Taming animals for human use
Zinn said that study of history should be done from the point of view of the common man. It should not be done from the point of view of the historians or the politicians.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Zinn thought that the way we study history is very boring and that we have been bent under the heavy weight of the history books which lean up on us. They have set from the point of view of the historians and the politicians. This makes it very boring for us to read this subject.
History should rather be studied from the point of view of the common man so that they can understand it better because through this way they can related to it in a better way. When it is told in the form of a story, the interest of the people increases.
-French/Indian War: 1)The British had gained more land in the New World(receiving Canada & Florida) 2)Treaty of Paris(France gave up North American territories.
-The British decision to tax colonists: 1)Colonists wanting to leave the British government and create their own started to boycott and refusing to buy certain goods from the British 2)colonies fought for their rights, Second Continental Congress decided to form a Continental Army to fight for their rights
-The Colonial Boycott of British Goods: 1) Crippled British trade, Sugar and Stamp Act were imposed
-American Revolution: 1) American colonies were free from the British and became an independent country 2)Religious tolerance and free from monarchy rule
Bowyers
In Elizabethan England, traditional craftsmen called bowyers made and sold bows, arrows and crossbows. These bows and arrows were used as weapons for hunting in medieval times as well as for archery. In the medieval times during warfare, bowyers were highly in demand for the weapons they created. Bowyers were important members of society in Elizabethan England.
