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Native Americans in Slavery, 2005.
Examines colonial slavery using Native Americans.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper discusses the issue of Native American slavery during colonial times in America. It references books and professional publications to determine the cause of this slavery, how it existed in relation to the slavery of African Americans, who was involved in the slave trade, the politics of the issues, and how the slave trade for Native Americans came to an end.
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"Americans are taught that there have been many injustices throughout history with regard to civil rights. While we learn about the plight of the African American who endured slavery, and the Japanese that were imprisoned in this country after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, there is little that has been written about the enslavement of Native Americans by the British when America was in its infancy. Though the information that is now available is incomplete, it presents a picture of the lives of the Native Americans during this time period that was unbearably harsh and unnecessary. Yet, it is a part of American history that should not be ignored. As colonists began to settle in the United States from England, they had originally begun a trading relationship with Native Americans in South Carolina (Perdue, 2003, p. 670). Native Americans offered labor to the colonists in exchange for manufactured goods from Europe."
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Native Americans and Slavery in Early America, 2002.
An overview of the issues concerning native Americans, African Americans and slavery in early America.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper will discuss the issue of African Americans and indigenous peoples in colonial and the slavery of the South. By understanding the certain principles of slave behavior, economic factors, and the roles of slaves in these periods of history, we can assemble an analysis of early America in this way.
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"American Slavery, American Freedom", 2008.
A review of "American Slavery, American Freedom" by Edmund S. Morgan.
1,444 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 47.95
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The paper describes how Edmund S. Morgan's "American Slavery, American Freedom" examines the political and social impact of slavery in colonial America. The paper explains how Morgan emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, particularly in the colony of Virginia that produced patriot leaders such as Washington and Jefferson, but also had the most slave owners. The paper further explains Morgan's thesis that this contradiction was caused by prevailing beliefs that racial and gender inequality was a natural condition.
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"American Slavery, American Freedom was written by historian Edmund S. Morgan and published in 2003 by W. W. Norton. The author's examination of slavery in America emphasizes the tragic contradiction between freedom and slavery, and focuses on Virginia, which produced leaders of the American Revolution who were dedicated to freedom and equality, but which also had the most slave owners. In his book, Morgan analyzes this paradox as he strives to understand and explain why such a contradiction existed."
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?American Slavery, American Freedom?, 2006.
A review of Edmund S. Morgan's book about the paradox of freedom and slavery and exploitation in American history.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper summarizes and reviews Edmund S. Morgan's book, "American Slavery, American Freedom and explains that the book, while showing that white Americans exploited black Americans and that rich Americans exploited poor Americans, also shows that the first American exploitation was of the Native Americans by the English Settlers.
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"Clearly, the English had certain experiences of the Native Americans that impacted the colonists' initial visions of life and society in the New World. For example, there was widespread distrust between these settlers and the Native Americans, based on their previous relationship. However, the Virginia Company planned to bring goodwill to the Native Americans, though their ultimate expectation was that the natives would become part of the English community."
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Native Americans and the Colonists, 2007.
This paper explores the differences in belief systems of the Native Americans and European colonists.
1,736 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper describes the differing beliefs and outlooks of the Native Americans versus the European Colonists in the early 1600s. This author evaluates their differing views on such topics as technology, religion, the environment, women's rights, and slavery. The paper gives an honest appraisal of both sides' views and prejudices about the other. The author concludes that these base differences between the two sets of peoples, the Europeans and the Native Americans, were what sparked the distrust held by both nations that endured for hundreds of years.
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"The European colonists and the Native Americans of North American had very different views on nearly everything they encountered in their lives. Living in vastly different cultures lead both groups to generally have two extremely different outlooks on four main topics; religious beliefs, the environment, social relations, and slavery, differences which the colonists used this to their advantage when conquering the peoples of the New World."
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"American Slavery, American Freedom" by Edmund S. Morgan, 2001.
Tension throughout American history & national identity between slavery & freedom. Early issues, class system, Founding Fathers.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, $ 31.95
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"Edmund S. Morgan in his book American Slavery, American Freedom discusses the tension in the developing American identity between slavery and freedom, slavery for those brought to this country against their will and freedom for the white population. This tension can be traced through American history first as slavery itself existed and then as the aftermath of slavery created a black underclass that still suffers from the social, economic, and political situation created by the slave era. The fact that slavery was allowed at all in a new nation dedicated to human freedom and self-government remains a blot on American history. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and contributed to the U.S. Constitution, yet he also owned slaves. George Washington did as well, though he freed all of his slaves, while Jefferson did not..."
