History Final

1. Dorothea Dix- 1802-1887- Dragon Dix was know for her saint like devotion to improving conditions for the deranged, though also for her strict run of Civil War hospitals. She spent between 20-30 years of her life campaigning for better treatment and conditions for the insane. She also ran a Civil War time hospital where she only took in nurses over 30 years of age and not looking for marriage. Fashion was not need or permitted in her hospitals and those in her care improved as her nursed fell in line with her thinking.

2. Frederick Douglass- 1818-1895- was a very popular lecturer on antislavery, and he rejected suggestions of dumbing himself up to be more believable. He escaped his slavery from Maryland in 1838 by disguising himself as a sailor and borrowed a seaman’s papers. He made it north were he would show what he was truly made of. Douglass had learned to read and write while a slave and he had master a trade as well all under the direct knowledge of his master. Douglass published the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845, which included his accounts of his life as a slave. His accounts worked, they showed that not all blacks were dumb and unable to be taught and learned people.

3. Clara Barton- 1821-1912- most know for founding the American Red Cross. Barton also opened a free public school. She is remembered in the text The American Nation simply as a nurse with a tale about a pregnant woman being wiped. She also helped notify families of missing during the Civil War.

4. The Freedman’s Bureau- put into action in 1865 as a means to assist the black man in his entry to equality. The bureau was made to ensure blacks were treated fairly and were receiving their new rights as free men. The bureau also issued clothes and medicines to those in need. Unfortunately the bureau failed to protect at the dead of night when blacks were being beaten or threatened the most. When complaints were issued to the bureau slaps on the hand were mostly issued and the offending party set free to repeat his offense.

5. Battle of Antietam- 9/17/1862- single most bloody day in the war and important due the location of Antietam, Maryland. This battle was the turning point in the war forcing General Robert E. Lee back down the Potomac.

6. First Battle of Bull Run- 4/12/1861- the first major battle of the war. The union nearly lost Washington D.C. to the Confederacy and would have if the south had acted faster after the win.

7. Remember the Alamo- the day Texas took a stand against Mexico for their independence. Also the battle in which Davy Crocket lost his life.

8. Dred Scott- a slave wanting freedom since his master had died while the Scotts where in a territory not yet defined as a slave region or not. The supreme court did not grant the Scotts their freedom.

9. John Brown- 1800-1859- extremist who dragged five unsuspecting men from their homes in the dead of night and killed them. Brown and his cronies escaped capture thought he went into hiding. The Scourge of Kansas tried to make himself a martyr at his death but only made himself into a song.

10. Ida B. Wells- 1862-1931- was an activist for equality.

Manifest Destiny reached it peak in the 19th century. The cause of this movement was of course American Pride. Though the founders of this idea wanted at first to spread through out the whole of North America, they were successful in spreading from coast to coast. The idea of manifest destiny is still current today on now we are spreading our ideas and not our force so much. The main consequence of this movement was it feed Americans with the theory that their way is the best way.
At first the idea of spreading out from coast to coast sounded fair. But why stop there when we could have the whole of North America. The idea was to concur Canada and Mexico. Then the capitol would be moved to Mexico City, which showed the brain stormers of this idea were really thinking more of the Americas and not just North America. This was just not to be so.
Today America forces other countries to adopt our ideas of democracy, even if that is not what the country wishes. We still use force to get our way and are still actively spreading our wills. Yes manifest destiny is still alive and well.

The Anasazi

The Anasazi
Try to image life within the confides of a cliff, where existence is vital to the crop brought in. Now image living this way two thousand years ago, before modern tools. How did the Anasazi of Mesa Verde do it? Here is a people who understood the fight for life and somehow lost the battle. The remarkable nature of these people doesn’t stop at their ability to live in the unimaginable habitat of the cliff but also how four of their “villages” are aligned along the 108 degrees west longitude meridian.
The four aligned villages are the Aztec ruins, Solomon Ruins, Chaco Canyon and Casas Grandes, so we know they migrated far distances. Not only did they migrate but they perfected corn crops and brick laying. The village at Mesa Verde remains as a reminder of their intelligence and points to the answers of their existence. At Mesa Verde the housing is constructed in geometric shapes. These shapes were also reflected in their artwork, showing an understanding of mathematical concepts.
Early Earth science is a must have to have continued success with crop and to have four villages on the 108 meridian. This study had to be a focus for them to pull off a feat of such magnitude. How else would the Anasazi have been able to strive until around 1200 C.E. if not for their superior knowledge of nature. In the end there civilization has been lost and only the questions of how such a great people lost the battle of existence remains.
http://www.towson.edu/~brenda/newmexico/anasazi.htm

Columbus Found Asia?
Of course Christopher Columbus thought he had found Asia and went so far as calling the native people Indians but in fact all he found was the New World. The same dogged determination that produced the voyage to find Asia was Columbus’s down fall for not fully seeing what he had found. Had Columbus given in to the possibility that he just might be wrong he could have enjoyed the fact he was better than wrong, he was lucky. Never has one person been so close but yet so far from his goal and pride prevented Columbus from seeing the true jewel he had sailed upon.
In 1484 Columbus strived for a funded expedition to find a new route to Asia and was smacked down by King John II. After licking his wounds and getting his affairs in order Columbus sailed home to Spain to try his hand with their court. At first the Spanish Crown was not interested in Columbus but then in 1492 Queen Isabella turned and sponsored his voyage in hopes of spreading Christianity. Over the next eight years Columbus would make three trips to the west in search of Asia and never admit his idea was wrong and he had found a completely new world.
Christopher Columbus died in 1506 without realizing his dream of sailing west to Asia, this wouldn’t be possible until the early 1900’s. He had gone a little mad with his constancy he had found Asia or come to close to it. His death past without ceremony and yet we still honor him today.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/tutor/eurvoya/columbus.html

Beacon’s Rebellion
In a land where the enemy lived at your properties edge Nathaniel Bacon found his element.
Being a young Englishmen settling in Virginia the native Indian was the target enemy for Bacon. When the law would not give Bacon a commission in 1675, Bacon took it by force.
Bacon befriended nearby peaceful Indians and persuaded them into taking hostile Indians capture. Once the peaceful Indians had successfully done as Bacon had asked he in turn killed all of them, hostile captured and peaceful alike. Gov. Sir William Berkeley labeled Bacon a traitor but failed to stand against Bacon. After months of Bacon’s Indian hunting, Bacon returned to Jamestown with 500 of his closest cronies and forced Berkeley’s hand in giving him the commission.
Berkeley fled to Chesapeake Bay and awaited help in the form naval force after recanting his given commission. Bacon died in October 1676 and his rebellion went with him. After the arrival of royal force and without Bacon the Baconites (or Bacons followers) subdued. The aftermath is the real point of the rebellion, however. It planted the seed that an upraise could be accomplished and that there never really was a strong law in early Virginia.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p274.html
Instructor comments: This is just excellent work Thank you Dick Sennet score 60/60!
àThe New England Puritans were nothing more than a group of fanatics trying to hold dear to theology in a harsh frontier. When so many variables were out of their hands, they could at least control the destiny of their mortal souls. Were they superstitious religious fanatics? Yes, but only because of their own ignorance and strong hold to what they did hold true. Were they pious Christians committed to family values and conservative life styles? NO. If they were then why was there such a problem getting second and third generations to join the church as members? They latched on to their beliefs for stability and hope for a better future, after all they did leave England for a reason. Score 25/25