America's First Immigration Summary

Evan Hadingham’s “America’s First Immigrants” and Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States both portray the Americas prior to the American Revolution as an odd and bewildering era. Hadingham and Zinn challenge the credibility of historical accuracy on natives of the time period, as they denounce the so-called truths people believe everyday about the topic. They address ideas by looking into different perspectives during the discovery of the Americas and analyzing different bits of data that counteract beliefs.
Despite their common depiction of the Americas during the time period, Zinn and Hadingham prove their point quite differently. Howard Zinn goes for a more historical approach aiming his sights toward the “glorified” accomplishments performed by European invaders when conquering ancient settlements and territories in the Americas. According to Zinn, for many ages the discovery of the Americas have been looked upon as an honorable victory for Europeans and future Americans. In the article he mentions that this is mainly because of the denial and lack of info on the …show more content…
Hadingham desires to debunk theories and look understand the past, while Zinn wishes to expose the injustices of Europeans during the discovery of the Americas. But their frustration over historical inaccuracy trigger a similar depiction of the Americas prior to the American Revolution as it draws more questions and answers to satisfy their field of work. Also people must realize one focuses on historical data and the other focuses on science as evidence to support their claims. Science is sometimes looked upon higher than history as ultimately it’s more reliable and provable. Just look at the massive debate over the bible. It’s like emotion and reason. This could easily be another factor in the difference of