The Paper: This paper gives you the opportunity to explore the different interpretations of freedom and liberty that developed as a result of social, cultural, and economic change in the late 19th century U.S. Your paper will be a close reading of primary documents put into historical context. For this assignment you will need access […]
IMPORTANT: there are several prompts listed below. Choose one to write your response (only one is required). 1. Identify the factors behind the revolutions in the late eighteenth century. 2. Explain why and how the French Revolution took a radical turn entailing terror at home and war with European powers. 3. Analyze the reasons Napoleon […]
Write a 300-word response to the prompt “What events during the Mexican period of California history led up to the U.S.’s acquisition of California and indicate whether you believe it was deeply orchestrated by the U.S. to obtain California or more of a by-chance, happenstance occurrence.
Analyze the process of image making or stereotyping as it applied to Native Americans. When were created the different images created and by whom, why did they emerge, what was their long term significance?
Jackson Age Discussion Post CAREFULLY READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS PART 1: Original Post (7 points) Directions: Locate a reputable website, podcast, or film that discusses the life of Andrew Jackson. By reputable I mean associated with a university, museum. or educational organization. Describe at least one substantive detail about Andrew Jackson that you learned (4-5 sentences) […]
Read the assigned source which is found in American Perspectives, Volume 2. Determine if the article is a primary or secondary source. Primary sources are documents produced in the period that is being studied, while secondary sources are documents written about a past event. Once that’s determined, use the appropriate directions below to write an […]
After years of lobbying by the Japanese American community, the U.S. Congress passed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which was signed into law by then President Ronald Reagan. Through this piece of legislation, the U.S. government formally apologized for its actions—for putting over a hundred thousand of its own citizens of Japanese ancestry into […]
Read the following selections from Voices of Freedom (refer to the table of contents for exact page numbers): Francis E. Willard Women and Temperance, Charlotte Gillman Women and Economics, Margaret Sanger on Free Motherhood, Elsie Hill and Florence Kelley Debate the Equal Rights Amendment, Norman Cousins “Will Women Lose Their Jobs?”, The National Organization for […]
This essay will be primarily a book review with your critical analysis of Benjamin Madley’s An American Genocide. Using Madley’s book, explain and analyze the following within your essay: Introduce the text, including all pertinent information (author, title, etc.) Identify Madley’s purpose, argument, and/or thesis statement Acknowledge what time period and subject matter the monograph […]
We have examined the benefits but also problems of the Gilded Age. Whether you know it or not, the American economy is experience rapid changes due to technology and the rise of computers, internet, and social media. For this assignment, let us explores some through-lines and parallels between the Gilded Age of the 19th century […]
