According to Zinn, how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? A: As a great hero that discovered the Americas but was willing to do anything to get what he wanted. 4. Why does Zinn dispute Henry Kissinger’s statement: “History is the memory of states?” A: because Zinn thinks that we must not accept the memory of states as our own. Zinn’s argument was not against selection, simplification, and emphasis, but his argument was against the mapmakers distortion.
Columbus also convinced King Ferdinand to fund his explorations. 10. Where did Columbus land in October, 1492? the bahamas 11. What was the "fundamental difference" between Columbus' voyage in 1492 and other Portuguese explorers of that time?
1. According to Zinn, what is his main purpose for writing A People’s History of the United States? 2. According to Zinn, how is Columbus portrayed in traditional history books? 3.
It is a description of great conquistador, Cortez, written by Bernal Diaz in 1516. This document again displays attitudes of indifference toward the Native American population, as Cortez promises gold, silver, and Indian slaves to anyone who accompanies him in conquering the new lands. Only briefly is religion mentioned in the document. This shows that the conquistadors valued wealth more than spreading the word of God. In other words, Spanish motives for monetary gain resulted in cruel and poor attitude towards Indians.
Explain the statement: "Tyranny is Tyranny let it come from whom it may." ZINN CHAPTER 5: Study Questions 1. What support did the Revolutionary War effort have among the colonial population? 2. What impact did slavery have on the war effort in the South?
They have been wronged by being overshadowed by the white man’s inaccurate account of events. From what we can understand about their customs, we should respect the indigenous population of America. American Indians were more logical than the white men who came over to the “new world.” Ortiz points out the hypocrisy of the white men for regarding the natives “as without any laws or government” when the white men themselves were “people who ignored their own laws and governments” (Ortiz
One person stated “We earnestly condemn the policy of the present national administration in the Philippines.” These people really do not like the fact that the U.S. government is trying to rule over another country. Especially since not too long ago, the Americas were ruled by Britain. That person also stated that the U.S. government “...seeks to extinguish the spirit of 1776 in those islands.” They believe that the U.S. wants to completely eliminate the aspect of independence in the Philippines, which is extremely unethical. “We denounce the slaughter of the Filipinos as a needless horror. We protest against the extension of American sovereignty by Spanish methods….” The slaughter of Filipinos was not necessary according to anti-imperialists, along with trying to imperialize the country using “Spanish methods”.
Sadly, diseases brought from the Old World wiped out many native civilizations in the New World. 4. The pattern of colonial contact in the Northeast was based more in commerce and trading. They established relationships with the natives with an exchange of goods and ideas. The fisherman were not really interested in conquest, but rather a mutually successful relationship that was beneficial to both.
Be all that you can be. After all, look at what the United States has accomplished.” (Loewen page 387) The history books leave out facts that do not paint our forefathers in a good light. The authors seem to try and mold the minds of the young people into believing that everything that has happened in United States history is moral and just. We would never believe that these “first settlers” would have been as cruel as to not only take advantage of the suffering of others but to also celebrate it. The Pilgrims did not happen upon Plymouth Rock.
After I formed a rough draft my thesis I went to the library for book sources and online for web, newspaper and journal sources. I read and looked through my sources while writing down useful information and good support for my paper. My example I am using from the Huffington Post is a Dick Cheney article that is about an interview with the former Vice President in which he defends the interrogation methods such as water boarding used on alleged terrorist.