American Reformer

                                     

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist in the women’s suffrage movement who was also an editor and a writer. She married  Henry Stanton on 1840 and together went to the World’s Anti- Slavery Convention in London. In 1848 with the help of Lucretia Mott they held the first Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. She is the author of the “Declaration of Sentiments”, expressing her ideas on how to change the laws and society in order for women to have a higher role. She made petitions in order to for the congress to pass the the New York Married Women’s Property Act. In 1851 she met Susan B. Anthony and began to write articles, speeches and books. In 1876 with the help of Matilda Gage wrote the “Declaration of Rights” in which Susan B. Anthony delivered at the Philadelphia Centennial celebration. She was the president along with Susan B. Anthony of the National Women Suffrage Association. In 1880, she wrote three volumes of the “History of Women Suffrage” with the help of Susan B. Anthony and Matilda Gage. This book talked about the struggles and protests and different ways that the women suffrage movement was fought. She also wrote articles on women and religion, she published the “Woman’s Bible” which talked about her belief in religion and how it affected women’s rights. Another book she wrote was an autobiography titled, “Eighty Years and More” talking about the events and work of her life.

The reason as to why Elizabeth Cady Stanton, joined the women’s suffrage movement was when she met Lucretia Mott at the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention. In 1848, with the help of Lucretia Mott and her sister they organized the Seneca Falls Convention. In the convention she presented the “Declaration of Sentiments”, which was presented to over 300 people. She found inspiration from the Declaration of Independence, which she stated that both men and women were created equal. In order to reach people she wrote the “Revolution” a newspaper to reach people and help them become aware of the women’s suffrage movement.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed that the biggest issue facing society was that there was no equality even though it was stated. The government does not focus on the people but if the people fight just enough they will be able to change the course of events. She believed that human nature is good but that people need to become aware of their surroundings. Laws give people power and because women did not have any they were not taken seriously, like in the World’s Anti-Slavery Convention in which women were voted not to speak. Immediate change is needed because people need to be treated equally. The government should be their for the people and the people must be involved in order to make a change. A good society is composed of people who have the same opportunities and the same equality.

American Reformer

Susan B. Anthony, a woman suffrage movement activist, was a working teacher who decided to take action in equal rights after she discovered that men were earning triple the salary than women. Susan B. Anthony not only advocated for equal women rights but for actions that she believed were wrong. She joined the Daughters of Temperance, an organization that focus on the negative effects of alcohol and what how it can destroy homes. What truly motivated her to join the suffrage movement was a speech made by Lucy Stone in the 1852 Syracuse Convention. In 1853, she started a campaign in order for women to gain rights to property in New York. In order to make this a reality Ms. Anthony had to speak at meetings, collect signatures for petitions, and tried to convince the state legislature to change their minds. Ms. Anthony even went as far as to voting in the 1872 election and was arrested and put in trial in the Ontario Court House. Susan B. Anthony has made a numerous amount of accomplishments that has influenced society today. She encourage other women to speak up and not be afraid to be given a right. A remarkable way to reach others was through The Revolution, a newspaper that talked about equality and challenge those who went against the suffrage movement. Even after she was not sentence for “illegal” voting, arguing that her rights as a citizen were being violated, she served as president for the National Women Suffrage Association. With the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ms. Anthony founded the National  Women Suffrage Association, this association advocated for a constitutional amendment all throughout America. Susan B. Anthony believed that, “failure is impossible” and she was able to prove it throughout her lifetime of fighting for equality.

One of the motivations behind Ms. Anthony  participating in the Women’s Suffrage movement was a speech made by Lucy Stone at the 1852 Syracuse Convention. Susan B. Anthony was fighting for the equality of women who during this time period did not have the right to vote. She believed that the only way for women to be acknowledge into politics is by first obtaining the right to vote. Susan B. Anthony started to fight for women to get the right to property in 1853 by submitting petitions and speaking in meetings. She also spoke in the National Women's Rights Convention in 1854. She was able to create the American  Equal Rights Association and became the publisher of “the Revolution” to make people aware of the injustices and inform them of what people can do to help the cause.  She also formed the National Women Suffrage Association, in 1869 and was president along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton.   

Susan B. Anthony believes that the biggest issue facing society is the lack of equality amongst society. The government is currently unaware of the struggles that other people, however, Ms. Anthony believes that the government has the potential to be able to listen to the demands of the people. Susan B. Anthony believes that people are good because regardless of the bad decisions they made, they are able to change their minds. She believes that legislature does have such a power because that is where people have their faith on, she believed that men had no respect for women because they did not have a vote. Immediate changes should be to look forward to because the more there is to wait the worst things will get and less respect women will have, they would simply be treated as objects. People need to be involved with the government because they are the ones making decisions for the people and at their convenience. A good society is based upon equality and making sure everyone gets the same treatment.     

