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Study Guide Questions for Zinn chapters 1-6.
Chapter 1
1. How does the story of Columbus illustrate that the purpose of history is ideological?
2. What does Zinn mean whenhe refers to: “the excuse of progress”?
3. What is Zinn’s purpose for writing about history?
Chapter 2
1. Why were the early Virginians in such desperate need for labor?
2.Why were Africans enslaved and sent to the Americas? Why not enslave the Indians or other whites?
3. How did African slaves resist their enslavement?
4. Was the development ofracism in America a natural occurrence or was it a historical occurrence?
Chapter 3
1. What was the policy of indentured servitude?
2. Did Europeans sign indentures becauseof “choice” or because of “historical circumstance”?
3. What happened to indentured servants once they became free?
4. Why did Bacon’s rebellion create so much fear among thecolonial elites?
5. How did wealthy elites use racism and a growing middle class to their advantage?
Chapter 4
1. Which groups of people are omitted by the Declaration ofIndependence?
2. Why were the leaders of the American Revolution so afraid of mass demonstrations that were anti-British?
Chapter 5
1. During the American Revolution, on whose sidedid the Native Americans fight? Why?
2. To what extent was the American Revolution supported by the common people of the thirteen colonies?
3. What happened to confiscatedLoyalist property after the Revolution?
4. What is Zinn’s thesis for Chs 4 and 5? (Hint: Why is Ch 5 called “A Kind of Revolution”).
Chapter 6
1. Describe two roles that womenwere expected to play in early America.
2. What does Zinn mean by “the Cult of Womanhood”?
3. To what extent did the Industrial Revolution change the role of women in America?
Chapter 1
1. How does the story of Columbus illustrate that the purpose of history is ideological?
2. What does Zinn mean whenhe refers to: “the excuse of progress”?
3. What is Zinn’s purpose for writing about history?
Chapter 2
1. Why were the early Virginians in such desperate need for labor?
2.Why were Africans enslaved and sent to the Americas? Why not enslave the Indians or other whites?
3. How did African slaves resist their enslavement?
4. Was the development ofracism in America a natural occurrence or was it a historical occurrence?
Chapter 3
1. What was the policy of indentured servitude?
2. Did Europeans sign indentures becauseof “choice” or because of “historical circumstance”?
3. What happened to indentured servants once they became free?
4. Why did Bacon’s rebellion create so much fear among thecolonial elites?
5. How did wealthy elites use racism and a growing middle class to their advantage?
Chapter 4
1. Which groups of people are omitted by the Declaration ofIndependence?
2. Why were the leaders of the American Revolution so afraid of mass demonstrations that were anti-British?
Chapter 5
1. During the American Revolution, on whose sidedid the Native Americans fight? Why?
2. To what extent was the American Revolution supported by the common people of the thirteen colonies?
3. What happened to confiscatedLoyalist property after the Revolution?
4. What is Zinn’s thesis for Chs 4 and 5? (Hint: Why is Ch 5 called “A Kind of Revolution”).
Chapter 6
1. Describe two roles that womenwere expected to play in early America.
2. What does Zinn mean by “the Cult of Womanhood”?
3. To what extent did the Industrial Revolution change the role of women in America?
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