In 18th century colonial America and Britain, indentured servitude was common and is often associated with slavery. This concept and practice had been around for centuries, but it had a lasting effect on society and the economy just before the French and Indian War. Indentured servitude had nothing to do with race and was used in two common ways. The first was voluntary servitude. One would work and live as a servant with a date set for their contract to be fulfilled. The sec

As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if...

As I prepare to write a post concerning American history & culture, I stop to ask myself a few questions, find your personal answers if...

In our history books, people say that the Salem witch trials were a psychological event: mob mentality. But how true is that statement? Are the Salem witch trials really the best example? Probably not.      The Salem witch trials started when girls in the area started “acting strange” and blaming their neighbors, calling them witches who cursed the girls. Many of the parents took the girls to be diagnosed by doctors who informed their government of what was happening to these

Different cultures from the past have built modern cultures, America being a more obvious example of a cultural melting pot. One of many...

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America, land of the free. America, where free speech isn’t safe, a right to protect yourself isn’t safe, schools aren’t safe, and every...

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The Indigenous cultures of pre-Columbian America exemplify Thomas Hobbes’ theories about what life would look like without government. Hobbes was among a few notable European philosophers to look closely into this hypothetical. Other philosophers include Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke. All of which disagreed about what life without government might look like.      Pre-Columbian America covers a lot of ground and includes many Indian tribes. Historians still only have st

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