Alternate Outcome If Ferguson took advantage of the terrain and used the natural resources to build wooden barricades, it would have been more difficult for the Patriots to overrun their encampment. It would have forced Campbell’s men to come out from the covers of trees and rocks to advance on Ferguson’s position. Had Ferguson known more about how the mountain men felt about the war, Ferguson would have been right to dismiss them as a threat. These mountain men would have probably stayed home with their families, and maybe only few would have joined the rebellion. Ferguson probably would have marched on to meet Cornwallis at Charlotte and the battle avoided. On the other hand, if the rain did not occur the night before, Campbell probably would have lost the element of surprise. In fact, the dusts produced by the horses would have been visible from miles from Ferguson’s vantage point on top of the mountain. It would have given Ferguson time to change his …show more content…
suffered the same issues during the 2003 Iraq War and made the same mistakes the British made in the American Revolutionary war. The U.S. failed to allocate the proper number of troop strength. The lack of control of the civilian population and the mistakes the U.S. made in Abu Ghraib became the rally cry for the insurgents. (Montanus, 2005) The United States initially losing the hearts and minds of the populous and as a result there were more Iraqis supporting the efforts against the United States. The difference between the U.S. now and the British 200 years ago, the U.S. adapted and formed a strategy to help the local populace. The U.S. opened dialogues with the Tribes to resolve conflicts and issues in order to win their support for the war. The U.S. assisted the Iraqi’s create a democratic government, provided logistic support and training of the country’s security forces, and resulted in stabilizing the country. (Montanus, 2005) The U.S. established a Counter-Insurgency
In this book, Barber and Zelter use a lot of different sources whether it be biblical or historical. There are uses of bible verses are there to ground their arguments on a religious basis and historical references such as Martin Luther King or the court case Plessy v. Ferguson to give us historical context. Their sources also consist of the North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Right, to show the hypocrisy of the political officials that govern. He uses all these sources to explain where the power really lies, and this is the power of the people. They use secondary source with news are article of the event in North Carolina in the early 2000s and primary source with speeches from MLK and Supreme Court cases. Barber offers sound evidence
Secondly, had the British force at Fort Ticonderoga had cavalry scouts assigned to it, there would not have been much of an American Revolution. The cavalry scouts would have picked up the trail of Colonels Allen, Arnold, and the Green Mountain Boys. The Scouts could have performed reconnaissance and then reported back to the garrison commander, putting the whole fort on guard. Then the garrison commander could have contacted both the British sloop in Lake Champlain and the garrison at Fort Crown Point for further aid and reinforcements, beating back the patriot attacking force.
Prompt- How did the Compromise of 1877 along with Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson affect our nation from 1877 till the 1960s?
When this case was taken to state level, it sadly lost the case. They referred to the Plessy vs. Ferguson case. That case had allowed had allowed the separation between black and white. The Plessy Vs. Ferguson case stated that the separation was not violating any law or amendment. The state was allowing the separation because they said “It will better preparing the children for when they get later treated like this when there grown up." During this time, African American weren't allowed to eat in the same restaurants, drink from the same water fountains, or even ride in the same car train as white people. After losing the state case, Oliver and the NAACP didn't stop there. They took it to the next level. Oliver Brown and the NAACP took the
In 1896 is was a landmark in the constitution law was case by the us Supreme Court was considered the constitutionality. Plessy vs Ferguson was an unshared in the era of legally sunctioned of racial segregation. On june 7 of 1892 he purchased a first class ticket for a trip between New Orleans and Covington La. Which banned in the slaver. In the court of the of Justice.In the 1892 Pleesy was refuse to sit on a Jim Crow car was breaking a Louisiana law. In 1954 Then fight in 1954 it was Brown vs Board of the education of the capital of kansas is Topeka in the 1954. When time the Plessy vs the Ferguson is the battle of the Supreme Court of the Washington Monument. When the plessy won on the first debate. Then his die on
Ferguson was approximately 50 miles away from Charlotte and Cornwallis forces. (U.S. Army War College, 1928) However, Ferguson received further messages the Patriot militia were close to his position. Ferguson thought they were at a disadvantage at Tate’s plantation and left. (Wicker, 1998) Ferguson decided to make his defensive stand at Kings Mountain with its steep wooded slopes provided a favorable natural defense. The summit was moderately flat and clear, and had an abundance of trees that provided timbers to build wooden barricades. (U.S. Army War College, 1928) Yet, “Ferguson despised cutting down trees to use as barricades.” (Wicker, 1998) As an alternative, he placed the wagons and his men’s baggage equipment as barricades alongside the mountain’s northeast crest. (Wicker, 1998) Ferguson thought he had the vantage point employing a 360° degree perimeter defense overlooking down from the crest of the mountain. Campbell received information from the local population that Ferguson had established his camp at Kings Mountain. Campbell moved quickly, assembled 900 of his best sharpshooters, mounted their horses, and started on their long night ride in the rain to stop Ferguson from reaching Cornwallis’s
