Spanish in the United States

The North American French, Spanish, and British settlements differed both in objectives and religiously, yet held similar economical achievements. The North American French settlements stretched from the north of present day Canada down to the state of Louisiana. The goals of the French explorers were to obtain wealth by finding a route linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that would promote trade and finding good along the Great Lakes. King Francis I sent Jacques Cartier to accomplish…

How and why are Latinos being misrepresented in Mass Media? According to Merriam-Webster a Latino is a native or inhabitant of Latin American who lives in the United States. Therefore, there are roughly 54 million of Hispanics living in the United States as on July 1, 2013 (U.S Census Bureau). This makes Hispanics the largest ethnic group in the U.S. Although, they might make up a large amount of these nations populations, Hispanics are still considered a race minority. As a result of this,…

How did imperialists justify their actions? How did the anti-imperialists justify their position? Consider the role of race, economics, science, and religion. Moral implications of American imperialism are that we are just trying to extend our land to make more businesses and trade to help our economy. These are the justifications to our actions about taking over other countries. Anti-imperialist do not believe in the extension of land and territories. "the anti-imperialist's did not oppose…

the Moro rebels of Mount Dajo and the American troops, commanded by General Leonard Wood. This battle happened after the Spanish-American war in 1901 and towards the end of the Philippine-American war. The Moros, driven by ethnic and religious ideology were weary of foreign rule and policies and refused to accept another ruler. The Moros thought that they had beaten the Spanish so that in effect led them to believe that they were invincible. Numerous battles ensued throughout the region. As a…

that represents the United States. It can easily be said that English is the dominant language of our country but can it be said with the same easiness that English should be the only language used within our borders? The idea that the United States should be an English…

primarily on place of birth. With the Spanish-born peninsulares at the top, resentment among the Latin America natives was common. Peninsulares formed only a small portion of the population, but they were the only people who could hold the highest offices in the Spanish colonial government. Beneath them were the creoles, Spanish people born in Latin America. Though they could not hold the highest offices in government, they could rise significantly in the Spanish colonial armies. The…

to war, The Spanish-American War, and The New Foreign Policy, These wars were the biggest leading causes of WW1. WW1 is are first biggest war that we were in and had to attend. The WW1 cause where the MAIN Witch where the Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. Imperialism grew rapidly at the end of the 1800s in Europe. The need for natural resources grew. The United States was eager to join the competition…

languages, and cultural pluralism for their language majority and minority students (Hadi-Tabassum, 2006). Given that Spanish is the minority language used most frequently in bilingual programs in the United States, this section will use Spanish to exemplify the minority language. A similar process would hold for other minority languages relative to English in the United States. Because Spanish-speaking and English-Speaking students’ needs are very different, this discussion addresses questions…

Teddy Roosevelt and the Spanish-American War Introduction Three years before Theodore Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States, then Colonel Theodore Roosevelt assembled a volunteer cavalry known as the “Rough Riders,” formally known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. The Rough Riders were one of just three volunteer cavalries assembled for the war and were the only one of the three to see combat. Roosevelt, the former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, pushed for…

The war that some called the pleasant war or the spanish-american war. The war started when the u.s. declared war on Spain. After the ship Maine sank in Havana harbor. That is where it had all started. The date was February 15,1898. Long story short there was a treaty signed called the treaty of paris. The reason they signed the treaty was because the spanish lost or was on their way of losing and they thought they better sign it before america takes over. So they sign it. But here is an…