American History

What challenges did Roosevelt face in his work on behalf of African Americans? What impact did the New Deal have ultimately on race relations?

For your final essay, select ONE of the prompts below and write an essay 4-5 pages in length answering the questions with little outside research. In other words, your answer should be unique and in your own voice and using your textbook primarily. Textbook: https://assets.openstax.org/oscms-prodcms/media/documents/USHistory-WEB.pdf A proper essay should contain an introduction with a thesis […]

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Date: May 25th, 2022

Choose three political, economic, or social factors that you believe were most significant in undermining civil rights for people of color during the 1950s and 1960s, and craft an essay to support your argument.

Civil Rights Movement: Prompt Essay Write a 1000-1500-word essay in response to the following prompt: Choose three political, economic, or social factors that you believe were most significant in undermining civil rights for people of color during the 1950s and 1960s, and craft an essay to support your argument. As you write, be sure to […]

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Date: May 25th, 2022

Watch the movie loving on Netflix. What was the film about?

Watch the movie loving on Netflix. In two paragraph answer 1. What was the film about? 2. What stood out to you while watching this film? 3. Make a connection between a theme portrayed in this film and something about one of the world wars 4. What are effect methods to influence change? 5. Does […]

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Date: May 25th, 2022

DATE and explain in an elegantly-written, detailed paragraph THE historical significance of the following: Choose any five (5) concepts and answer double-spaced one page for each concept. 1. Ordered Liberty 2. Salem Witch Trials 3. Terra Nullius 4. Popular Sovereignty 5. Partus sequitur ventrem

Part II (25%): DATE and explain in an elegantly-written, detailed paragraph THE historical significance of the following: Choose any five (5) concepts and answer double-spaced one page for each concept. 1. Ordered Liberty 2. Salem Witch Trials 3. Terra Nullius 4. Popular Sovereignty 5. Partus sequitur ventrem 6. Judicial Review 7. Magna Carta 8. Jarrot […]

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Date: May 25th, 2022

inequality and equality in America between 1865 and the present.

This writing assignment focuses on the topic of inequality and equality in America between 1865 and the present. It challenges you to examine the historical documents from the period that relate to that topic (e.g. the primary sources) and to place those documents in the context of the secondary sources and lecture material from the […]

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Date: May 25th, 2022

, discuss the various ways in which a gendered division of labor enables women to have control over their every-day lives in meaningful ways. In other words, does “women’s work” in these times/places lead to women having independence, power, and control over their daily lives in real and practical terms?

Using the readings from this unit, discuss the various ways in which a gendered division of labor enables women to have control over their every-day lives in meaningful ways. In other words, does “women’s work” in these times/places lead to women having independence, power, and control over their daily lives in real and practical terms? […]

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Date: May 23rd, 2022

How did Roosevelt hope to end the Depression in America?

New Deal. How did Roosevelt hope to end the Depression in America? Could government solve such a problem? Why did the people turn to the federal government to solve this problem instead of local or state government? Why did the Supreme Court find some of the New Deal programs unconstitutional? What was the intent of […]

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Date: May 23rd, 2022

What circumstances—economic, political, social, and psychological—coalesced in the early twentieth century to enable African Americans to leave the South after WWI?

Write a 3-4 page paper or record a 15 minute presentation that responds to the following prompt. Cite any outside sources in APA format. Choose one of the following topics below and fully respond to its questions: What circumstances—economic, political, social, and psychological—coalesced in the early twentieth century to enable African Americans to leave the […]

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Date: May 23rd, 2022