A People's History of the United States

The United States Constitution was found on September 17, 1787. In 1787 the leaders of the United States of America assembled together to write the Constitution. The Constitution is important for a number of reasons, primarily because it is the document that founded our government. It was ratified by each state in the name of "The People". The Constitution is a set of principles that explains how the new nation should and would be governed. This foundation has crafted this country over decades…

mentioned that it is the people’s right and duty to throw off the government when it comes a long train of abuses, usurpations and dictatorship.…

leaving them in pain and sorrow. With four different hijacks and attacks up to 3,000 people died and more were severely injured. All Americans will remember this day as the most tragic day in history. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center impacted history greatly due to the fact that many people’s lives changed that day, our country went to war, national security was upgraded, and our nation came together to support one another. September 11, 2001, people were roaming the streets as…

Throughout the history of art, there are many different ways to attract the eye of the audience. What is art? One can simply define art as a form of expression created with meaning and imagination. According to the Oxford dictionary, art is beautiful and it is a way to express important ideas and feelings. Creativity is a major key in making one’s art work extremely unique and stand out towards the audience. Majority of artists are influenced by their beliefs, ideas, and the culture around them.…

in the US’s history is partaking in the Vietnam War. With the use of new warfare and an unknown terrain, the US was vulnerable for the first time. The United States soldiers were seen as monsters, baby killers, and other horrible names, along with the fact that the government was lying to the citizens didn’t help their cause. Art during this era was very important especially for the soldiers, they were able to paint or draw their experience in Vietnam. During this war the United States was…

The United States Constitution was created for various amount of reasons. It is what makes up most of the US history and government. One of the reasons for the constitution was to bring together the 13 colonies after becoming free from the British. They have used the Articles of Confederation as a fix but then realized that it was not a permanent solution and was not a prospering system for all the states they set out to make a better and stronger central…

As 1945 drew to a close, the fate of the Korean nation hung in the balance. For over one thousand years, the Korean Peninsula had been united under several states; and the last government of a united Korea, the People’s Republic of Korea, was under fire. Due to treaty agreements between the United States, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the peninsula would be partitioned into two zones of occupation; the Soviets controlling the region north of 38th parallel, while the Americans…

Farmworkers in California” examines the history of the Mixtec people living in Oaxaca, Mexico and what has pushed and pulled them to migrate to the United States, particularly California. The documentary provides primary sources as it contains interviews from the Mixtec people and the farm owners that have hired them. The documentary does a phenomenal job at providing information on this “invisible” group of people that have taken over the United States agricultural labor force by storm. In…

Chapter 1 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States discusses the lives of natives of the Americas both prior to and after the arrival of European explorers, and includes a statement by the author on writing history. To begin, Christopher Columbus’s voyages to the Americas are covered heavily in the chapter, and I consider these themes regarding him to be the most important: • “The information that Columbus wanted most was: Where is the gold? He had persuaded the king and…

“Made In China.” About 21.1% of our manufactured products from China are exported to the United States. From the end of the Chinese Civil War to such events like the Tiananmen Massacre, our relationship with China improved to the point where we can call it an economically-based relationship. President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy with China has shaped the United States’ economy. Not only does the United States and China have the largest economies in the world, the global economy is shaped by…