Ch 1: American History (PDF)

## Where Was Slavery Firmly Established & Why? - In The South Based On Agriculture ## What Was The Flash Point Between The North & South? - The institution of Slavery & its expansion. ## What Did Abraham Lincoln Issue On 1862? - The Emancipation Proclamation ## What Are 13th & 14th Amendments Ab...

## Where Was Slavery Firmly Established & Why? - In The South Based On Agriculture ## What Was The Flash Point Between The North & South? - The institution of Slavery & its expansion. ## What Did Abraham Lincoln Issue On 1862? - The Emancipation Proclamation ## What Are 13th & 14th Amendments About? - 13th: Abolition of Slavery. - 14th: Giving The black man the right to vote ## What Was The Name Of The Period Forward The Civil War? - The Reconstruction Era: Characterized by Avowed To Hold Political Office. ## Does The Situation Of Black People Improve After The War? - No, Because Racism Is Firmly Established In The Mind Of The White People Who Insisted Of Inferiority Of The Black People ## What Is Meant By The "Cant Of Conquest?" - A Kind Of Ideology To Justify Territorial Invasion ## Francis Jennings Attacked This Interpretation ## What Was The Cause Of Mexican-American War & How Long Did It Last? - To Colonial Expansion To Go Westward Expansion. - 1846 - 1848 - John O'Sullivan Coined The Term "Manifest Destiny" ## How Did The Slavery Start? What Is The Triangle Trade? - When English Arrived & Established A Permanent Settlement At Jamestown In 1607. - The Economics Of Slavery In The Colonial Era ## Why Are The Dates 1660s & 1662 Crucial For Black People? - 1660s Witnessed The Legalization Of This Evil Institution. - 1662 Legalized Hereditary Enslavement. ## Who Are The American Founding Fathers? - Thomas Jefferson - John Adams - Patrick Henry ## What Is The Main Concept Of The Declaration Of Independence? - "All Men Are Created Equal & Endowed By Their Creator With Certain Inalienable Rights". (1776) ## Why Has Slavery Continued To Exist? - To Rise Of Lands Cultivation, & Particularly The Boom Of The Production Of Tobacco In Virginia & Maryland & Rice In The Carafians. ## Americans Made 3 Colonies, Then Became States. ## The Virgin Land Is A Metaphor: Condensed Meanings - The Uprooting - Immigration & Resettlement. - "Virgin" To Signifies The Right To Resettle In New Lands. To Start Anew Life By Relinquishing History To Construct A New Eden. - The Virgin Land Shared Fantasy With Historical Amnesia. - The Virgin Land Populated: - By Killing - By Removing Them To Places That There Is No Water. - By Spreading Diseases ## The Impact Of The Belief In The Concept Of The "Virgin Land:" - Dehumanization Of The Indigenous People. ## Virgin Land Is Supported By "Manifest Destiny" ## Indian Removal - Indigenous People. ## The Immigrants Regard The Natives Like Criminals. They Are Called "Savages". ## The Colonist Strategy: The Natives (Europeans) Waged A "Dirty War" On The Indigenous People Using Epidemic Weapons. They Survived Despite All This. The Natives Imposed Their Religious Traditions Upon The Europeans. ## The Indigenous People Were One Of Nature ## How Did The Colonists Justify Their Occupation Of The Native Land? - Immigrants Are Superiority As Human Beings. They Were Christians & Build A New Nation. God Has Ordained To Take This Lands Create Anew Eden. ## How Did The Colonists Manage To Impose The Culture? - The Idea Of White Race Provided A Convenient Justification For The Immigrants To Occupy The Native Americans In The Land.