1.who did they fight
2.why did they fight
3.who won
4.when did it start and when did it end
5.who where the generals
6.who was the president at the time
The classic example of this divide is how, traditionally, history curriculums approach the Civil War.
While this is less the case today, 25-50 years ago, if you grew up in the South, you would have learned about the "War of Northern Aggression"
If you grew up in the North, you would have learned about the American Civil War and the South's history of slavery and the war to end the slavery.
"Traditional" History is often written by those that were victorious, so it is remarkable to see how in the modern era voices are being heard that would not have been traditionally heard.
A global society means that history is more nuanced with more perspectives present at the table of history.
But there is still a long way to go. Californians will spend lots of time learning about Sutters Fort while Pennsylvanians will learn about Fort Duquesne.
The bill of rights was adopted for many reasons, including to protect the rights and liberties of the states from abuse of power by the newly created government<span>
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B. Muhammad was the mentor of Malcolm X. They were known for violence rather than nonviolence.
As we were guarding the courthouse from the colonists they began to riot and become violent. We began to be forced to threaten in order to cease violence. However, the colonists would not stop throwing rocks and insults as they started to charge at us. It was at that moment we were told not to fire. We began to feel as if our lives were in danger so many of us decided that we would rather take the lives of these people than lose our own. That decision we made will go down in history as the Boston Massacre.