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The Supreme Court Case of Plessy versus Ferguson in 1896 is one of the most known cases that later influenced future decisions of equality, race and freedom. The plaintiff Homer Adolph Plessy was born March 17, 1862 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was a successful shoemaker who planned an act of civil disobedience against the system of racial segregation. Plessy was seventh eights white and only one eight African American. His great grandmother was from Africa and according to the state of Louisiana and the law he was classified black regardless of his light skin appearance. John Howard Ferguson was an American lawyer who was a judge in Louisiana. He was born on June10, 1838 in Chilmark, Massachusetts. Involved in the Knights of Pythias he also
In the court case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the supreme court ruled that “separate but equal” was allowed. This allowed for the continuation of racism in public industries, such as the education system (separate schools) , transportation system, and food services. This ruling brought the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South and continued to sanction segregation for 50 years. In the North, this ruling instantiated laws that required racial segregation, such as separate but equal schools. Overall, this law prolonged racism and had a very negative effect on coloreds in America in the period after its ruling.
C. Vann Woodward stated the Jim Crow laws did not come about immediately after the Plessy decision, but that it took some time. He stated, “In the early years of the twentieth century, it was becoming clear that the Negro would be effectively disfranchised throughout the South, … and that neither equality nor aspiration for equality in any department of life were for him “ (6-7). The Plessy decision was made in 1896, but it took some time before Americans chose to segregate every aspect of their lives from the African Americans. This shows that Plessy vs. Ferguson had no immediate impact on the lives of African Americans, but it was a strong factor in contributing to strongly favored Jim Crow laws in the South and
The Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson is known for having established the precedent of “separate but equal.” The case originated in Louisiana and was specifically made to the separate passenger cars that were for the black and white races. The Supreme Court, in this case, upheld the right of Louisiana to separate the races and “this decision provided the legal foundation to justify many other actions by state and local governments to socially separate blacks and whites” (Zimmerman, 1997). It was not until the famous Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954 that the highest court in the land outlawed the principal of segregation and the concept of “separate but equal.”
There has been a long struggle for the equality of races built from blatant racism and the belief that one race is superior over the other. In some events there has been concern over constitutional rights being ignored creating inequality favoring whites over blacks. The Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 and Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 both dealt with black American citizens who felt discriminated against based on their race. Plessy v. Ferguson had determined that “separate but equal” was fair, but Brown v. Board challenged the previous ruling on racial equality and decided separate could never be equal.
Since Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, the criminal justice system of the United States has moved past racial discrimination greatly. With the election of President Obama in 2008, it would be easier to say that discrimination no longer exists in the criminal justice system. However, despite the progress that people of colour have made in society, there still exists a great racial disparity that can be seen through the rising trends of the sentencing and incarceration of minorities.
detainees once they disappeared into the hundreds of secret detention centers known as "pits" and "black holes". Aside from spreading confusion among guerrilla organizations, planting fear in Argentine society, destroying incriminating evidence, and misleading world opinion, the disappearances also served as a remembrance of the ‘Dirty War’. The armed forces did their best to influence national memory by impressing, the dirty war had been a legitimate antirevolutionary war against a guerrilla insurgency supported by Cuba and the Soviet Union. The military supported their actions by stating that, the military had put Argentina on the right track, they had halted the political disintegration, stimulated the economy, and combated corruption
The invasion and the war in Iraq remains a continuous topic of divisiveness and sensitivity in today’s America. One of the negative evaluation of the war is attributed to the false impression of the length of the war which lasted seven years, not six months as presumed in 2003. As the invasion initiated, the ideologies of American government then failed to perceive the large number of troops required, casualties and the financial toll in the interest of the preventive war doctrine. However, when weighing the failures of this war, there are successes brought home that relate mostly to the lessons the American military and the government learned with the use of counterinsurgency tactics after “winning the hearts and minds” of Iraqis (Young). Nevertheless, with evaluation through levels of analysis, the accomplished agenda of ending Saddam Hussein’s regime justifies success and failure, mutually.