Southern Hemisphere

The American government is going to take Cherokee land by any means possible, especially in Georgia. At this time, the United States is still expanding their territory and so they want the land that legally belongs to the Cherokee, even if it requires breaking laws. The main debate is over the Cherokee’s deciding which path offers the best chance of survival for the Cherokee in the early 1800’s: staying in their original territory or removal to the west. The best option, in regards to survival,…

The Enslavement of a Free People The Mississippi Black Code was a response to Reconstruction by white Southern Democrats, which aimed to return African Americans to a slave-like state, in order to restore a sense of masculinity and power to white landowners who had lost status and capital. The code symbolized and legalized the racist ideas that drove Southerners to exclude African Americans from politics and society. The Mississippi Black Code argues that African Americans, despite the…

According to the source "A Tale of Segregation: Fetching Water" William and his father had to wait to get their water because they were the only African Americans, and the rest were white giving the whites more power than them during that time. According to the article it states, "They wouldn't let my father leave. They said "You're going to stay here and until all the good have gotten their water, and when everyone is gone, then you can do what you want." This evidence shows that they had to…

Hannah Arrant Renee Celeste HIST 1302 3A1 23 February 2017 Griffin’s Plight Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin was awarded by Anisfield-Wolf for bringing to light the dark racial injustice in the Southern culture. This autobiography takes place in the deep south during the mid-twentieth century. Griffin is an experienced writer and slightly notorious with his previously published work The Devil Rides Outside, which was surrounded with controversy and banned in Detroit, Michigan. However,…

office. It had been an utterly brutal campaign trail, characterized by vicious personal attacks between candidates unprecedented in American politics up until that time. A fierce populist, Jackson found thunderous support mostly from westerners and southern farmers. Jackson was seeking a benchmark for his presidency. At the time, the land that was currently occupied by the Cherokee nation in particular was noted for being excellent for agricultural purposes. Additionally, the general American…

In the History Channel we are told Abraham Lincoln's life story and how he became such a successful man. It’s an inspiring story of his since he grew up in a poor environment and had little education yet proving to others that he could make it through. Lincoln did not grow up in a happy home like many other wealthy whites did, he grew up with childhood beatings and basically with no father. That’s why I kind of see why Abraham stays away from his son Robert Lincoln. There were so many…

Throughout history, many disputes were presented when solving an issue. There were many arguments over the Louisiana purchase and the expansion of slavery in the new territories. The different views of a strict constructionist and a loose constructionist made the Louisiana purchase very difficult for Thomas Jefferson. Likewise, the expansion of slavery into the new territories was a very challenging decision between the Abolitionists and the South. A difference in opinion caused different…

During 1803 to 1853, the United States almost tripled in her size. In the early 1800s, the land located in the west part of the United States was not developed so much. Even before the American colonies won their independence from Britain in the Revolutionary War, settlers were migrating westward. Western area had many sufficient lands to live because President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French In 1803. Many considered it to be uncivilized and underdeveloped…

Medgar Evers organized voter-registration efforts, demonstrations, and economic boycotts.He did these boycotts because of the companies that practiced discrimination. He also worked to investigate crimes that were directed against blacks.Evers applied to the University of Mississippi Law School in February 1954. After being rejected, he volunteered to help NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) try to entrap the university with a lawsuit. Medgar Evers gathered new…

Our story starts when John C. Calhoun, our vice president, resigns because he does not like the tariff law. The tariff laws propose to encourage the Americans to buy Americans goods. The 1828 tariff was aimed at certain goods coming in from England. The goods were produced in New England. The Consumers in this case were people in the Southeast. This tariff will cause a lot of trouble. Next, Andrew Jackson Warns South Carolina about fooling around with federal laws. He did this to preempt South…