Shawn Frost Topic 2: Early Clash of Cultures HIST 321/ Prof. Le Vine Topic 2 brought us to the early clashes of cultures that took place. We will look at how the interactions with different people can change a whole culture and society. We begin by looking at the contact Indians and Invaders experienced and what came from those interactions. James Axtell discusses how large of an influence the Indians were in “Colonial America without the Indians”.
Mexican-American War is a big event in the 19th century, in which the concept of Manifest Destiny was related with war. The Mexican-American War was not only for increased territory, but also a symbol of America's racial misunderstanding. Some White people have the superiority with themselves. [1] They took Mexican people’s land as Manifest Destiny, above all moral and law. Many Americans believe that God give them the power and duty to expand territory, strengthen the United States.
Expansion affected the nation in many ways other than size. It also affected our country's population, culture, economy and social structure. America's economy was the first to experience the effects of Westward expansion. Most of the settlers that moved out west were planning on becoming farmers, if they were not already farmers. Along with new farmers came new products that the United States (US) could ship out to other countries as a profit.
As well as there being changes for the English culture there was also a lot of continuity in their lifestyle such as the Anglo-Saxon style of long hair and bushy beards and moustaches. Changes were going to be inevitably made as their was a new leader of the land but there were still a lot of cultural and social policies which stuck and in reference to the question, this challenges whether there was a major change. A massive change that occurred was the expansion of cities such as London and this was due to French markets and the Norman building programme, by 1086 there was 100,000 burgesses in England and this signifies a major change during Williams kingship. Culturally, there was change and continuum as firstly there was a large number of castles built all around England and towns such as Oxford and Norwich suffered house clearing to allow room for the castles. There was also a continuity in culture though as there was a rich tradition of written English dating back to the 890’s and this survived through the Peterbrough book showing that not everything was changing during William’s reign.
Introduction The rise of industry in the United States in the 19th century, well before the actual Industrial Revolution, was primarily a matter of geography accommodating emerging need. States were defined by set boundaries that caused much debate because, before railroads were plentiful, nothing was more necessary for commercial growth than water transportation such as canals and steamboats, and Eastern states competed for borders giving them the greatest access to rivers. At the same time, new technologies enabled efficient ways for mining, and those regions rich in ore were likely to become important centers of industry. Lastly, there was the matter of catering to the imposing new cities of the East, particularly New York and Chicago. The country was growing quickly, but that growth was primarily based on what advantages were most available in each location.
Spain’s empire was driven by a desire for silver, but was presented many challenges as they had to expand across an ocean and cope with a new world. Russia, on the other hand, expanded their territory as a way of pushing back the Mongols and accessing other trading connections. They were similar in how their expansions were economically driven and how they had to adapt to multiracial societies. Because they were in separate continents in opposite parts of the world, Spain and Russia had largely different processes of empire building. Spain’s conquest of the New World was strictly by force.
At first, politics kept the settlers from moving into Indian territory, but soon, pressure from the settlers urged the government to push westward for more land. “Indian removal was necessary for the opening of the vast American lands to agriculture, to commerce, to markets, to money, to the development of the modern capitalist economy. Land was indispensable for all this,” (Zinn 126). Here is my reaction: I realize this is perhaps the first time in American history where wealth in land became the clear, obvious, powerful concept. This is where the Louisiana Purchase spurred several more of its type and where it was acknowledged that land was absolutely necessary for American advancement.
History 202 001 The Western Frontier: Myth or Reality The years 1865 to 1890 in history were known as the years of Westward Expansion within the United States. Westward Expansion served as an inspiration to those dreaming to start a new life. Portrayed as the land of milk and honey and as the land of opportunity, many people moved to make a better life for themselves and their families. The myths of the western frontier differed vastly from the reality of the Native Americans, Agricultural Pioneers, and Miners who moved westward. The myth of the Native Americans in the West was that they were inferior savages while the reality was much different.
In the article by Williams cronon , Agricultural practices on both sides of the settler-Indian equation. Englishmen expected to be able to live in America much the same way that they lived in England, which led to what you could call " misunderstandings" between them, the Indians, and the land itself. European relation of production in the new world was much more complicated task than they thought it would be due to how Indians communities used seasonal diversity, which leads a practice of mobility, however, Englishmen come to realize the importance of understanding the habits and the ecology of other species in order for them to survive. Native Americans understood the cyclical nature of the seasons. They moved and responded to the
The railroads brought new change to what Americans everyday lives. The two most important effects of the coming of railroads on everyday life and ideas in late 19th century New Mexico and southern Colorado were Manifest Destiny the incorporation of the West. John O’ Sullivan from the New York, Morning Post states that 1. )“(It is).. our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty.” 1 Americans know thought it was their right to take the land in the West and that it was also part of their freedom. The railroad brought corporate entities to the West 2.)