Historical documents

known as the founder of the Amish movement. Jakob was born in Switzerland on February 12, 1644. He was an Anabaptist/Mennonite/Amish leader and he founded the Amish religious movement. In his early childhood, he barely could read and write; historical documents suggested that he possibly could have received some form of limited formal education (Huppi). At first, Jakob strongly embraced the Anabaptist and he had a good standing and relationship with the state church, Swiss Brethren. Jakob’s…

major historical process. The global flow of silver had many effects on the multitude of societies that participated. There were many economic effects, such as the heavy global economic involvement of many Asian nations in this trade (Documents 2,4,6,7,8) and greater monetary pressure in China during the Ming Dynasty (Documents 1,3,5), and some social nuances because of this trade, such as a greater European desire for Asian goods (2,4,8), but the economic effects had a greater historical…

camps. She writes about what is happening around her and goes into detail about her personal life and regularly updates on what is happening in the war. Despite the fact that this book is just a diary, it can be considered an historical document because it includes historical events, has a view on what Jews had to go through during the time period, and is a nonfiction piece. One of the major reasons The Diary of a Young Girl is considered…

Valeria Ramos HIST 1302 103 December 5, 2016 Equal Pay Act of 1963 The sixties was dominated by historical events that shaped present-day society. These events included the Civil Rights movement, the assassination of John F. Kennedy which resulted in the presidency to be assigned to Lyndon B. Johnson, the Bay of Pigs invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis and lastly the Moon landing. The feminine mystique 16th street baptist church, four little black girls were at church when a bomb exploded killing…

Jefferson who vividly showcased the effects and causes of studying the social issues during that time. The book has a social importance since it comprises the forty historical document with historical information aired as the subject matter of the…

chapters, each of them focusing on different historical periods and themes (Roman Era, Medieval times, Renaissance and Recent times). Thanks to the timeline organization of contents, Mohr is capable to illustrate the progression and shifts in the use and perception of swear words. Mohr adapts her stylistic choices to keep reader engagement and effectively convey complex…

Examining only one type of primary source evidence will leave questions that are impossible to answer. Pictures are awful primary sources to learn from due to their many restrictions of discovering historical concepts. The pictures from the Allied soldiers unsealing the death camps showed what types of atrocities were committed by the Nazi party. The pictures are unable to give the viewer anything more than that. As Steven Leyden Cochrane says, “To…

is good for the community. During the first five weeks of the class lectures, we discussed the “Pillars of Citizenship” through the three documents; The Declaration of Independence, The Bills of Rights and the US Constitution. In contrast to the three pillars, the fourth pillar was also discussed in connection to Thomas Paine’s democracy. All of the documents were an example of the concept of freedom in the nation’s growth. The main argument of the Declaration of Independence is that “All men…

Treaty Seven Elders in 1996 and Carr-Stewarts’s article in 2001). Although both readings are about the educational systems the government of Canada provided for the indigenous people, one article (A Treaty Right to Education) focuses on the historical documents surrounding the issue of foral education provided by the Europeans. The other article (“Schools”) has a strong focus on the people who survived these schools. It relies heavily on eye witness accounts, compared to Carr-Stewart’s article…

The Shoemaker and The Tea Party: Book Assignment #1 PART I: IDENTIFICATION QUESTIONS Historical Memory is oral and written testimonies from individuals who wither witnessed for took part in historical moments in history. Benjamin Bussey Thatcher was an American author who wrote Traits of the Tea Party (1835) which was the second biography to be written about George Robert Twelve Hewes. The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783. It started with the…