Freedom then was not the freedom many Americans have come to know today, in fact, for many people of color during the time of the Revolutionary war, freedom was non-existent. Many scholars have chosen to acknowledge the fact that Native Americans, specifically, had many struggles during and after the war. Of these scholars, two articles, one written by Gary B. Nash and the other by Benjamin L. Carp have really caught my attention. “The American Revolution in Red and Black” by Nash was certainly an article to read, as he wrote about several important figures on both sides of the war; however, Carp’s “Nations of American rebels: Understanding nationalism in revolutionary North American and the Civil War South” was an article well worth the time despite the length. It appears when writing, Carp was interested in discussing more over-all affects of the Revolutionary war, how nationalism for those who did not necessarily choose to be involved with America came about and what it did for the people. Carp also chose to go as far as to focus on the Civil war, also, which calls for better understanding when considering what came next fro these people. In contrast, it is evident in his writing that Nash chose to discuss a few lives of those effected and give readers a closer insight, creating awareness of just how deep the effect of this war was. Looking closely at the reasons of which these two scholars decided to write these articles, it is clear that Gary B. Nash had a much more effective article when looking closely at the topic rather than Benjamin L. Carp, though his article was nonetheless well-written. The state of independence and that of which it means in the United States in present time came from a dark, long and complicated past. The great nation of America would not have known liberty had it not been for the American Revolutionary War, where Americans fought against Great Britain for Freedom. Scholar Benjamin L. Carp really captured and elaborated and the characteristics of which he believed played role in creating the nationalism displayed during both the American Revolution and the Civil War, but he neglected going into detail of what specifically encouraged and enticed these people of America to want to do so. From what he has written, it is safe to assume that Carp expects readers to be well-brushed up on the history of America, as he does not really go too far into detail about the differences between the Confederates and the Union, nor does he exactly discuss what goes on in the time between the American Revolutionary War and the Civil War; it is safe to assume that, as a scholarly writer, Carp assumed fellow scholars would be the readers of his writing, though that is not always necessarily the case. In his writing, Carp did, however, take the extra step to define nationalism so readers would know how he was using such word (Carp 6). As I mentioned before, when writing, Benjamin L. Carp did not zoom-in on any person or that of a group of people specifically, he kept his ideas broad and simply discusses the idea of Patriotism between two divided sides within the United States and
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As churches cleaved along sectional lines and Southerners began sending children to schools below the Mason-Dixon line, Southern interests came under attack by personal liberty laws in Northern states and the hatred of slavery foster in Northern schools, churches, newspaper, crows, and legislatures…” (Carp 11). By including this particular piece in his writing, I believe Carp created a very strong point, specifically knowing the fact that many of those enslaved were Native Americas, along side of African-Americans. Benjamin L. Carp’s writing was definitely much more than impressive when looking at how he supports his main idea of nationalism, with that said I believe he fell a bit short in his writing as he failed to mention what the nationalism meant for the people. Looking at “The American Revolution in Red and Black” written by Gary B. Nash, the reader may find more knowledge of what a few hand-picked people experienced. Nash’s focus in this particular writing was how the American Revolution affected Native
As churches cleaved along sectional lines and Southerners began sending children to schools below the Mason-Dixon line, Southern interests came under attack by personal liberty laws in Northern states and the hatred of slavery foster in Northern schools, churches, newspaper, crows, and legislatures…” (Carp 11). By including this particular piece in his writing, I believe Carp created a very strong point, specifically knowing the fact that many of those enslaved were Native Americas, along side of African-Americans. Benjamin L. Carp’s writing was definitely much more than impressive when looking at how he supports his main idea of nationalism, with that said I believe he fell a bit short in his writing as he failed to mention what the nationalism meant for the people. Looking at “The American Revolution in Red and Black” written by Gary B. Nash, the reader may find more knowledge of what a few hand-picked people experienced. Nash’s focus in this particular writing was how the American Revolution affected Native