Essays on Quakers

The Documents

The Declaration of Independence Among the founding documents of the American republic the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States share primacy. First in time was the Declaration of Independence. Prepared by the Continental Congress over a year after the American Revolution had started with the battles at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775, the Declaration was silent on the question of religious freedom. In Jefferson’s words, which still ring down across almost two and a half centuries, the Declaration is firmly based on the “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” and, of ...

Throughout America history there were always people who spoke out against slavery. Quakers were the most vocal as slavery violated their adherence to equality. However, the Quakers were seen as religious fanatics and banned from holding public office. Others came to view slavery as wrong after coming in contact with a slave and having the encounter change their views. It was not until the 1830’s that the abolitionist movement really picked up momentum as it was taken up by Evangelical Protestants, who felt that slavery was a sin and that it was the moral responsibility of the populace ...

1. Christopher Columbus was a villain to the new world as his discovery brought colonization and the natives were forced to move from their lands within a decade. When Columbus reached America, he killed, enslaved and raped several innocent natives. Over a period of time, Columbus’s discovery of America became the doom of Native Americans and brought death and despair. Columbus was even arrested when the Spanish monarchs learned about his mistreatment of natives. Overall, without Columbus and his discovery of the new world, the natives would have been in a better position. 2. When colonists started to ...

Abstract

The slaves in the Southern part of US faced inhuman treatment where they were by law, the property of their owners. The slaves were subjected to harsh treatments including working for long hours in the fields while returning at night only to be met by meager food to fulfill their hunger needs. The husbands were taken from their wives with professional slave catchers tasked with tracking the runaway slaves and torturing those who were suspected to have the intentions of escaping. To be able to save the slaves and make them see the light of freedom, it was necessary ...

[Enter Student Name] [Enter University Name] In this essay, we are going to explore and prove that Patrick Ferguson, a famous Scottish officer in the British army that was known for his actions during the American War of Independence, was a great man. In considering that Ferguson was a good man, we will specifically be looking at the ideas that he would never shoot another officer in the back, Ferguson would not kill someone who was innocent and would have just been a victim of war, and he would wear a checkered outfit while in battle to ensure that ...

In the year 1880, when Susan Coolidge published her book, A Short History of the City of Philadelphia, From Its Foundation to the Present Time, she observed the rapid growth of the city. She wrote, “It is difficult to realize, when studying any one of our large American towns, how short a time it is since the ground on which it stands was an unbroken wilderness, upon which eye of white man had never rested” (Coolidge, Chapter 1). Indeed, to stand in Philadelphia today, one absorbs a sense of great history, ideas, and progress, feelings that seem as if they should ...

Introduction

This paper discusses the differences that have shaped the economies of northern, middle and southern English colonies. The major factors that account for the differences between northern, middle and southern English colonies are those things that have helped shape the economies of the colonies. They are those factors that have helped shape their lifestyles. The financial position of each colony was determined by what these colonies produced. Their differences in politics, religion, economics and social values make them distinct from each other .

Northern Colony

Religious aspect: The history of northern colony shapes when the Puritans founded the northern colony. Northern ...

- What were some of the large religious groups that had an impact on the forming of this country? You are being asked to not only name the groups but how their theology had an impact on the forming of the United States. America’s experience towards the formation involves various linguistic, individual, national, and most importantly theological differences and similarities of religion. The powerful interactions between Europeans, Africans, and Native American brought the religion as a powerful force to establish the Colonies and United States. The formation of United States was not free of interaction by religious groups ...

Essay Questions

1). The English had a desire of colony in the North America as they wanted to search silver and gold there. However, in 1585, approximately hundred English men arrived in the Roanoke Island, which is near North Carolina (Ayres, Gould, Oshinsky, and Sodarlund). Further, in 1587, majority settlers arrived in Roanoke. However, leader of the English people named John White went back to England in order to buy the supplies. However, in this settlement the Native American did not provide any support. They did not maintained friendly relations with The English coming over to these places, did not provided them ...

