History, by definition, is made from unchanging facts and events. Despite this, most history books teach the past differently. How can the same information be taught in a way so that the reader gains something different from each text? America Past and Present by Robert A. Divine and A Peoples History of the United States by Howard Zinn write about common events and ideas, however, they convey them in both different and similar ways. First contact between Spaniard and Indian is talked about in both books. They both describe how the Spanish were desperate in their search of gold. However, Divine mainly focuses on the conquistadors and how they took over indian civilizations, and how the European countries responded in Colombus 's discovery. Zinn, however, points out the cruelty of the Spanish and …show more content…
In Zinn 's book, Nathaniel Bacon is described as a manipulative man, who persuaded the gullible to agree with his ideas and values. The rebellion itself was because Bacon hated both the elite and the indians, and after he was released from prison for being a rebel, he took his 'army ' and began attacking innocent indians. After Bacon had died, Zinn includes the fact that the anti-rebel forces tricked Bacon 's militia into thinking that if they surrendered, the slaves and servants (who made up most of the rebels) would be given freedom. Instead, they took them back to their masters. The governemt strived to stop the rebellion for two reasons: to make a policy to control indians, and to discourage rebellion in the future. On the other hand, Divine says that Nathaniel was a brave and ambitious, and that his reason for rebelling was to counter-attack previous indian attacks. There was possibly an alterior motive for Berkeley to stop rebellion in fear of his 'fur monopoly ' being threatened. As one could see, each author portayed the same event using the same facts in very
Daniel Shays led a rebellion after the U.S. went into economic depression. This caused the Massachusetts government to seize several farms and sell them to re-gain profits. Shays led a mob of 1,000 enraged Massachusetts farmers to get weaponry from a state warehouse in August 1786. The rebellion was a fail because Shays and other fellow comrades were arrested. All in all, Daniel Shays led a rebellion because many farmers plots of land were taken and sold for profit.
BAby thesis!!!! Shays’ Rebellion was caused by the weakened national government. The Articles of Confederation did not have a strong national government therefore the yeoman farmers were in a lot of debt because of the post war recession. Since the yeoman farmers were unable to pay the debt the creditors took away the property the farmers owned. Shays’ Rebellion greatly alarmed politicians throughout the nation about the Articles.
Virginia was facing many social issues with the emergence of a ruling class. For that reason, Bacon was able to gain support from disgruntled poor whites and indentured blacks. Bacon led a campaign against the Indians and the Virginia government with his militia of lower class citizens. 2. This document was signed during this organized rebellion on July 30, 1676.
America had just won the revolutionary war and became a free nation. Their constitution, the Articles of Confederation had many problems. Many farmer colonists felt like America was just another form of England with high taxes and unfair laws. Eventually, the depression was so bad the colonist got fed up and started to devise a plan. Daniel Shays was the leader of planning the rebellion.
The people of the colonies in America found that “by creating a nation, a symbol, a legal unity called the United States, they could take over land, profits, and political power from favorites of the British Empire.” The first of many uprisings and riots that led towards overthrowing the English government of the colonies was Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia in 1760. The strong new leadership class supported these rebellions against England. While on the other hand, the lower classes remained resentful and turned their non-approval to the colonial elite. Consequently, the poor started plundering the houses of the rich.
The British put restrictions on trade, manufacturing and settlement. The cons of the Bacon's Rebellion was that African slavery took off and became popular in America due to the rebellion of former Indentured slaves. It stated, “The permanent deprivation of freedom and the separate legal status of enslaved Africans facilitated the maintenance of strict racial barriers.” Not only were black and whites separated but now there is a distinction between
Bacon’s Rebellion is well known to students of colonial America, although no-one has succeeded in writing a convincing account of it. The first question historians asked was who was responsible for the widespread anarchy that followed the breakdown of government authority in the colony between 1676 and 1677. One historian attributes the rebellion to Nathaniel Bacon, and describes Governor Berkeley as a man doing his best to implement sensible policies. Another sees the Rebellion as prefiguring the American Revolution, with Bacon as an early George Washington, already defying British authority.
The revolts in Virginia were caused by the underrepresentation of the people inwestern Virginia who were dealing with Indian attacks. Due to a rising population,Virginia expanded west into lands that were supposed to be Indian territory. Thiscaused there to be Indian raids on the colonists’ plantations. The Virginiagovernment was not doing enough to respond to the problem because the people inthe west were underrepresented in the government. The westerners attacked theIndians on their own and this was taken by the government to be an act of rebellion.
(McCulley, 1987) Historians have found out that the real issue that caused Nathaniel Bacon’s rebellion was his stubbornness, selfishness and as well as, the unlucky choices and decisions Governor Sir William Berkeley made for appointment. People may specifically point fingers to a number of reasons for Bacon's rebellion, they may include the following: economic problems, competition
The rebelliion petrified many Americans. The rebellion got very out of hand and caused “women to get stabbed by swords.” Along with “babies eyes being gouged out by swords,” as stated in the Shay’s Rebellion video.
The rebels thought their individual rights were threatened to a high enough degree that they had the right to overthrow their government. In Document I, James Madison is quoted as saying “...you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” in context to regulating a government. The Federalist is a written defence for and part of a constitutional movement that calls for a stronger federal government that also limits itself and protects individual rights. Shay’s Rebellion was a retaliation to a government outreach.
Shay’s Rebellion was a series of protest in 1786 and 1787 by farmers for tax collections and discernment of debt. After the rebellion, people started to question the power of the national government; they realized they needed a stronger national government
King Philips War and Bacon’s Rebellion were two pivotal points in early American history. Ironically, they both shared many similarities between them. There are three main points of discussion in comparison of the two conflicts: 1) why the fighting started, 2) what they were fighting over, and finally 3) who they were fighting against. Each of these conflicts resulted in tragic loss of many lives of settlers and Indians and caused even more tension between the English and the Native Americans.
The state militia that was commanded by Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, crushed the rebels in several engagements in the winter of 1787. Shays and the other principal figures of the rebellion fled first to Rhode Island and then to Vermont. The main cause of the Rebellion was enraged farmers who wanted to gain back their rights and what they thought was
Darwin and Bacon (The Analysis of the Concurrences between Darwin and Bacon) The anomaly that is the Earth works in strange ways, while failing to balance on one foot all one has to do is place one finger on the wall and you are safe from crashing to the ground. This phenomenon seems to suggest that all things are connected; however there is a delicate balance to be maintained. Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection proposes that there is a balance that allows for the life on Earth to maintain the equilibrium of evolution. On the other hand, Francis Bacon composed an idea of the levels of the mind called the four idols which obstructed the path for scientific reasoning and observation.