Conquest and Slavery in early American history

Conquest and Slavery in early American history

Introduction

Conquest and Slavery in American history dated back to four hundred years. Initially from the Spanish assaults against the Arawak citizens of Hispaniola in the 1940s to the U.S. Military`s massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee in 1890s. The thesis statement of essay is: “Analyzing factors related to conquest and slavery in American history”. David. E. Stannard, a famous historian in his book “American Holocaust” (Oxford University Press, 1992) discusses about the white American and European citizens destruction as the most massive act of atrocities in the history of the World. The book discusses about the beginning of mass genocide in history of the World, when Columbus and other Spanish sailors landed in Caribbean. The second book “the Slave Ship” by Marcus Rediker reproduces the “wooden world” colonized by abducted Africans, sea commanders, and their roughhewn crew members. With enthusiasm and power, Rediker in his book discusses about four slave ships incidents, which are the relationship between the captain and crew members; communication between sailors and slaves; cooperation and conflict imprisoned themselves; and the struggle between slave trading abolitionists and merchants.

Discussion

Many historians failed to gain familiarity of American Indians in the country as genocide. Genocide in numerous occasions has become linked with the Holocaust, which often seen as the personification of evil. In initial settler contract of 1942 by United States government, it caused mass level destructions to massive civilians, which handed over to Columbus. The author argues about the beginning of mass genocide in history of the World, when Columbus and other Spanish sailors landed in Caribbean. By making the differentiation between the two historical eras, dissimilarity arises between the factors accountable for the genocide enabled by politics of U.S. governments and genocidal by colonizers. David Stannard in his book argues about the massive genocide in the history of Americans, which caused massive destructions in regard to civilians and property losses. According to Stannard (1992) "To put this in an existing context, the ratio of inhabitant survivorship in the Americas subsequent to European contact was less than half of what the human survivorship would be in America at present if every single white person and every single black person died" (Stannard, 1992: 105). Stannard argues about the course of history in which Indians alleged as the “savages” and some considered as “hunted like beast” (Stannard, 1992: 119). This violation act of human direct to the strengthening of a basic ideology that flourished throughout the America during 19th century. Stannard not only argues prevailing myths but he also discusses about the losses that accounted for many civilians. The huge loss for the Native Americans was the development of diversified culture base, which was the greater achievement for them. The argument shade light on the beginning of mass genocide in history of the World, when Columbus and other Spanish sailors landed in Caribbean. The importance that provided by Stannard in his book to understand American history is sensational ...