I will attach some sources and your question. you will answer the question base on the source.
Set of question #1 you have to choose 2 questions ( Chapter 3-4 part 1 and 2)
What is the significance of New Amsterdams colonization beginning through a private company?
What is the impact of the system of Private Property in NYC today?
What is the significance of the names/spellings of the first recorded enslaved Africans brought to New Amsterdam?
Describe the relationship between Colonization and Slavery in urban development, or the urbanization of New Amsterdam/NYC?
How do you evaluate the Dutch system of slavery and half-freedom?
What is the relationship of current New York City to its history of slavery?
How would you describe the impact of the Slave Trade? Are there other cities or places youre familiar with impacted by this process?
Set of question #2 you have to choose 2 questions
Blackmar & Rosenzweig – The Park and the People Ch. 3 (pgs. 60-77) for this part
How were Seneca Village and other pre-park settlements described by newspapers, and other sources of discourse during this time period?
How would you describe New York Citys history and relationship with slavery? How much of this history did you know about, or is readily apparent about NYC?
Think about the specific NYC sites covered in this weeks readings and materials: Wall Street, Trinity Church. Central Park. How are these sites in the present connected to their history with slavery?
Seneca Village can be considered NYCs first free black community. How might NYC be different if this section of the Central Park area had remained a black community up until today?
How would you describe the Power involved in creating Central Park? Did Discourse also play a role?
African-Americans were not the only residents of Seneca Village. How were the communitys Irish, and other European Immigrant residents described and portrayed in the readings?
Provide an example of NYC or USA-specific discourse that you find current, relevant, or interesting.
Describe your previous understanding, or experiences with the concept of race.
Describe your previous understanding, or experiences with one of the forms of racism covered in the materials.
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