wild sweet melodies of the Negro slave; the American fairy tales and Indian and African, and, all in all, we men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness. Will American be poorer if she replace her coarse and cruelwith with loving jovial goo...

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The summer of 1776 was a harrowing time for the British colonies in America. Open warfare with the mother country had erupted a year earlier and the future was filled with political and military uncertainties. ... The result, on the other hand, is history altering. ... The result was the Revolutionary War and the free nation that is America today. ... The important thing it that the colonists won and America is free today....

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Deleting this passage from the Declaration of Independence had a great impact on United States history. ... Positive, the states were independent from the King and were united in America. ... If that one passage about slavery being wrong had remained in the final copy of the document, the slaves may have become free much earlier than they were. ... We know that making these changes had a great impact on United States history, but what if not making the changes had an even greater one?...

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The tale has been regarded as the first American short story. ... When we analyze the story with depth the readers see many references to the American history. Irving was called the literary vagabond in England, Holland, France and Italy and frequently wrote using the creative tools of fiction to comment on historical background and events of American history. ... (P.274) This quote shows how Rip Van Winkle interacted with the children of the village, and it tells the reader what the American children in the early 1800s enjoyed playing. ... (P.382) Ironically, the American Independe...

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In the four decades prior the Civil War known as the antebellum period American's fought to reform society in order to perfect America and its people. There were many forces and ideas that motivated this effort to reform America. ... The Second Great Awakening in the early 1800's was one of the greatest religious revivals which lead people to believe that god was merciful and benevolent, and promised salvation for sinner. ... In 1831 the church membership grew by a hundred thousand, which was unparallel in church history. ... Grund said "The American look upon religion as a promote...

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The span between the years 1750 and 1776 were tumultuous times in the history of the American colonies, in which the population of the colonies went from being loyal citizens of the British empire, to having the bond so strained that the colonies broke away violently. ... In the early 1750's, there was very little sense of unity or a national identity between the colonies as a whole. ... He was trying to show the need for unity between the colonies, and for them all to the Albany Plan, which would have given America a central government. ...

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He then showed how presentism has distorted history as in the case of how Americans now perceive the stories of the Old West. ... Wilson argues how presentism has distorted history regarding stories and tales that used to glorify the Old West. ... He was an early vegetarian, which clearly proves he had contemporary thoughts. ... According to Wilson, this is the area that Americans today judge Jefferson the harshest. ... Using Thomas Jefferson's flaws as examples and letting people know not to judge past Americans based on today's value system. ...

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Thomas Jefferson is widely known throughout the world as a heroic symbol of America. ... When he wrote out the statement "all men are created equal" on the all-important document, he became when of the most well-known men in American History for his ideas of freedom and equality for all. ... Thomas Jefferson shows blatant hypocrisy in one of the most sacred documents in United States history. ... Although there were some African American rebellions, the majority of African American slaves and indentured servants did not voice their complaints to their masters. ... By definition, thi...

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This film was nominated for both, the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or comedy and the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. 1776 is an example of a motion picture that shows you can still create an entertaining, humorous, and dramatic work of art without straying from the histories roots by displaying numerous events that were recorded in our nation's history. ... The Triangular trade was the transfer of sugar (in its molasses form) to Europe from America, rum from Europe to Africa, and slaves from Africa back to America. ... This movie was made in 1972, a h...

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The effects of the enlightenment are evident in American Literature, the founding of Georgia as a colony, as well as the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. ... Thomas Paine's enlightened ideas in the pamphlet, Common Sense, have been called the most important in American history. ... Beginning in Boston in the early 1700's with the Boston News-Letter, newspapers became strategic tools in the spreading of British ideas, spreading the English Enlightenment throughout the colonies. ... Though earlier on, the papers were devoted to English affairs, they soon began t...

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The perspective is quite different than most history books. ... In this first chapter, McDowell introduces the reader to many names and characters that have become well known throughout history. ... The Stamp Act was repealed in early 1766. ... Not all of the battles were American victories. ... It wasn't until the French came to America's aide that the war shifted for the Colonials. ...

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Thomas Jefferson was considered among one of the most brilliant American exponents of the Enlightenment culture. He had the time and the resources to educate himself in many topics including history, literature, law, architecture, science, and philosophy. ... The Enlightenment Writers The central ideas of the Enlightenment writers were similar to, yet very different from, those of the writers of earlier periods. ... Many great ideas were presented and defended by the Enlightenment writers which were similar yet different from writers form earlier periods. ... The declaration cont...

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"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? ... The Church had "made itself the bulwark of American slavery, and the shield of American slave-hunters- (Douglass). ... This point is illustrated in Douglass rhetorical question, "Now, Americans! ... Much of it would not have been taken too kindly to twenty years earlier when Walker s document was written. ... For the first time in the history of the United States , more than a handful of people started to see them as humans who ought to have the same inalienable rights that the Declaration of Independence spoke of nearly seventy-five ...

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Benjamin Franklin was one of the most inspiring men in American History. ... He applied himself to everything he did ever since his early life. ... When he had a club when he was younger it became American Philosophical Society. ...

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The importance of this analysis revealed an ambivalent attitude towards sex and women in the early 18th century. ... He is considered one of the greatest Americans that ever lived. ... Benjamin Franklin brought to America many inventions and improvements. He demonstrates the possibilities of life in the new world when he was born and raised in one of the lower middle class geographical places, and as he grew up, became one of the most important and admired men in history. ... In the present years, people's views towards Benjamin Franklin are considering him as a hero from the past, who he...

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John Locke is one of most important Enlightenment philosophers throughout history because his philosophies are still used today . ... In the mid 1660's John Locke focused on philosophy while he lived in Oxford, then he became acquainted with Robert Boyle,who played an important in the early years of the Royal society, who then introduced John Locke to the Royal Society, which was made up of scientist and natural philosophers, and then became a member. ... John Locke had an important impact on America's Political system. ... Obviously John Locke had an important impact on America'...

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