Pre-Ap U.S. American History Paper (Revisionism)
What is revisionism? I see it as the way the dominant society ruled. The way things are ruled depends on the morals of those in the dominant place. Though the native Americans were the first to live here, their overall peaceful traditional way of life has almost vanished completely. It has morphed into the European culture. This European culture now regulates 99% of American land. Therefore when I’m talking about American revisionism it will be mostly through the European culture. The view of the earliest Europeans who came to America was full of apathy of anything the king and queen of their country didn’t particularly care for. The rulers of the conquesting countries demanded gold or anything else of great value to be discovered by their feeble, poverty stricken minions (sailors and exploration soldiers). The minority group who were rich or well off( I.E Christopher Columbus) desired not to defy their leaders for the fear of losing his comfortable lifestyle or maybe even his life.. There have been claims that their faith was strong. Evidently due to the actions of the majority of the soldiers this isn’t true. Thou shall not kill” yet they very much killed any native that wasn’t to their liking. Thou shall not commit adultery,
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Some common words found in the essay are:
African Americans, IWW CIO, Evidently Europeans, Wounded Knee, Brown Lincoln, Articles Confederation, Luther King, Africans Indians, Christian God, Christopher Columbus, native americans, indian slaves, race sex, african slaves, white american, european culture, indian slaves african, indentured servants, slaves african, american revolution, average white american, minority rich, native americans african, americans african americans, race sex class,
Approximate Word count = 2538
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page double spaced)
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