In the early history of the United States, relations with the Native Americans were not perfect. The United States government made an effort to make treaties with the Indians but they failed to honor them. Over 250 treaties were made by the United States with various Indian tribes. These treaties were made over land rights, property disputes, and relation problems with whites. Over the course of history, all the treaties were disrespected and broken in some way by the United States.…
The casualties in the North and South were bad. The union army started out with 75,000 soldiers, and of that, there were 4,835 casualties. The confederate started out with 34,000 soldiers, and of that they had 3,300 with nearly 30,000 captured by the union. When Pemberton surrendered to Grant, President Lincoln wrote that the Mississippi River “again goes unvexed to the sea” (Warren 61). After the battle, the town of Vicksburg didn’t celebrate the 4th of July for nearly 81 years.…
REVOLUTIONARIES WAR There were African American troops that marched with George Washington. In 1815 they served under Andrew Jackson in New Orleans against the British. CIVIL WAR It was not until the Civil War that there was a large number of African Americans in the military.…
Fort Sumter is a fortification of an island located in Charleston Port, South Carolina. Originally constructed as a coastal garrison in 1829. Fort Sumter is most famed for being the location of the first shots of the Civil War (1861-65). U.S. Major Robert Anderson occupied the fort in December 1860 despite the fact that the fort was still under construction.…
The Laramie Project is a verbatim film directed by Moisés Kaufman and was originally a play created by the same director. The play was first performed in February 2000 and then the film debuted in January 2002. “Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theatre Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers.…
One of the most significant moments of the Civil War, was the incident at Fort Sumter. The incident lasted from the early dawn of April the12th and end at noon on the 13th, thirty-three hours of non-stop attacks onto the fort. The event was the result of developments and hostile actions from the North and the South. The event also set the tone for the first two years of the Civil War, with an astounding Confederate victory. Even though the incident only lasted a few days, the United States was truly not the same after the shots on Fort Sumter and the war was commenced.…
The events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War quickly snowballed and became much more severe than the previous ones. Leading up to the attack on Fort Sumter, the North and the South already had contrasting views on several issues not only on slavery, but also what the center of the economy should be based on and the limits of power the government ought to have. The Election of 1860 proved to be a breaking point for the South after Abraham Lincoln was elected. First and foremost, Lincoln was not even on any Southern ballots. In addition, the newly elected president was a Republican and having him lead the country would nearly destroy the Southern economy and ideals.…
In tandem with the Sleuthing the Alamo analysis, the causes, consequences, and events of the Texas Revolution have changed over time. These changes have brought new explanations and interpretations about the process of writing history. There are a dozen of materials that have been written using different perspectives over the last century. According to generations of Americans and immigrants, the genesis of Texas revolution is recounted as the simple tale of outnumbered defendants that were overwhelmed by an invading army. The defendants sacrificed their lives in order to bring into existence the Republic of Texas.…
The Death of a boy and the Birth of a Hate Crime I. Thesis Statement In this 2017 celebration of The Laramie Project, the death of a gay man that is put in question was effectively presented with a minimalist slanted set, a set of a few chairs, and a projector which allowed the audience to be immersed in the performance and understand the emotions and intensity that exude from this production. II. Overview 1.) The name of the play is The Laramie Project 2.)…
Historical topic: ___Treaty of Fort Laramie________ I. Introduction Thesis statement: The Treaty of Fort Laramie is important because of how it led to the loss of a lot of Native American culture. It was part of their culture to live close together, but the treaty separated them by giving the Sioux too much land on each reservation. Not only that, but because the U.S. Government did not keep some of its promises to the Native Americans, it was not even worth the tradeoff. For example, the United States’ “promised annuity goods for fifty years (later amended by the Senate to fifteen years)”…
In Dec. of 1777-June of 1778,in Valley Forge-Pennsylvania is Washington's winter camp is a very difficult place to live for his continental army. I would have not quit because Washington is getting help from the congressmen and getting supplies. In Valley Forge the conditions were very bad there but some of the soldiers stuck with it. There were lots of people sick but not a lot of them died from the sickness going around. That's why I would not quit because there is lots of help from the congressmen.…
“Tramps, Hobos, Beats and Crusties” There is something romantic about hearing the sound of a train in the distance. It has a way of enticing the imagination--it conjures up sepia images of hardship and freedom, and leaves us with an unexplained longing. It is as if the railroad links us to our country’s past, a nostalgic reminder that some things never change. In 2008 I spent the better part of a year hopping freight and hitchhiking from Maine to Washington. Although I only rode a handful of trains, I learned a great deal about the culture that surrounds train hopping.…
I am sincerely sorry, for not writing to you for a very long time now. I bring terrible new. Things have not been well, my mom is very sick. She gets worse everyday, I blame the Americans for this. If the Americans never forced us to move then less people would have died.…
In his book, Sleuthing The Alamo, James E. Crisp goes beyond the mere description of the historical events that took place during the Texas Revolution. Crisp’s passion to uncover why certain events of the Texas Revolution were remembered in a specific way, propelled him to closely examine and critically analyze the motive behind a number of writers and historians. It was this determination that forced Crisp to take no for an answer and to “attempt to separate Texas myth from Texas history”. What makes Crisp’s book Sleuthing The Alamo so unique, in contrast with most historical books, is that Crisp involves himself in his text in such a way that it becomes very personal to him. Additionally, Crisp doesn’t conceal his own personal biases as…
In Just Five short years America had experienced its bloodiest war to date. The Civil War killed over 618,000 people. The Battle of Fort Sumter was a battle over politics between the North and the South. The event of the battle of Fort Sumter all started when Abraham Lincoln was elected, but before that he was inaugurated the 16th President of the United States. Today Fort Sumter is a museum, but before that happened there was a battle; a battle that started with politics.…