Every Girls U.S. History Journal E-Book

Mariah Bustamonte

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2013

Beschreibung

With no understanding of the past, it is impossible to understand where you are going. Coming into an understanding of revolution, reaction and reform from a history standpoint, learning how to embrace and apply them to your life will only build your self-worth and make you stronger.

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Mariah Bustamonte

Every Girls U.S. History Journal

Revolution, Reaction & Reform (Overview)

To my dear sister Monique, thanx a million for all of your love and support. I know you'll make it far in life because you are so positive and I know that you know how to apply all three concepts of this journal to your everyday life. I love you! BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

INTRODUCTION

Going through life ignoring history is such an easy thing to do when you find yourself totally uninterested in such a topic. However, as a girl strives toward becoming a woman, understanding history becomes essential to understanding who she is and who she wishes to become. With no understanding of the past, it is impossible to understand where you are going. Coming into an understanding of revolution, reaction and reform from a history standpoint,  learning how to embrace and apply them to your life will only build your self-worth and make you stronger.

FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT

The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was a mere reinforcement of continuously weakening 1793 act of the same. From 1793 to 1843 so much controversy would arise from the state to state handling of runaway slaves.  As slaves continued to make attempts to escape to a free states as well as the Canadian border, the laws concerning the capture of, handling, release and return of such fugitives, were having to change continuously to protect the investment of the slave owner who was in the belief that they owned the lives of such servants.

Starting 1850 $1000 fine was to be envoked on any officials, to include Federal marshals who would not arrest anyone as much as being accused of being a runaway slave… with no proof of even being such. If you were accused of being a runaway slave you could be arrested and jailed. 

This was a law that was tremendously abused by white America, as many free blacks were arrested and forced into slavery situations because once arrested, a suspected or accused fugitive slaves had no rights to a jury trial, therefore had no means of defending themselves. 

This law also punished white Americans that were suspected of aiding an fugitive slaves, and could also be not only arrested but jailed up to 6 months and fined $1000 well, which is about $30,000 today. 

Thank you, in this case would go to people like Hariet Tubman, who were courageous enough to continue in their efforts to relocate slaves from bondage to freedom, and the white community who had compassion and courage enough to provide assistance, but first and foremost to my ancestors who had to courage to run and keep running in an effort to obtain a better life.