History is shaped by groups of individuals every day, sometimes without even realizing it. One person might have an idea, but it takes many people to make that idea come to life. Without the people either for or against the idea, would shape its development and outcome. There could be powerful leaders trying to put their plans into action and if the people do not like it, it results in rebellion and riots. With constant riots it is hard to put plans or laws into action. This alone shows how powerful a group of people working together can shape and change history. Rebellions against the government and elected officials is nothing new and dates back before the Emancipation Proclamation was written and signed.
The signing and implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation is another example on how a group of people fought for their freedom. …show more content…
Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the slaves rebelled in their own ways. The slaves took part in two types of resistance on both large and small scales. (Dr. Broadnax Notes 10/13). Some small scale resistance included: working slowly, faking illness, breaking tools and running away. Whereas on a larger scale the slaves took part in slave rebellion. (Dr. Brodnax Notes 10/13). The biggest slave rebellion occurred in 1831 and was the Nat Turner Rebellion. A slave, Nat Turner, led one of the biggest slave rebellions in South Hampton, Virginia. (Class Notes, Sectional Tension, 10/18). There were many arguments following on why people viewed slavery was necessary. Those people thought slavery was a ‘positive good’. (Dr. Brodnax Notes, 10/18). The arguments on why slavery was necessary did not mean that those who believed in the various arguments treated their slaves better. The slaves continued to run away and engaged in other rebellious tactics. In Abraham Lincoln’s Response to Emancipation, he admitted that,”….slavery is the root of rebellion. “(Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Response to Emancipation,” RTAP 137-139). A little over a year later in January of 1863, Abraham signed the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slave in areas of rebellion and allowed African American men enlist in the United States Military. (Class Notes, 11/1). Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, “…as a necessary war measure to suppress the [slave] rebellion.” (Abraham Lincoln, “The Emancipation Proclamation”, RTAP 144-145). Granted that only one person signed and put the Emancipation Proclamation in place, without the millions of slaves who rebelled and ran away, this change would have never happened. Another big change in America was the views of women in the workplace. When the Civil War started, all the men enlisted in the military which left the factories without workers and farms without farmers. Women stepped in and worked in factories and ran the family farms. The women also raised funds for troops and worked as nurses. The women’s contribution to and for the war changed how men viewed women. (Class Notes, 10/25). The women’s involvement paved the way for women for future wars. Much like in the Civil War, when World War II broke out, women took up the men’s jobs who were fighting in the war. However, when the men came back from fighting, the women kept their jobs. (Class Notes, 11/29). Women in the workplace also “…helped expand the American economy.” (Daniel Bell, “Women and Work”, RTAP 364-366). The entrance of women in the workplace was not as obvious among other rebellions. The women in the labor force showed others, primarily men, that they were able to have other jobs and duties than housework. The American Revolution is just another one of many events that helped shape American history. …show more content…
Many English immigrants who came to America wanted to break free from Britain’s rule. One of the ideas that inspired the American Revolution was John Locke’s, “Two Treatises of Government”. Some of the ideas the “Two Treatises of Government” conveys, was that all people were born with God given rights, and it was the government’s job to protect those rights. (Class Notes, 9/27). Another idea that helped fueled the fight for America’s independence from Britain was the ideological movement known as ‘The Enlightenment’. People who promoted ‘The Enlightenment’, believed in science, religious freedom, and a government based on a democracy. (Class Notes, 9/27). After the American
The signing and implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation is another example on how a group of people fought for their freedom. …show more content…
Prior to the Emancipation Proclamation, the slaves rebelled in their own ways. The slaves took part in two types of resistance on both large and small scales. (Dr. Broadnax Notes 10/13). Some small scale resistance included: working slowly, faking illness, breaking tools and running away. Whereas on a larger scale the slaves took part in slave rebellion. (Dr. Brodnax Notes 10/13). The biggest slave rebellion occurred in 1831 and was the Nat Turner Rebellion. A slave, Nat Turner, led one of the biggest slave rebellions in South Hampton, Virginia. (Class Notes, Sectional Tension, 10/18). There were many arguments following on why people viewed slavery was necessary. Those people thought slavery was a ‘positive good’. (Dr. Brodnax Notes, 10/18). The arguments on why slavery was necessary did not mean that those who believed in the various arguments treated their slaves better. The slaves continued to run away and engaged in other rebellious tactics. In Abraham Lincoln’s Response to Emancipation, he admitted that,”….slavery is the root of rebellion. “(Abraham Lincoln, “Abraham Lincoln’s Response to Emancipation,” RTAP 137-139). A little over a year later in January of 1863, Abraham signed the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slave in areas of rebellion and allowed African American men enlist in the United States Military. (Class Notes, 11/1). Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, “…as a necessary war measure to suppress the [slave] rebellion.” (Abraham Lincoln, “The Emancipation Proclamation”, RTAP 144-145). Granted that only one person signed and put the Emancipation Proclamation in place, without the millions of slaves who rebelled and ran away, this change would have never happened. Another big change in America was the views of women in the workplace. When the Civil War started, all the men enlisted in the military which left the factories without workers and farms without farmers. Women stepped in and worked in factories and ran the family farms. The women also raised funds for troops and worked as nurses. The women’s contribution to and for the war changed how men viewed women. (Class Notes, 10/25). The women’s involvement paved the way for women for future wars. Much like in the Civil War, when World War II broke out, women took up the men’s jobs who were fighting in the war. However, when the men came back from fighting, the women kept their jobs. (Class Notes, 11/29). Women in the workplace also “…helped expand the American economy.” (Daniel Bell, “Women and Work”, RTAP 364-366). The entrance of women in the workplace was not as obvious among other rebellions. The women in the labor force showed others, primarily men, that they were able to have other jobs and duties than housework. The American Revolution is just another one of many events that helped shape American history. …show more content…
Many English immigrants who came to America wanted to break free from Britain’s rule. One of the ideas that inspired the American Revolution was John Locke’s, “Two Treatises of Government”. Some of the ideas the “Two Treatises of Government” conveys, was that all people were born with God given rights, and it was the government’s job to protect those rights. (Class Notes, 9/27). Another idea that helped fueled the fight for America’s independence from Britain was the ideological movement known as ‘The Enlightenment’. People who promoted ‘The Enlightenment’, believed in science, religious freedom, and a government based on a democracy. (Class Notes, 9/27). After the American