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American Slavery, 2007.
An analysis of the change in conditions for former slaves following the Civil War.
2,283 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses American slavery after the Civil War. It particularly focuses on it from the point of view of the freed slaves. The paper suggests that the slave experience in the United States did not change significantly after the Civil War, rather expectations and expected experiences among former slaves remained similar to those they held during slavery. The paper explains the reasons behind these expectations and conditions for former slaves after the Civil War.
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"Slaves, prior to the Civil War, were under complete control of the white authority. These conditions forced a poor quality of life and even obscene treatment towards them. The life of Charles Ball and the sequence of events he had to overcome because of his race is evidence of the conditions existing for African-Americans both prior to and after the Civil War (Ball 1859). Ball documented his life beginning with his father's capture from Africa and subsequent enslavement. As a slave, Ball was separated from his Mother at a young age and eventually from his wife as he was sold to Georgia while she lived in Maryland. This reflects the complete lack of disregard for slave family life which was a characteristic of the slave experience in America. Also in Georgia, Ball was treated with extreme cruelty, yet he could do nothing about it except possibly to escape. Furthermore, Ball was able to escape captivity, twice, and even as a freeman buy his own farm. Yet eventually he and his wife were capture into slavery, reflecting on the nature of the laws towards their treatment of African-Americans. Even freemen were not safe from trouble in the culture in which African-American's were subordinate. Ball maintains that "misery loves company" and that he is a subject to "mutual sufferings," (Ball 277) indicating the conditions he feels exist as a slave. Ultimately, Charles Ball's experience is illustrative of the conditions that exist to slaves, as even when he becomes a freeman he is not entirely free."
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Females in American Slavery, 2008.
A discussion of "A'rn't I a Woman? Female Slaves in the Plantation South" by Deborah Gray White.
984 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper examines "A'rn't I a Woman?" by Deborah Gray White, which focuses on the roles of females in the pre-Civil War American society.
The paper discusses White's belief that female slaves endured not only racism but sexism and how stereotypes of both black women and white mistresses were totally unfair and untrue. The paper looks at how White explains the black female slaves' cultural survival. The paper concludes that the metaphorical question, "Ar'n't I a Woman?" is answered by the historical record of courage, resistance, survival and female heroism that comprised the experience of black African-American women during this period.
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"The historians of slavery of an earlier generation, as exemplified by Ulrich B. Phillips, painted a somewhat romanticized picture of slave life on the plantations that would be considered distorted and oversimplified by modern historical standards. This was in keeping with the ideology of "sectional healing" after the Civil War, in which whites in the North and South reunified under the infamous Tilden Hays Deal of 1877. That pact essentially sealed the fate of the political and economic reforms attempted under Reconstruction, completed the evacuation of the progressive Union Army from the South, and allowed white supremacy to return for many subsequent decades, until it was successfully challenged in the 1950s and 1960s by the modern Civil Rights Movement. Phillips distorted picture of the Old South featuring blissful student slaves on the plantation-as-school was challenged historians of the 1950s such as Kenneth Stampp and Stanley Elkins."
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Slavery in American Literature, 2004.
Examines Frederick Douglass's autobiography and Amy Kolen's essay, "Fire", to examine two forms of slavery in American history.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper examines "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave" and the essay, "Fire", to discuss issues of greed, selfishness, and slavery. Perhaps even more upsetting than the legality of slavery in American history itself, was that much of the population viewed it as an essential and fundamental base of the United States' economy. The author of this paper contends that the population of the United States worried more about its economy and making a profit than attending to the fact that millions of slaves were suffering, all for the good of the slave owners who were waiting to cash in on their next harvest. The same idea can be applied to the treatment of the Triangle Factory workers, who were, in essence, slaves to the factory. By looking at these two examples, one can see that both Douglass's book and Kolen's essay demonstrate how the selfish actions of a number of people can lead to the suffering of many others.
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"Nevertheless, the workers at the factory had little choice but to continue working. The owners of the factory took advantage of the fact that these women needed employment and would do anything for a paycheck. When there finally was a fire, the workers had no way to get out, and most died within minutes. They were slaves to the factory - bound to its fate - for when the factory went down, they went with it. Again, many innocent people suffered due to the selfish actions of selfish people."
