Eric Foner

The most important idea about the German immigrant was the involvement of woman German because most Germans came to the United States seeking religious freedom, to established economic opportunities or political freedom, which women played an important role. All my life I hear stories about my mom and dad’s family member who were immigrant. All of mom and dad’s paternal great-great- and great-grandparents came to America from Europe, and the Caribbean island, of Puerto Rico. My parent…

Religion was huge in America when it was first starting out in the early 1600s. Religious practice was more-so apart of daily life in New England than anywhere else in the colonies. One of the first strictly religious settlements would be the one of Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Plymouth settlements. The strong roots of Christianity would resonate throughout American history and engrain itself into an early American’s everyday life. For example, Joseph Fish (father of Mary Fish) grew up in a…

The economic conditions of the 1930’s in America were and amplified version of what we experienced in the 2008 recession. The circumstances, policies, and reception of these changes were very much alike. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and President Barack Obama’s actions in their terms as President are comparable, especially their trademark policies: The New Deal of 1933 and The Affordable Care Act of 2010, respectively. These policies inadvertently stretched the power of the Federal…

of America went to war with Spain; the media accused Spain of blowing up the battleship Maine, even though it actually malfunctioned and exploded, but due to the lack of knowledge it still resulted in Americans wanting to go to war, according to Eric Foner, a history professor at the University of Columbia. b. If media corruption is allowed to continue it could impact our lives on an even more drastic level, including the collapse of modern society. i. An example of this was when the…