Not All Textbooks Recall the Events of History the Same

Many people do not care for history due to the simple fact some of the readings in the textbook are not all interesting or true. Not every textbook is the same, not every textbook has accurate information, but most history classes require you to read and learn everything from the textbooks. As you read this essay, you will learn how a couple of different texts discusses the finding of Virginia and about the Indians. Each of these texts are not written in the year so there will be some discussion on the years each was written. Just remember, not all textbooks are the same, in fact, most of them have different facts that may not be all accurate.

In 1927, David S. Muzzey wrote the first text “History of the American People” this text discussing the founding of the New World by the Europeans. In 1966, Thomas A. Bailey wrote the second text “The American Pageant” discussing the Spaniards founding the land. In 2008, Mary Beth Norton Et Al. wrote the third text “A People & A Nation” discussing England colonizing the land in the Western Hemisphere.

Muzzey talks about the European settlers introducing the civilization to the New World. May 6, 1607, 104 colonist arrived at the Chesapeake Bay by 3 ships. Most of these colonist brought over were men for labor. Colonist were lucky to survive through their first winter because the Indians helped supply them the goods. The colonist neglected to plant corn and take care of good while searching for the gold. There were nearly one thousand colonists by 1624. (Muzzey) Bailey’s text calls the colonist Spaniards. There were about 200 Spanish towns and cities in North and South America by 1574, 33 years before the first English shelter in Virginia. There was a total of about 160,000 Spaniards, mainly...

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...s. (Bailey) For the third text, the author was a little more specific with the Indian tribe name. The tribe was the Tsenacomoco, and their weroance was Powhatan. Powhatan brother watched the colonist try to expand and convert Indians to Christianity. The war leader set up attacks all along the James River leading to 347 colonist dead on March 22, 1622. (Norton)

In conclusion, I told you about just three of many text about history that are different. There is a difference in language used for each time period. The first other praises the Indians for helping the colonist. The second and third author do not praise the Indians. Although, the third text has a significant amount of detail about the finding of Virginia all the way down to the name of the Indian tribe’s name and leader. As I said before, not all textbook have the same material on a certain event in history.