Jacksonian Democracy

                                             The Jacksonian Democracy: For the People              
                     
                     The Jacksonian Democracy, changed the who political movement because it was made for the common man. This movement was all about tactic and learning how to appeal to the people and their needs. The Jacksonian Democracy promoted a limited government, equality for laws and rights, but also promoted a strict power this gave an electoral advantage over any other political party. This party was able to acknowledge the needs of the people and unlike other political political powers such as the Whigs who focus solemnly on the economy. According to historian Marvin Meyers, the Jacksonian central ideas remain present to this days such s liberty, equality, honesty, and dignity. These are some of the values that must be practiced in the government, this will help the people trust the government and the decisions they make. The Jacksonian Democracy revolutionized political parties with these morals because other political parties were extremely corrupt and only focus on the rich white men. The Whigs would persuade the public by their economic progress and promises for the future, while the Jacksonian focused on issues happening at the time. Even though the Jacksonian Democracy created controversy it helped shape some if the government that i s in present day.

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The Seven Years War

                   

             The Seven Years war, was the first war that took place in the sea, when England declared war on France. One group to fight in this war was Great Britain, they decided to take a part of this war because the antagonism between Prussia and Austria. Great Britain had allied themselves with Prussia and France; they accepted the alliance because of the peace terms France had offered Great Britain. Great Britain was fighting with France and Spain over the trade of the colonies, Britain wanted the land of Ohio.  France entered the war in other to defeat in Europe against German allies, Prussia and Britain. Russia was together with France against Prussia. The war ended with the Treaty of Paris signed in 1763.

George Walton

       

                             
                George Walton studied law in Savannah and was admitted in the Bar in the year 1774. He was elected secretary in the Georgia provincial Congress; however, he was made president of the Council of Safety. He joined General Robert Howe, during the battle of Savannah which was when Georgia was captured by the British. On 1787, Walton, was Delegate of the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention. In October 1789 he was appointed Governor of Georgia but lasted only two months. He was the first governor of Georgia to be appointed after it was admitted into statehood.  Walton served as judge of the Superior Court of the Eastern Judicial Circuit, in 1789. Serving for the University of Georgia and the Richmond Academy he was trustee.

The Real Culprit

              Many records have shown that Pocahontas had saved the life of John Smith when the Native Americans took him captive. Pocahontas was a Native American, who was daughter of Powhatan, the chief of the tribe. John Smith was an English explorer, who went in the Americas in 1607 but was held captive by Powhatan. Pocahontas did not save the life of John Smith as shown in document 1 in which an encounter is delineated, document 2 in which the story is changed, document 3 who talks about Pocahontas in England, and in document 4 who's interpretation is modified.
              The first encounter between John Smith and the Native Americans demonstrates that he was treated kindly. John Smith, published this book in 1608 with a view towards the Native Americans that was friendly because of how they were treated; therefore, this document illustrates how the Native Americans were nice people and his life was in no real danger to begin with. In 1624, John Smith wrote a second book in which John Smith changes the story and explains that Pocahontas had indeed saved his life; however, the author wanted to show that not all the Native Americans were "savages" so people from England would want to settle into the Americas. Paul Lewis, a historian, stated in 1966 that Pocahontas had gone to Europe and converted to Christianity with the help of John White; as a result, John white wanted to seem as the savior of Pocahontas just like she had saved him, to keep the consistency of his story. In 1991, J.A Leo Lemay explains that John Smith's stories were not questioned; however, he might be displaying a bias towards Smith because he does not understand customs of the Native Americans.
           Pocahontas did not save John Smith because he was not in any danger to begin with because the Native Americans were kind and showed hospitality.  The stories were consistently changed but that was not only years after the "kidnapping". The original story was showed that the Native Americans provided food and friendship (doc 1), the story was later changed that Pocahontas had thrown herself in order to save John Smith (doc 2), John Smith was shown to try to be credited for Pocahontas becoming Christian in order to become more popular (doc 3), and the customs of the Native Americans were not known and simply fabricated (doc 4). This inconsistency shows how Pocahontas did not save John Smith from captivity.

The Portuguese and Spaniards

                             America was a free land that had been conquered by the Native Americans that were already establish in the land. The Native Americans lived by their own rules and traditions, until the Portuguese and Spaniards decided to take over their land and claim it as their own. Chritopher Columbus' accidental voyage changed the way both the Indian's and European's way of life. New products were made in the Americas that simply benefited European's cravings of more luxuries. New technology was created as a result of exploration, the Portuguese were able to create long-lasting ships and compasses that were able to help the mariners sail the oceans quicker and safer. These luxuries caused a great economical and social impact onto the Native Americans who had never seen metals and lethal armor; therefore, the Europeans had a much better advantage than the Native Americans. Trade routes had been established by both Portuguese and Spanish in order to make the lands in the Americans useful and profitable. The impact that they had in the Native Americans was extremely negative because they deprived them of their freedom and who they were; however, it also benefited the people living in Europe and how people started to interact with others.
   