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The Impact of Slavery on African-American Women, 2004.
Discusses the impact of slavery on the sexuality of African-American women.
2,634 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 16 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper explores how the experience of slavery shaped the development of African-American women's sexual identity and self-esteem. In addition, it examines how the larger American public views and portrays black women in the media.
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"The Slavery in America is one of the most heinous events in history. What many fail to realize is that the experience of slavery has fashioned the way that African American women view their sexuality and body image. Before we can fully understand the impact that slavery had on African American Women, we must understand what slavery did to the African American family structure as a whole."
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The "Peculiar Institution" of Slavery after the American Revolution, 2002.
Examines the techniques used by Southern plantation and slave owners to control their slaves following the American Revolution through the anti- bellum period.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 1 source, $ 62.95
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This paper focuses on how the Southern plantation owners perceived themselves as being a form of American aristocracy. Also, this paper investigates the concept of the "peculiar institution" of slavery and how the slaves were conditioned to accept the mindset that this concept promoted: The "peculiar institution" of slavery is explored in respect to the evidence which suggests that the slaves were not entirely subject to the conditions that the "peculiar institution" imposed on their lifestyles.
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Native and Non-native Tensions in Canada, 2005.
An analysis of the argument between native and non-native Canadians over claims of land.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper analyzes the land claims of the aboriginal people of Canada. The paper discusses the history over the struggle between native and non-native Canadians, in regards to their struggle over land, fishing and hunting rights upon property in the country for many years. The paper presents the argument of the aboriginal people and the counter-claim of those non-native Canadians who are opposed to the claim, as well as their solution to the problem.
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Native vs. Non-native Anthropology, 2005.
This paper contends that distinctions between native and non-native anthropology are insignificant.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 4 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that a native anthropologist is one who conducts research in their own society whereas a regular anthropologist conducts research in any society. The paper considers how some would argue that there should be a distinction. This paper presents the hypothesis that the distinctions between native and regular anthropology do not matter. To support this argument, the work of the following two anthropologists is considered; Vincent Crapanzano, who is considered a Native anthropologist because he is doing research in his own society and Anne Allison, an American doing research in Japan.
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"Native Knowledge for Native Ecosystems", 2007.
A review of Robin Wall Kimmerer's article, "Native Knowledge for Native Ecosystems".
1,070 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This paper briefly reviews Robin Wall Kimmerer's 2000 article, "Native Knowledge for Native Ecosystems" and highlights the article's main points as well as how it approaches the broad concept of ethno-ecology. More importantly, the paper also touches upon how the article approaches the linkage of local and/or traditional knowledge of ecological systems with academic and/or scientific knowledge of those same systems. Finally, the paper discusses the significance of the aforementioned linkage as it pertains to the future of human beings in the global ecosystem.
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"Simply put, Kimmerer's argument is that Native Americans intensively cultivated the land so that it would provide them with sufficient foodstuffs to brave the grueling winter months. While modern-day efforts to restore the ancient biological vitality and bio-diversity of the American woods and ecosystems is a laudable goal, it is not possible without also considering how the natives were able to so successfully manage the world around them. In effect, Kimmerer argues that modern-day conservationists must "heal" their relationship to the land and understand the land spiritually and emotionally as well as intellectually. Less abstractly, Kimmerer states that twenty-first century man must adopt the "site-specific" or "diachronic" knowledge which well-served Native Americans in the past and which lends itself to successful local site restoration. "
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Slavery, 2007.
This paper examines the lasting effects of African-American slavery in the United States.
1,188 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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The paper identifies three types of resistance and five methods of defense that were employed by slaves. The paper also looks at three methods that were utilized by slave owners to elicit compliance and counteract the resistance of slaves. The paper portrays this constant power struggle where the identities of both slaves and slave owners were altered in a way that no other system could have altered them. The paper concludes with an analysis of the long term effects of slavery on American society.
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"The era of African-American slavery in the United States was relatively short lived and yet it has produced an enduring and lasting legacy. As labor systems go, one of the most inefficient of systems is a forced labor system, as individuals engaged in it gain no benefit from their labor and the vested interest is held only by those in power. Slavery as it existed from the late 1700s to the end of the Civil War is a clear example of such a system. Due to the infrastructure of the system there were many examples of both active and passive resistance and defenses exhibited by the slave as well as many examples of methods of control exhibited by slave owners to squelch resistance and defense."
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