In the early part of America’s history, economic and racial inequality helped the colonizers gain a foothold from which they would grow the cotton industry from the ground up, and the ground that they would use belonged to the natives of this nation, and this helped keep the status quo of racial oppression which would be their theme for years to come. Meanwhile, racial and gender inequalities helped bring to light issues of the status quo, and provided important social commentary that would later bring about tremendous change throughout this country and abroad.
In the development of the United States the Stamp act had become a great hand in the development of the United States. With the Stamp act the colonizers would begin taxing the citizens …show more content…
Everything you could think of had to do with men that were leading. So where did the women take place in this era? In this era, the woman that took care of children, washed clothes, and did everything they could for their masters. These women were known as black slaves. Not only black slaves, but women in general in this era were known as “Child bearers.” The women of this era were not only known as child bearers, but they were also known as servants, sex-mates, companions, and teachers their children. Eventually, monogamous families became practical for work and the social aspect of this time. In the earlier societies the property that was held in America and other countries were sometimes very complicated. Sometimes the aunts, uncles, grandmother, and grandfather would all live under the same roof. This seemed to treat women as they were equal, and had more responsibility in the household taking care of the extended family, but it did not always happen like this. For example, In the Zuni tribe of the southwest the extended family was all based around the woman. The husband actually came to live with the wife and her family, in this tribe they assumed that the wife owned all the houses and the fields belonged to the clans, which the woman had equal rights to what was produced, and all the money that was made. Another example was the women …show more content…
In the Revolutionary War, almost every nation that was important fought against the British. The British eventually gave up and signed for peace and went home. The Indians continued to fight on the American frontier. As the whites continued to move westward the pressure that was on the national government increased, there were at least 700,000 white settlers in the mountains by the time Jefferson was president. The English were defeated in the American Revolution, this lead the colonists to move into the Indian Territory. By 1840 in the Unites States 4,500,000 had crossed into the Mississippi Valley. 120,000 Indians now lived in the east of Mississippi cause of the removal. Even though there were about 120,000 Indians in the east of Mississippi, there were only 30,000 left because most of them were killed or pushed towards the west by force from the whites that were coming
In the development of the United States the Stamp act had become a great hand in the development of the United States. With the Stamp act the colonizers would begin taxing the citizens …show more content…
Everything you could think of had to do with men that were leading. So where did the women take place in this era? In this era, the woman that took care of children, washed clothes, and did everything they could for their masters. These women were known as black slaves. Not only black slaves, but women in general in this era were known as “Child bearers.” The women of this era were not only known as child bearers, but they were also known as servants, sex-mates, companions, and teachers their children. Eventually, monogamous families became practical for work and the social aspect of this time. In the earlier societies the property that was held in America and other countries were sometimes very complicated. Sometimes the aunts, uncles, grandmother, and grandfather would all live under the same roof. This seemed to treat women as they were equal, and had more responsibility in the household taking care of the extended family, but it did not always happen like this. For example, In the Zuni tribe of the southwest the extended family was all based around the woman. The husband actually came to live with the wife and her family, in this tribe they assumed that the wife owned all the houses and the fields belonged to the clans, which the woman had equal rights to what was produced, and all the money that was made. Another example was the women …show more content…
In the Revolutionary War, almost every nation that was important fought against the British. The British eventually gave up and signed for peace and went home. The Indians continued to fight on the American frontier. As the whites continued to move westward the pressure that was on the national government increased, there were at least 700,000 white settlers in the mountains by the time Jefferson was president. The English were defeated in the American Revolution, this lead the colonists to move into the Indian Territory. By 1840 in the Unites States 4,500,000 had crossed into the Mississippi Valley. 120,000 Indians now lived in the east of Mississippi cause of the removal. Even though there were about 120,000 Indians in the east of Mississippi, there were only 30,000 left because most of them were killed or pushed towards the west by force from the whites that were coming