The purpose of this class is to study the changes and development of the United States from the "pre contact" period to 1877. We talk about the different characteristics that have evolved and the transformations the United States has made between these time periods. Throughout the first part of this summer session, we have learned about events that have occurred by visual and literary sources. Some of these sources that we have viewed were, "The Pristine Myth", "Virgin Soil Epidemics", "The Unkindest Cut", and "Bones of Contention". Along with these texts, there were chapters from our textbook, "Give Me Liberty!", and various films that have helped in the teaching of this time period. One supplemental reading that I found particularly interesting was the "Bones of Contention". This reading was about a dispute between the Native Americans and physical anthropologists. The dispute was over whether the anthropologists, or the Native Americans got to keep skeletal remains. The physical …show more content…
The motive of the modern researches are that they think the skeletal remains should have been kept because they should stay safe. For decades the skeletal remains of humans from unmarked graves have been dug up for archaeological excavations. These remains have been collected by museums, universities, and government agencies. The majority of those remains being descendents of Native Americans. These museums, universities, government agencies, and physical anthropologists would pay for stolen remains and display them as a trophy of their studies, while the Native Americans motive was to get the remains back for tradition. They wanted their ancestors skeletal remains back so they could have a proper reburial. Their motives were related to their culture and religion, not just for their own greed like the
There are many factors that made the West, from government, politics, wars, climate and geography. So why are all these factors matter, because when the people wanted to expand their settlements they have to deal with the consequences that they have to risk. Each part of this paper will give you history of each individual era from the expansion of the West, Civil War and the reconstruction of the nation, Home on the Ranch, and rise of the industrial America
Effect of Dawes Act: more opportunities for white plundering of Indian lands, further undermining of traditional Indian cultures
Through the works of Anne Hyde, Andrew Isenberg, and Richard White, an accurate depiction of the transformation that occurred in the West is given with details from various perspectives. These three sources illustrate a journey tracking back to the fur trade in the early 1800s all the way to the end of the gold rush in the late nineteenth century, introducing the readers into what shaped the West. In order to understand the West, the history must be evaluated and the events must be studied that led to the development of the other half of the United States. Creating a stable settlement West of the Mississippi was crucial for the U.S. in regards to the expansion of its territory along with a greater perceived authority. Each of the authors, mentioned
The half century between 1810 and 1860 may seem like a brief period of time, but these fifty years were packed full of changes and innovations. Some of these drastic modifications include but are not limited to; professions becoming an expanding market (chapter 8 notes), the focus on becoming self-sustaining, as evidenced by the Monroe Doctrine of 1823 and the American System, developed by Henry Clay (chapter 9 notes). The clashing of politics and morality also came into the news (chapter 10 notes), as well as the desire for westward expansion (chapter 11 notes). With individuals spreading out across the continental United States, a Second Great Awakening occurred in order to revitalize the church (chapter 12 notes), as new territories were
The United States acquired vast territories between the time of the Revolution and the Civil War, paying a price economically, socially, and politically. This unit examines the forces that drove such rapid expansion, the settlers moving into these regions, and the impact on the Native Americans already there.
The 1800’s revolutionized the county that we know today. With states splitting opinions on slaves and being free, the north and south had drastically divided styles of workforces. The demand for more manufactured goods skyrocketed resulting in an explosion of factories and mills. Products of the north and south required supplies and shipping routes, transportation infrastructure was carved through the countryside to meet these demands. The country had entered a new mindset, and a new era.
Throughout history society has to go through many changes that not only affect many of the people but also the areas around the transformation. The main point of Fredrick Jackson Turner’s thesis is what the real essence of America is, and how we’re all influenced by the many changes we have to go through. He believes that American history should not be focused on the extension of European enterprise. The society will have to realize that America will have to be emancipated because of the fact that we had a country with an unlimited amount of boundaries and have to come to realization that we have many closed-spaced limits. The views in the seminal essay share his thoughts on the idea of how the frontier shaped
Though it can be legitimately argued that the fundamentals of America have always remained constant, Jackson Lears’ theory about the radical transformation of post-1877 America is largely correct. With the advent of ferociously competitive industrialism, aggressive expansionism and an urban rush of the likes never before seen, the late 18th century indeed marked a period of great change, for better or worse.
Looking throughout the overwhelming events the American Revolution had on everyone involved, allows us to examine how the governments’ policies toward the Indians changed over time. It shows how the policy changes effected the Indians as well as the Americans’, their attitudes toward each other as the American’s pushed westward and the Indians resisted. Then the actions on both sides which lead up to the final removal of all Indians to west of the Mississippi in 1830’s.
Over the past few weeks of class, we have covered the first five chapters of our textbook, written by George Brown Tindell and David Emory Shi called, “America, A Narrative History.” Each chapter told the reader a narration of the history of America, as opposed to an expository version of America’s history. Each chapter had its own main idea over a portion of history, along with many details that cover the importance of the main idea. As a reader, one may obtain a deeper appreciation for the country 's history, prior to entering the class on the first day. The most important aspect of history, besides the battles that are fought, is the different cultures that make up today’s modern America.
America’s strive to move westward was a thought since the very beginning and expansion helped portray the country’s true potential. This was clearly seen throughout the entire first half of the 19th century. Starting in the year 1803, the United States government purchased the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon I of France, under the lead of President Thomas Jefferson. With the purchase, the country doubled in size and only increased the movement of people into the interior of the continent. By 1820, settlers had moved well beyond the Mississippi River, and as years passed it was evident that the west was increasing much more rapidly than the rest of the nation. In the 1840s, the United States had made many significant purchases and additions to the country’s land. One of these was the annexation of Texas. In the 1820s the U.S. attempted to purchase Texas from Mexico twice but both offers were refused. It wasn’t until after violence between Americans and Mexicans in Texas began that the American settlers proclaimed their independence from Mexico and eventually led
Reference: Schultz, Kevin M. (2009), U.S. History Through 1877. Cengage Learning, McGraw-Hill, Boston, Massachusetts. Retrieved from: http://wwwbetheluniversity
Haller (1763) injected a clear fluid into the periosteum showing that “the origin of bone is the artery carrying the blood and in it the mineral elements” putting forward the idea that the cardiovascular system was responsible for bone formation. This was supported by the previous work of Hunter (1754)
Losing a loved one can be such a difficult thing to accept. But what if you kept believing she was still there? Definitely not in body, but lingering in spirit. In The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold, we dive into the mind of Susie Salmon; a 14 year old, dead girl. When Susie Salmon is murdered on her way home from school, she leaves behind a family and friends who care deeply for her. As each person deals with her death, most of them deal with a large amount of survivor’s guilt. The two characters that seem to have the hardest time accepting Susie’s death and their own survival are Lindsey Salmon and Ruth Connors. Lindsey deals not only with the
This essay will examine the rise of “modern America”, there were economic, religious, and aspect of life changes took place and it was greatly changed the Americans society’s perceptions, specifically, the north and the south. The rise of “modern America” was greatly motivated immigrants to come to the United States for economic opportunity, industrialization in the North after the civil war created new businesses and job regulations, and the demand for social changes; all of these factors shaped America socially, politically, and economically.