American History

How did the Jewish ideology of Tikkun Olam impact the civil rights and identity politics movements of the 1950s-1970s?

Part 1 – Short Answer (Answer both questions) Write 15 sentences for each of the questions. You must include Chicago-style footnote citations in Part 1. 1) What are some aspects of the “grand narrative” of the African American Civil Rights Movement and how was the movement more complicated than we are usually taught? (Note: you […]

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Date: June 10th, 2022

Reasons why America got involved in World War I

I know it’s a lot, so the closer you are to following all instructions, the bigger the tip. The paper needs to be about the reasons why America got involved in World War I, not the causes of it, or what happened during the war. The paper needs to: – Include a minimum of 2 […]

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Date: June 10th, 2022

Chapter 16: Chinese Migration-Please use this as your title.Research the Chines

Chapter 16: Chinese Migration-Please use this as your title. Research the Chinese Migration that occurred beginning in the 1840s. Why were Chinese so eager to immigrate to America? How did Americans first react to Chinese immigrants and why did this change? How did Chinese immigration impact the development of the West, particularly California? What was […]

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Date: June 9th, 2022

Historical awareness informs various aspects of our lives.

Historical awareness informs various aspects of our lives. We live in a time of rapid change, and we often think more about the future than the past. However, studying history can help us better understand our own lives in the context of the places we live and society in general. In America, specifically, the government […]

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Date: June 9th, 2022

For the wealthy, white indentured servitude provided both a means to dump England’s poor overseas and the first stable form of unfree labor in the colonies. For the poor and desperate, it provided a glimmer of hope for a better life at least someday. Judging from these three documents–two letters and a contract–how did life for indentured servants actually turn out, if we accept these artifacts as fairly representative?

Question to answer: For the wealthy, white indentured servitude provided both a means to dump England’s poor overseas and the first stable form of unfree labor in the colonies. For the poor and desperate, it provided a glimmer of hope for a better life at least someday. Judging from these three documents–two letters and a […]

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Date: June 9th, 2022

One historian has stated:”The successful revolutionary war marked a key turning point in American history because it led to the creation of a new nation formed as a democratic republic. Therefore, American history from the 1760s to the early 1800s might be considered discontinuous-and clearly separated by a ‘colonial period and a ‘new republic period.”

(See the sources attached) One historian has stated:”The successful revolutionary war marked a key turning point in American history because it led to the creation of a new nation formed as a democratic republic. Therefore, American history from the 1760s to the early 1800s might be considered discontinuous-and clearly separated by a ‘colonial period and […]

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Date: June 9th, 2022

Native American Creation Stories

Discussion 1.1: Native American Creation Stories Directions: Read these two Native American creation stories (Links to an external site.), and then answer the following questions: What is the role of man in each of these creation stories. What can that tell us about how some Native Americans saw humans and their role in the world? […]

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Date: June 8th, 2022