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This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of 1825 to 1860 in American history. A Rip Van Winkle scenario is utilized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: KW60_KFrvwink.doc
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years or a decade, it is possible for the cultural and political landscape of the country to be changed entirely. In order to effectively illustrate this principle, one might make
use of a unique approach: suppose that one were Rip Van Winkle, Washington Irvings creation, having gone to bed for a nap in 1825 and waking up only in 1860.
This constitutes a period of 35 years, but when one considers all that changed in America during that span of time, its unlikely that Van Winkle would have been capable
of comprehending the world around this. This paper will make use of this device in order to explore some of the perspectives associated with this brief passage in history. This
paragraph helps the student provide insights from the first of the four character. After waking from his nap, one might suppose that Rip Van Winkle goes for a walk and
encounters four key characters: a slave on a large Southern plantation, a South Carolina planter, a small farmer from the Pacific Northwest, and an abolitionist in New England. By talking
to these characters, Van Winkle might gain a greater understanding of the world and what happened during his 35 year slumber. They might respond to Van Winkles queries thusly. Slave:
"While slavery obviously still exists throughout the southern United States, one gets the impression that things will be changing soon. Already, slavery is unpopular throughout the north, and many states
have jumped on the bandwagon of declaring themselves anti-slave. Sentiment seems to be swinging in the favor of slaves and slavery reform. In Virginia, a slave named Nat Turner started
up a rebellion of slaves ("Nat", 2011). While it didnt quite end well for everyone involved, the rebellion still served to bring the topic of slavery into the national consciousness
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