American historians

Nanye-hi was a famous Native American of the Cherokee. She was a very peaceful person and fought for peace, through words and actions. Nancy Ward was the name she took after learning English. Nancy Ward became a very respected woman of the Cherokee tribe. She held many high positions for an African-American woman of that time period. You may know her as the Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, but she was so much more. The Cherokee tribe had taught Nanye-hi many things. They relied on the Three…

The question on whether or not peaceful resistance to disagreeable laws can help change or impact society for the good has been a debatable question among historians. However in the end, looking back at our history, it only proves that peaceful resistance is the most effective way to expand ideas, change laws, but ultimately create a more equal and tolerant society. There were three famous occurrences in which peaceful oppositions helped change that society or the world they were The Civil…

readership to the ideas challenging power structures in different areas of society including both the church and the state. There was a growth in Protestant patriotism, since they started to identify increasingly closer with Ireland. According to Historian j… there was a ‘growing tension between the colony and the colonial government’ as they wanted greater independence from English control. Revolutionary nationalism developed throughout the Protestant community during the 1780s and 1790s, after…

“regional versions of tacos began to appear.” Much like other Mexican cuisines, culturally, people made it their own and essentially because “the Americanized tacos provoked outrage from many Mexicans…But beyond a common distaste for “gloopy” North American versions, there is surprisingly little consensus about what is properly Mexican, even in Mexico.” So, in the end Pilcher could not find out exactly where tacos started, but he did discover “how a particular idea of authentic Mexican food was…

However African American believes that they will be paid reparation because they have been treated cruelly and have been wronged. Moreover reparation can't not pay off all the crimes that has been done, only some crimes can be paid off by reparation. Yet getting reparation may be satisfying, but it will divide all Americans. Moreover Americans has been divided for centuries, and if Americans cry about what has been done to their dads or themself then we will never unity as one Americans.…

Ethnic Studies Midterm According to Ignacio M. García, author of Chicanismo: The Forging of a Militant Ethos Among Mexican-Americans, the so-called “liberal agenda” refers to the traditional manner in which immigrants and minorities were supposed to integrate into the American mainstream. Do you believe Chicano performance of traditional Mexican music and Chicano Rock can be perceived as reactions to the “liberal agenda”? Explain why or why not. Also, make sure to provide a detailed description…

within the American society, even using a tool nearly every american understands: mathematics. The movie could be used to explain the troubles of many African Americans during the pre-Civil Rights Movement, but it could also be used to shows the simple ways that they could change their place within society. Historians could use this movie as a place to look for African American influence on a national project, which the United State eventually won. Further research on African Americans help with…

to Washington, D.C. Jackie Kennedy, her clothes still soaked in her husband's blood, looked on during the ceremony. According to Maga, whether a fifth grader at Holy Cross elementary school in Milwaukee, a leading businessman, or housewife, many Americans found the Kennedy assassination to be a defining moment in their lives. As December 7 (Pearl Harbor) was a day to remember for an older generation or September 11 (terrorist attacks) for a generation to come, November 22 would be a day of…

The amount of privilege someone has is set by their race, gender, economic class, sexuality, and even citizenship. It is evident that when you open an American history book, you’re going to be taught through the perspective a white historian, and not that of a Native American. Or if I was to go to my local supermarket, that I could easily find staple foods to my cultural diet. White privilege is definitely alive and cultivating in our society, however, people shouldn’t…

Historians consider multiple reasons for the American Revolution taking place. One is the failure to communicate. It took far too long for information to travel across the Atlantic, and the colonies had no representatives in England’s Parliament. Others believe that the motivation to rebel against Britain was rooted in economics. Colonists felt trapped under the concept of mercantilism and wished to have economic freedom; trading only with England limited their revenue. Furthermore, the…