There are many societies all over the world that have created different programs and paths that they set out to follow in the quest for a more peaceful society. The peace that the societies search for may differ from one society to another. However, these societies always have in mind the creation of a perfect place to live in where there are little or no problems where every member of the society lives in unending bliss. Many scholars have named this method of society creation as utopianism. Utopia emphasizes on different aspects of the society as the architects of the type ...

Punishment to individuals who have wronged the society is something that has been practised by many communities from ancient times. Different forms of punishment were practised depending on the culture, belief and the intensity of the crime that has been committed (Merino, 2009). This included revenge by the offended to the offender by inflicting the same amount of pain whether physical or emotional, or the being chased to suffer alone in the wild away from family and society as a whole. Isolation by use of cages and restricted and controlled motion and activities were also practised which is a system of ...

Christopher Columbus and Leif Ericsson

Every year on October 12, inhabitants of the Americas celebrate one of the greatest event in history – the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. Norseman Leif Ericsson was the one who with at least 35 men on boat hit the beach of America five hundred years prior to Christopher Columbus. The connection is the Americas, its discovery.

Benjamin Franklin and Richard Saunders

Benjamin Franklin and Richard Saunders relate to one person – one of the founding fathers of the United States of America – Benjamin Franklin. The connection is the “Poor Richard's Almanac” published between 1732 and 1758.

Mary Dyer and Richard Nixon

Mary Dyer, English Puritan, who joined the Quakers, ...

Religion has been on the forefront of developing the American history. The religious practices of America have grown from animistic to Catholicism and protestant among others. Religion influenced the westward migration, American Revolution, slavery, defined gender roles, racism, ethnicity and civil war. Due to its relationship with the political world, religion played a negative role in the creation, establishment and disintegration of various social practices in the lives of American people. - Religion formed the basis of settlement in the new world. Due to widespread persecution in Europe, many settlers moved to America where there was religious freedom. For ...

Social and Religious Equality

Introduction America was discovered in the last decades of 16th century. During the early part of 16th century America was still an unknown land for many. At present, America is a land of social, religious and political equality but it was a different scenario in America during the 17th century. Religious equality was not there in the 17th century America. Most of the early people who settled in the country were Puritans. After the first colony was established in Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620, it became a trend for colonial rules in America (Varon, 2001). America in the 17th century had ...

Interactions among the early European groups (the Quakers, the French, the Dutch and the Spanish) and Native Americans varied from one place to another, and various economic, political and social factors governed the relationships members of each group forget with the Native Americans. Unlike other European groups that did not consider Native Americans their equals, the Spanish, French, Dutch and the Quakers sought profit by exploiting the resources of the New World and through trade, and they were aware that they needed to come to terms with the native people in order to succeed. Among the interactions of ...

Slavery in the United States could be considered one of the darkest moments of early American history as the newly established nation had caused one of the largest migrations of slaves through the Atlantic. African Americans and Africans were forced to let go of their traditions, identity, and human rights as they are treated as animals without rights to freedom. Many slaves had opted to stay quiet and accept their fate while a few had tried to fight back and learn the methods in fighting those in power and subsequently call out for their rights. While a few had tried to ...

I agree that Americans were on their way to independence before 1776. They were interested in governing themselves so they formed groups to resist the British government. This was in view of various incidences of dissent against authority of the British. The British found it difficult to govern the Americans as they were met with strong resistance. Citizens of Boston rejected the Tea Act because it was not favorable to them. I agree that Americans started pursuing independence before it was declared in 1776. There was animosity between the white Americans and Indian Americans who were constantly killing one ...

The motivation to settle in the Americas included both economic interest and escape from religious persecution. After Gilbert and Raleigh returned from their expeditions, they urged the queen to challenge Spain's threat of domination in the West. After Spain attacked Antwerp in 1570, thus endangering England's hold on European cloth, England looked at the new world to find a new market for the stuff. As a result, people started to make sojourns to the Americas to try and forge new economic prospects there. People like Frobisher and Gilbert, though they failed, attempted to traverse to America in order to either find ...

Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a teacher at the Hartford Female Academy. It depicts the reality of slavery and is based on real life experiences of another slave, Josiah Henson.

