Helfand reading on the Construction of Whiteness 

Please read “Constructing Whiteness” by Judy Helfand. This is one of the most important readings of the semester because it explains the construction of race in the United States. It is about how race was invented and slavery established in the 1600s during the development of the Virginia Colony, the first English colony and the precursor to what would be the United States.

It can be found online at the following address:  http://academic.udayton.edu/race/01race/white11.htm You can also find it easily by Googling her name and the article title. (Disregard top of web page, the article has not moved, scroll down until you see her name–there’s no article title.) You’re welcome to read the intro, it’s quite interesting. But the official assignment only includes the sections under the headings “European Historical Basis for Whiteness” and “Virginia Colony and the Foundation for Whiteness.”

1.) What’s your gut reaction to this reading?

2.) What were the conditions that led to Bacon’s Rebellion in 1673: Who was protesting and why? Why do you think they frightened the elite?

3.) Give at least 3 examples of how the elite created laws to differentiate between people of African descent and “whites?”

The questions must be in APA format with a 150 word minimum response for each question. Please use a scholarly source for references.

Each response must have an in text citation

Please be sure to use proper grammar and English.

Please be specific in the responses

If you are unable to fulfill the above requirements, please do not bid on the work.

QUESTIONS

Describe the consumerism that developed in America during the early twentieth century, especially after World War I.

Explain the experiences of the nation that effectively put an end to the Progressive movement in America during the 1920s.

Describe the various kinds of leisure activities that became popular in America during the 1920s.

Explain the underlying causes of the depression, and evaluate President Hoover’s attempts to help the economy.

Describe the experiences of both urban and rural Americans during the depression, and explain ways in which the depression affected American politics.

Evaluate FDR’s actions designed to alleviate the effects of the depression, and discuss the opposition he faced.

Discuss the most significant long-term effects of the New Deal.

Explain America’s foreign policy that developed after World War I and that was in place at the beginning of World War II, and describe how that policy changed as the war progressed.

Describe and discuss the American home front during World War II, paying special attention to long-term societal changes.

Explain how World War II was brought to an end, both in Europe and in the Pacific, and discuss the immediate aftermath of the war both in America and around the world.