They walked erect and slow, balancing small baskets full of earth on their heads, and the clink kept time with their footsteps I could see every rib, the joints of their limbs were like knots in a rope; each had an iron collar on his neck, and all were connected together with a chain whose bights swung between them, rhythmically clinking."" (33) This long gruesome description shows the everyday life the British colonialism system put Africans into: slavery. ... Surely it was a flawed system, but how much is Conrad trying to sell the reader on this idea of Africa as a dark and horrible plac...

• Word Count: 766
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The place where they decided to establish their first colony was the modern day state of Virginia. ... The plan worked and Algonquians were forced to sign a Treaty and move out into smaller areas of Chesapeake. 4. ...

• Word Count: 925
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The men tracked elk, antelope, and smaller animals. ... Canassatego, leader of the Onondaga nation says, "the white people think we do not know the value; but we know that the land is everlasting" (Small groups 2). ... In small groups 2 handout, there is an image on the back that reveals the tension between the two cultures. ... This speaks to their place in society and what other people's perceptions were. ... In the South, slavery was characterized by the prevalence of small, medium, and large plantations and by the number of whites and slaves together. ...

• Word Count: 2660
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Owners did not want any slaves jeopardizing their authority; this could place ideas of a revolt in the slaves" minds. Upon arrival to the plantation, slaves were placed in small shacks which would be their home for the rest of their lives. ...

• Word Count: 1199
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Africa, a nation of immense natural resources, has been the victim of imperialism for many years. Europeans, declaring themselves "missionaries of God," have worked to pursue manifest destiny and bring God to the "savage" Africans. In order to do the Lord's work, in the 19th century, European countries divided African lands amongst themselves, exploited their then still undeveloped resources, and enslaved the African people, thus furthering their own commercial interests and expanding their kingdoms. Even after the de-colonization of Africa, the boundaries of the newly born states drawn...

• Word Count: 4292
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School