Monthly Archives: February 2011
Response #2
I found the point made in “The Shadow of Slavery” about Europeans defining Blacks as the only group fit to slavery to be very interesting. As a kid, I always associated slaves with African Americans. When I found out that … Continue reading
Response No. 2
Like everyone else, I too did not realize how vital a role slaves served in the development, emergence, and advancement of New York. I generally learned about their stereotypical purpose in the southern area of the United States in grade … Continue reading
Response #2 (2/15/11)
Like William, I was also surprised to find out how big of a role slavery had in the North. In my history classes, the lessons made it seem as if the North was a completely slave free zone. Now that … Continue reading
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Response #2 (for 2/15/11)
History has always been my weakest subject, so I tend to make many ignorant assumptions about the past that would outrage those who actually remember all these events that have helped shaped the future. One of these ignorant assumptions would … Continue reading
Reading Response 2
Slavery, above all, has always been a means to propel industry forward and increase economic stability and prosperity but to me, it seems that slavery has another, equally important function: to create a class system of social hierarchy. The success … Continue reading
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A common misconception about New York, is that New Yorkers are all accepting of others and always have been. New York is the land of opportunity – people come here from all over to earn money and be successful. After … Continue reading
Response 2 (in rhyme)
The most fascinating thing, to me, Is the paradox-filled tendency, Of Capitalism’s business creed To liberalize when serves its needs… … And then enslave when serves its greed. The same force that held Stuyvesant From Quakers’ throats to make a … Continue reading
Response 2/15
New York overflows with cultural, religious and ethnic diversity; to the point where acceptance is astonishing. New York has been a place of tolerance ever since the Dutch controlled New Amsterdam. The reason the Dutch were so accepting (or at … Continue reading
Response # 2
These articles actually brought me to see how slavery actually played a major role in the North. In middle school and high school we learned that the North was much more tolerant and the South was where slavery existed and … Continue reading
Response-2/15
I find what Ashley said to be very interesting. Colonial New York is very similar to modern day New York, especially in terms of diversity. All these different ethnic groups migrated to New York for religious and economic reasons during … Continue reading