                           The rulers of Spain did not want to share the new land they found but eventually the Portuguese also found it with the help of Chritopher Columbus. The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement as to what portion of the world did the Portuguese and Spanish shared. The Portuguese own mostly south of the world and the Spanish owning the west side. The Europeans noticed that the Native Americans were not able to sustain the amount of labor they wanted them to do so a triangular trade was created. This triangular trade composed of the Europeans would sail south to Africa and capture slaves, then would travel to the Americans in which they left the slaves and collected goods, and would travel back into Europe. John Rolfe, a Spanish man, was the first to perfect the making of tobacco in 1612. The Spanish first benefitted from planting tobacco because it could be planted visually anywhere. The Portuguese benefited from the sugar plantations, a rich man's crop, the reason why it was extremely important was because not many people were able to grow sugar canes. The Native Americans did not have the immune system to fight against European diseases and harsh labor. Those Native Americans were either wiped out because of disease or because the Europeans simply killed them. The Ecomienda System was created in order to change the Native Americans and Christianize them. Many of the languages that the Native Americans spoke were lost because they were being taught that they could only speak English. Cultures were lost because the Europeans had taken over land that was already inhabited.

                       The Europeans had a negative effect on the Native Americans in am economic aspect because they were not able to work in the fields and even if they did they still became slaves of European self-interest. Socially, the Europeans were exterminating culture amongst the Native Americans; as a result, the Europeans and Native Americans interacted and created new races. New technology was spread such as ships, compasses, and foods. Both the Portuguese and Spanish created a system in which the Native Americans had to say in, when their land and culture was taken away all they could do was give up their lives to labor and dictatorship or die trying to be free.

Links

http://www.nps.gov/wori/historyculture/susan-b-anthony.htm

 

http://www.historynet.com/susan-b-anthony

          
             http://susanbanthonyhouse.org/her-story/dollarcoin.php

Primary Sources:
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/article.html
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/SBAdiary.html
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/decl.html
Secondary Sources:
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/docs/seneca.html
Video:
http://www.biography.com/people/susan-b-anthony-194905/videos/susan-b-anthony-an-act-of-courage-2080100943#awesm=~oIs97Mzlh2IqKM

Susan B. Anthony

             

               Susan B. Anthony, a woman suffrage movement activist, was a working teacher who decided to take action in equal rights after she discovered that men were earning triple the salary than women. Susan B Anthony not only advocated for equal women rights but for actions that she believed were wrong. She joined the Daughters of Temperance, an organization that focus on the negative effects of alcohol and what how it can destroy homes. What truly motivated her to join the movement was a speech made by Lucy Stone in the 1852 Syracuse Convention. In 1853, she started a campaign in order for women to gain rights to property in New York. In order to make this a reality Ms. Anthony had to speak at meetings, collect signatures for petitions, and trying to convince the state legislature to change their minds. Ms. Anthony even went as far as to voting in the 1872 election and was arrested and put in trial in the Ontario Court House. Susan B. Anthony has made a numerous amount of accomplishments that has influenced society today.
            Fighting to obtain equal rights has made Susan B. Anthony a person worthy to admire because she never gave up on what she believed in. She encourage other women to speak up and not be afraid to be given a right. A remarkable way to reach others was through The Revolution, a newspaper that talked about equality and challenge those who went against the suffrage movement. Even after she was not sentence for “illegal” voting, arguing that her rights as a citizen were being violated, she served as president for the National Women Suffrage Association. With the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Ms. Anthony founded the National Women Suffrage Association, this association advocated for a constitutional amendment all throughout America. Fourteen years after her death, the Nineteenth amendment was pass, which was also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment. Not only was she named after the amendment but her face has also been displayed in the dollar coin, she was the first female figure to have the honor to be portrayed that way. Susan B. Anthony is someone I admire because she believed that “failure is impossible” and she was able to prove it throughout her lifetime of fighting for equality.
          The right to vote, or the suffrage movement, was given to women after the long fight that not only Susan B. Anthony had started but many other activist. She is a remarkable woman because she never gave up on her believes and what was right and wrong. Until the day she died, Susan B. Anthony kept fighting to see this dream become a reality. At the age of 80 she became president of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. As a result, she is a person who encourages me to keep on fighting for what I believe.