Transcription of THE AMERICAN YAWP READER
1 1 THE AMERICAN yawp READER A Documentary Companion to the AMERICAN yawp Volume I [ ] 2 Table of Contents Introduction .. 6 1. Indigenous 8 Native AMERICAN Creation 9 Journal of Christopher Columbus, 1492 .. 12 An Aztec account of the Spanish attack .. 15 Bartolom de Las Casas Describes the Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples, 1542 .. 17 Thomas Morton Reflects on Native Americans in New England, 1637 .. 19 The story of the Virgin of Guadalupe .. 22 Alvar Nu ez Cabeza de Vaca Travels through North America, 1542 .. 25 Cliff Palace .. 28 Casta Painting.
2 29 2. Colliding Cultures .. 30 Richard Hakluyt Makes the Case for English Colonization, 1584 .. 31 John Winthrop Dreams of a City on a Hill, 1630 .. 34 John Lawson Encounters Native Americans, 37 A Gaspesian Man Defends His Way of Life, 1641 .. 40 The Legend of Moshup, 1830 .. 42 Accusations of witchcraft, 1692 and 1706 .. 44 Manuel Trujillo Accuses Asencio Povia and Antonio Yuba of Sodomy, 1731 .. 46 Painting of New Orleans .. 49 Sketch of an Algonquin Village .. 50 3. British North America .. 51 Olaudah Equiano Describes the Middle Passage, 1789.
3 52 Recruiting Settlers to Carolina, 1666 .. 54 Letter from Carolina, 1682 .. 56 Francis Daniel Pastorius Describes his Ocean Voyage, 1684 .. 58 Song about Life in Virginia .. 60 Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address .. 64 Rose Davis is sentenced to a life of slavery, 1715 .. 67 Print of the Slave Ship 69 Map of British North America .. 71 4. Colonial Society .. 72 Boston trader Sarah Knight on her travels in Connecticut, 1704 .. 73 Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740-1741 .. 75 Jonathan Edwards Revives Enfield, Connecticut, 1741 .. 78 Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768.
4 81 Extracts from Gibson Clough s War Journal, 1759 .. 83 3 Pontiac Calls for War, 1763 .. 86 Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, Reflects on the British and French, 87 Blueprint and Photograph of Christ Church .. 89 Royall Family .. 90 5. The AMERICAN Revolution .. 91 George R. T. Hewes, A Retrospect of the Boston Tea-party, 1834 .. 92 Thomas Paine Calls for AMERICAN independence, 1776 .. 95 Declaration of Independence, 1776 .. 97 Women in South Carolina Experience Occupation, 1780 .. 103 Oneida Declaration of Neutrality, 1775 .. 105 Boston King recalls fighting for the British and securing his freedom, 1798.
5 107 Abigail and John Adams Converse on Women s Rights, 1776 .. 109 AMERICAN Revolution 112 Drawing of Uniforms of the AMERICAN Revolution .. 113 6. A New Nation .. 114 Hector St. Jean de Cr vec ur Describes the AMERICAN people, 1782 .. 115 A Confederation of Native peoples seek peace with the United States, 1786 .. 117 Mary Smith Cranch comments on politics, 1786-87 .. 120 James Madison, Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments, 1785 .. 123 George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796 .. 126 Venture Smith, A Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Venture, 1798.
6 128 Susannah Rowson, Charlotte Temple, 130 Constitutional Ratification Cartoon, 1789 .. 132 Anti-Thomas Jefferson Cartoon, 1797 .. 133 7. The Early Republic .. 134 Letter of Cato and Petition by the negroes who obtained freedom by the late act, in Postscript to the Freeman s Journal, September 21, 1781 .. 135 Thomas Jefferson s Racism, 1788 .. 137 Black scientist Benjamin Banneker demonstrates Black intelligence to Thomas Jefferson, 1791 .. 140 Creek headman Alexander McGillivray (Hoboi-Hili-Miko) seeks to build an alliance with Spain, 143 Tecumseh Calls for Pan-Indian Resistance, 1810.
7 145 Congress Debates Going to War, 1811 .. 146 Abigail Bailey Escapes an Abusive Relationship, 1815 .. 149 Genius of the Ladies Magazine Illustration, 1792 .. 151 America Guided by Wisdom Engraving, 1815 .. 153 8. The Market Revolution .. 154 James Madison Asks Congress to Support Internal Improvements, 1815 .. 155 A Traveler Describes Life Along the Erie Canal, 157 4 Blacksmith Apprentice Contract, 1836 .. 160 Maria Stewart bemoans the consequences of racism, 1832 .. 161 I will not be a slave, .. 164 Alexis de Tocqueville, How Americans Understand the Equality of the Sexes, 1840.
8 165 Abolitionist Sheet Music Cover Page, 167 Anti-Catholic Cartoon, 1855 .. 168 9. Democracy in 169 Missouri Controversy Documents, 1819-1920 .. 170 Rhode Islanders Protest Property Restrictions on Voting, 1834 .. 173 Black Philadelphians Defend their Voting Rights, 175 Andrew Jackson s Veto Message Against Re-chartering the Bank of the United States, 1832 .. 178 Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? 1852 .. 180 Rebecca Reed accuses nuns of abuse, 1835 .. 182 Samuel Morse Fears a Catholic Conspiracy, 1835 .. 184 County Election Painting, 1854.
9 186 Martin Van Buren Cartoon, 1837 .. 187 10. Religion and Reform .. 188 Revivalist Charles G. Finney Emphasizes Human Choice in Salvation, 1836 .. 189 Dorothea Dix defends the mentally ill, 1843 .. 191 David Walker s Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, 1829 .. 193 William Lloyd Garrison Introduces The Liberator, 1831 .. 195 Angelina Grimk , Appeal to Christian Women of the South, 1836 .. 197 Sarah Grimk Calls for Women s Rights, 199 Henry David Thoreau Reflects on Nature, 1854 .. 201 The Fruit of Alcohol and Temperance Lithographs, 1849.
10 203 Missionary Society Membership Certificate, 1848 .. 204 11. The Cotton Revolution .. 205 Nat Turner explains the Southampton rebellion, 206 Harriet Jacobs on Rape and Slavery, 1860 .. 208 Solomon Northup Describes a Slave Market, 1841 .. 210 George Fitzhugh Argues that Slavery is Better than Liberty and Equality, 1854 .. 213 Sermon on the Duties of a Christian Woman, 1851 .. 215 Mary Polk Branch remembers plantation life, 1912 .. 217 Painting of Enslaved Persons for Sale, 1861 .. 220 Proslavery Cartoon, 1850 .. 221 12. Manifest Destiny .. 223 Cherokee Petition Protesting Removal, 1836.
