Blog # 6

Blog # 6

1. Distinct group of women went through different experiences during the process of American expansion setting also women against each other on the grounds of culture, race, and ethnicity.

The Indian group of women was affected by the invasion of white men that caused to relocate them to the west side of Mississippi. At the same time, Indian women learned domestic tasks of housewifery, develop their abilities in translation, drafted a political constitution, and some of them became slaveholders. However, after the relocation, driven by hunger and illness, Indians attacked the trial journeys that cross their lands. In addition, Indian women were raped, kidnapped, massacred, and finally syphilis devastated them.

On the other hand, Mexican women lost their rights of property during the expansion of American legislature. As a result, the new law favored Mexican women’s husbands over wives. The pressure of the uncountable immigrants to California and the adoption of the U.S. Law pushed Mexican women followed the path of Indian women into landless-ness, domestic service, and poverty.

2. Moral and temperance reform; family and sexual life were important concerns of the antebellum female reformers. More than four hundred female reform societies were formed in New York and New England were the majority of the reform societies took place.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Days Saints was the most historically important of these intended antebellum communities. Religious women motivated activism and took advantage of it by increasing their participation in economic, political and social issues.

The most profound impact that American history had was the movement to abolish slavery. Women abolitionist led the most controversial campaign in this period.

Moral reforms and temperance, petitions against slavery, and the Grimkes defense of equal rights were historical developments that led many women reformers into women’s rights. Women’s right advocacy conducted women to urge they had the same claim on individual rights to life, liberty, property, and happiness as men.

Section B

1. Maria Angustias de la Guerra Ord decided to hide Jose Antonio Chavez, an injured kidnapper, who was part of the Mexican War that took place in California.

Maria was curious about her brother’s thoughts of hiding Chavez in her house therefore she visited them at prison and asked them their opinion. Once she got the approval from her brothers she took Chavez to her house in hid him to protect him. Maria was afraid that the U.S. army could find Chavez in her house and kill him. Maria occulted her fears thus she confronted the U.S. army with courage, and spoke to them firm and calm to hide her consternation.

2. Maria’s source of strength drew to save Chavez’s life; were God, family, inner strength, and justice. She considered that Chavez will be killed unfairly and that is the reason she defended and covered him from the U.S. army. The absence of her husband forced her to take the household head place. In addition, Maria had more power, autonomy, and authority that allowed her to make her own decisions regarding her contribution as a woman in the Mexican War. In conclusion, the role that Maria played, while her husband was away, became more strong and important.