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W. E. B. Du Bois's observations about the links between Americans' unwillingness to acknowledge the legacies of slavery and the shortcomings of formal equality in the post-Reconstruction era anticipate the obstacles to racial justice in the "post-civil ...

W. E. B. Du Bois's observations about the links between Americans' unwillingness to acknowledge the legacies of slavery and the shortcomings of formal equality in the post-Reconstruction era anticipate the obstacles to racial justice in the "post-civil ...

This Article is about African people meeting,living and interacting with other non African people to form African American ethnicity.

This site is awesome because it provides a tax museum time line. I learn more when information is gathered in time lines, it does not appear so overwhelming.The French and Indian War represented the decisive turning point in British colonial relations. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ratified Britain's undisputed control of the seas and shipping trade, as well as its sovereignty over much of the North American continent east of the Mississippi River.

African American Oratory, 1787 - 1900 This book in the Google Book Preview, therefore it is not complete, but gives an idea of the times and how people thought.

Interview about American colonization, how people lived in America before Christopher Columbus "discovered" it.

The Rise of American Industry

General Ulysses S. Grant Civil War hero American President Born in 1822.

This site deals with the interaction and life of the people of new America and the native american indians.

HIS110-SPR10

biography

Elusive and crafty, Francis Marion outwitted British troops during the American Revolution. Interesting reference to "The Patriot" and it's marred portrayal of Marion. Something to think about when watching these sort of movies. Also, pay particular attention to the way Marion lived, he owned slaves and had some bad moments in his life, but he is still rightfully remembered as a hero of the Revolutionary War. "Heroes" are most generally not perfect individuals and when viewing the leaders of today that must be remembered.

Shedding light on the origins of the phrase "Manifest Destiny"

The Landscape of the Americas in 1942

This has links to so many other things we are discussing in chapter 3 and 4

Africans in America and Slavery