Category: History 3303

  • Indigenous Communities Portrayal in the Letter of Dr. Chanca

    The Main Topics of the Document During the second voyage to the Americas, Dr. Diego Alvaraz Chanca faced the life of tribal people on the island of Guadeloupe. The first topic that can be discerned from his letter is the organization of the established communal life. Inhabitants of the island entirely relied on the resources…

  • History: Primary Sources and Changing Interpretations

    “The Jesuit Relations“ were plugged as field letters from the minister clerics, reports of witnesses, and declarations. Positively the Jesuits may have attempted to pass on confidence about the advancement of Spanish in changing over the Native Americans, as it was exceptionally sluggish. “The Jesuit Relations” is regularly addressed concerning its exactness, and the editors…

  • Canada History Since Confederation

    The new state of 1867 – 4 provinces on the Atlantic and along the Laurentian Basin – expanded extraordinarily in less than a decade to stretch from sea to sea. Rupert’s Land, from Ontario to the Rockies and north to the Arctic, was purchased from the Hudson’s Bay company in 1869-70. From it was carved…

  • Indian and Freedmen “Insurrections”

    Some challenges that the American people have experienced over the centuries had a profound effect that completely changed the course of history. The second half of the nineteenth century presented many obstacles that defined the United States as the country today. Many notable communities have participated in developing the liberties Americans have today, but the…

  • “The Peopling of British North America” by Bernard Bailyn

    The book The Peopling of British North America by Bernard Bailyn presents unique facts and data, discussions and arguments which show that the Frontier has ag reta impact on American history and development of the nation. A frontier line determined lifestyle and culture, language and religious uniqueness of settlers. As the various colonies developed and…

  • South African Apartheid’s Effects on People of Color

    Research Plan The following research question is to be answered: what was the South African apartheid, and how did it affect people of color in the 1980s? Introduction and Thesis Statement The period of apartheid belongs to the most known examples of how ugly race-based prejudice can be if it forms the basis of domestic…

  • Civil Rights Movements From 1940 to 1970

    The image of a conservative and prosperous era in the U.S. history of the 1950s is quickly shattered as soon as someone steps outside the cozy suburbs, clean offices, and pervasive culture of mass consumption. It was the time of flourishing of Civil Rights actions in America. In my opinion, the impetus for all movements…

  • The Phenomenon of Prohibition

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction History of prohibition Explanation on why excessive drinking was discouraged How prohibition developed Natural prohibition Effects of prohibition Conclusion References Abstract Prohibition is a phenomenon that took place between 1920 and 1933 which was regarded as a noble experiment. It was passed as a law to stop people from consuming…

  • Voting Rights in America to 1877

    Table of Contents Introduction Documents Overview Constitution and the Bill of Rights Changes at the beginning of the 19th Century Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution Conclusion Introduction Politics has always been critical to American society and is integral to many social issues. One of them concerns voting rights, which have significantly changed over the history…

  • Civil Rights Movements in America

    Introduction African Americans have struggled to balance minorities and women’s rights since the end of reconstruction. Faulkenbury explains that after the Civil War, the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments were passed, which disregarded slavery (392). However, racial segregation, referred to as Jim Crow, was established. This led to the development of Civil rights movement groups that…