Jenson a former slave escaped slavery in 1930 to live in Canada, where is now called Ontario. He helped other slaves to flee savagery of slavery and helped them become self-sufficient. Henson wrote his memoirs while living in Canada, and Stowe agreed that she was Henson’s writing impressed her enough to write Uncle Tom’s Cabin “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” was the name of ...

"The School Days of an Indian Girl"

In Zitkala-Sa's short memoir "The School Days of an Indian Girl," she recounts how she was taken by missionaries to a manual training school run by Quakers, and her experiences while being forced to attend. The story is an interesting take on the colonization of America, and the changing social attitudes that the indigenous peoples were being forced to adopt. In attempting to 'tame' the wild Indian girl, the Quakers themselves prove to be barbaric and controlling, as they suppress the Native American's culture in order to further their own ideas. Zitkala-Sa, in ...

The American Revolution: Loyalists

The American Revolution is among the greatest resistances against colonial rule. The revolution united thirteen colonies under the British Empire. However, the revolution was marred by instances of lack of cooperation amongst the oppressed. Some individuals turned out to be in favor of the British Colonialists. Loyalists to the revolution were known as Tories. Statistically, only a third of the population was for the idea of a war. A third actively opposed the war and the other third had an aura of indifference1. Among the reasons advanced by Tories included that of loyalty to the king. In this case, they felt ...

However, some of the colonies, like Maryland and Massachusetts, were founded because of persecution due to their beliefs. English Catholics led by Lord Baltimore were forced to leave the mainland because of persecution from the Anglicans and Protestants, subsequently founding Maryland in 1632. Maryland was classified as the first proprietary colony as Lord Baltimore governed his colony and enabled Catholics to practice their belief. Puritans or the Separatists were also forced to escape persecution from the mainland, traversing to the New World aboard the Mayflower. The group managed to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 with the aid of ...

However, some of the colonies, like Maryland and Massachusetts, were founded because of persecution due to their beliefs. English Catholics led by Lord Baltimore were forced to leave the mainland because of persecution from the Anglicans and Protestants, subsequently founding Maryland in 1632. Maryland was classified as the first proprietary colony as Lord Baltimore governed his colony and enabled Catholics to practice their belief. Puritans or the Separatists were also forced to escape persecution from the mainland, traversing to the New World aboard the Mayflower. The group managed to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 with the aid of ...

Book Review: Ratification, The People Debate the Constitution

In Pauline Maier's Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788, the author gives a detailed and interesting account of the convention surrounding the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, and the people and decisions that surrounded that vital document. The process and the politics behind the creation of the document that created the laws behind which America has stood for centuries are addressed by Maier with great detail and accessibility. In particular, the objections that many opponents had toward the Constutition are detailed, especially the debate regarding its stance on slavery.

Before the Constitution was created, ...

Book Review: William Penn and the Quaker Legacy

William Penn and the Quaker Legacy is a biography authored by John A. Moretta. First published in 2006 by Pearsons, the book consists of 288 pages and details the life of William Penn. Born in 1644, Penn was the son of the famous British hero, Sir William Penn. The younger Penn is most famous for having abandoned the Anglican Church and becoming a Quaker. He also secured a land grant from the king and founded Pennsylvania in 1681, at a young age of 35.

Penn’s life and his choices have been the topic of several biographies. However, Moretta follows a more holistic approach ...

Introduction

This paper will analyse and discuss early American cultures of Africans, Europeans, and Native Americans with a view of understanding the impact of African culture on American society. The institution of slavery in the 17th and 18th Centuries will also be highlighted coupled with its effect on American society. Practices of slavery in the colonies and later in the United States before it was abolished will also be discussed. The topics will be discussed with a view of proving the thesis that slavery did indeed affected and impact colonial America.

Early American History of Three Cultures

The three cultures that were present in early America were Europeans, ...

Summary 1

People all over the universe do have different alienations culturally. Different cultures do have varying works of art associated with them. The works of art of the different groups of people try to identify people with their respective cultures. For the case of the metis, the assumption that each culture had its own corresponding art was hard to validate (Levy, pg72). This was because many of the works found in this region could not be proved to be of metis origin. Two scholars however, found that the metis had work of art which could be identified as their own. ...