What is the importance of history?

What is the importance of history, not just in the broad sense, but to you personally? How do factors such as the author's bias, limited view of an event, or accuracy influence a historian’s interpretation of a source or event? Do these skills used by historians also apply to your personal/professional life?

Why did Europeans turn to African slaves? Do you believe that they were already racist views towards the Africans or did the system of slavery create racism?

Why did Europeans turn to African slaves? Do you believe that they were already racist views towards the Africans or did the system of slavery create racism?

This job exposes problems of representing slavery from historians’ viewpoints.

A solution about how historians are confronted with problems associated with writing about slavery is given. Some of the notable philosophical problems (objectivity, choice of sources, or bias) of documenting the event are taken into this account.

What do you think are some of the notable philosiophical problems (objectivity, choice of sources, or bias) of documenting the witchcraft trials in salem. How can these problems be avoided?

What do you think are some of the notable philosiophical problems (objectivity, choice of sources, or bias) of documenting the witchcraft trials in salem. How can these problems be avoided?

This posting examines factors that influenced England to cross the Atlantic.

This job emphasizes factors that pushed England to cross the Atlantic. It also deems their efforts as a success or failure.