Discussion –What Are Some Of The Core Causes Of The Civil War?

• Are thoughtful and analyze the content or question asked.

• Make connections to the course content and/or other experiences.

• Extend discussions already taking place or pose new possibilities or opinions not previously voiced. 

• Are from participants aware of the needs of the community, motivate group discussion, and present a creative approach to the topic.

History 104H

Procedure: Students are to answer five (5) of the following questions. Each answer should be approximately 2-3 paragraphs. Students should utilize class notes and/or the textbook as a starting point, but may utilize other sources as needed. Each question is worth 10 points.  Answers should be typed and double spaced  (Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12).  Each question is worth 10 points.

Questions:

1. How would European settlers explain their superiority to Native Americans and justify both the conquest of native lands and terminating their freedom?

2. For English settlers, land was the basis of liberty. Explain the reasoning behind that concept and how it differed from the Indians’ concept of land.

3. Eric Foner states, “Prejudice by itself did not create American slavery.” Examine the economic forces, events, and laws that shaped the experiences of enslaved people.

4. Define and discuss the concepts of republicanism and liberalism and how these ideas contributed to the political development of the British Colonies.

5. Discuss the actions taken by the British after the Seven Years’ War. Why did the colonists view these actions as unjust and an attack on their liberty?

6. For the lower classes, colonial society had been based on inequality, deference, and obedience. How did the American Revolution challenge that social order?

7. How did the expansion of the public sphere after the American Revolution and a new discussion of rights offer opportunities to women? 

US History Paper

Would you want to live in Edward Bellamy’s utopia?

Based on your reading of Looking Backward, what was Bellamy’s critique of the world of Andrew Carnegie and John Rockefeller? Why do you think that Bellamy’s vision of the future was so popular in the late 19th-century United States of America? 

History Research Assignment

Instructions

Purpose:

While information abounds in the 21st century, finding reliable resources has become exceedingly more difficult. However, never fear, an annotated bibliography is here to help! This assignment will assist you with your research for your upcoming Biography Paper. Please take this assignment very seriously. At its successful completion you should be ready to dig right in and start work on your upcoming research paper.

Directions:

Using the same topic you selected from the Historical Research Part I, you will now choose FOUR SCHOLARY sources on your assigned topic that you intend to use in your upcoming Biography Paper. (For more information on scholarly sources and where to find them please refer to the first few pages of this module.) For each of your FOUR sources you will need to create a citation, which will be followed by a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph- the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. 

Format of the Annotated Bibliography:

For each of your FOUR sources you will need the following:

• Full Citation of the source. All citations must be written in standard MLA style.
• After the Work Cited entry, start a TWO paragraph annotation containing a summary and evaluation of the source. 
  • Your first paragraph should provide a brief summary of your source. Basically you should hit the highlights. You should also address whether the source is scholarly, reliable and does it have any bias?   
  • Your second fully developed paragraph should explain to me how you intended to use this source in your upcoming biography paper. In other words, how does this source contribute to the research for your upcoming paper. (For more information on the Biography Paper please refer to the directions provided for Historical Research Assignment Part III.)

*** Remember EACH source should have TWO paragraphs. At the completion of your assignment you should therefore have EIGHT paragraphs total. ***

Note on Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the stealing of intellectual property and is therefore illegal. If you knowingly copy information from another person’s literary work and do not give credit you will receive a zero on the assignment in question.

American Religion Response Paper

Now that you have completed the second part of our course, Religion in Colonial America, select one of the following questions and submit a reasoned, researched, and documented answer by the end of this week.  

1. What are the religious overtones of the American Constitution as  expressed by the 'Founding Fathers'?  Name them and explain why they are  important to the history of religion in America.
2. What was the religious appeal of the West?  To whom and for what reason?
3. How did Mormonism establish itself a major religious sect in the American West?
4. Why did those who favored slavery and those who didn't clash?  On what religious grounds were they divided?

As you respond to the question, remember to support your answer with  researched examples. This will be an important factor in your grade.  Your response should be 1.5-2.5 pages long and include citations for any  resources used. You citations must reflect APA style. 

History 147 OB Chapter 2

For each chapter of OB, you should read the entire chapter and take notes (which you will likely use on the respective assignment, as well as in your Midterm/Final Exam studying and other course work).  Once you have finished reading the Chapter, you should look at the “Post-Reading Questions” at the end of the Chapter and CHOOSE ONE of the Post-Reading Questions answer. Alternatively, you can choose the "Journal Option" (Option 3 below). For each question set, you should write a 1-2 page typewritten response, being sure to use information directly from the documents themselves.  Each answer should also include at least one direct quotation from at least three of the sources referenced in the question (for a total of at least three quotes).  Each question set’s answer is worth a possible 2 points.  Late Assignments will NOT be accepted.  

The questions (you should CHOOSE ONE to answer) for Chapter 2 are:

1. Alexander Hamilton (Document 1) and Thomas Jefferson (Document 2) had very different visions of what the United States should look like. Discuss each man’s vision and the pros and cons of each vision and assess, historically, which one you think would have been more attractive to Americans at the time, being sure to use specific examples and quotes from the primary source documents in this chapter.
2. Using the remainder of the primary source documents in this chapter, discuss some of the changes that occurred with the growth of the federal government in the Early National Period (i.e. how did the federal government grow and why, what did these changes mean for different groups of Americans, what conflicts did these changes create?). You should be sure to use specific examples and quotes from the primary source documents in this chapter.
3. JOURNAL OPTION: Write 1-2 pages of notes on all of the documents you read in this chapter and, at the end, write down 5 questions (i.e. phrases you don't understand, "aha!" moments you had, contemporary things that you are comparing the reading to).  Please see the Journal Notes/Questions Guide (under "Files" for more guidance).  Notes/Questions should be typewritten and single-spaced.

Module 04 Course Project – Article Review

Analyze one of the required readings from this week, but only one of the articles from the 1970's. There are several on feminism, from different perspectives, as well as one on the Nixon era.

To successfully complete this essay, you will need to answer the following questions:

Explain the cultural relevance of the article. Who funded this magazine? What are their political biases?

What is the main point of the article? What is the writer's message to his/ her readers?

Did the magazine make an impact on popular culture?

Your thesis for the essay should attempt to answer this question:

Explain the cultural relevance of the article. How did this particular magazine article reflect and/ or attempt to manipulate the cultural values of its audience? How can you prove this?

This essay should be 2-3 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college's library resources. Please include at least one scholarly resource as a minimum in your essay.

Here is the article you can use to complete this assignment and you can also look up more information about this person to help with the references:

Gloria Steinem

One seminal contributor to the feminist movement is Gloria Steinem. Since the early 1960's, she has been a driving force in pushing forward the prosperity of women in the United States, and internationally as well. She began her career as a journalist in the early 60's, and during that time also worked as an undercover journalist for Show magazine. Steinem worked as a Playboy Bunny in order to study how women were treated at The Playboy Club. This was a groundbreaking look into the popular, or dominant image of women of that time, as seen from new perspectives. Steinem has been an author and activist since that time, and in 2012, at age 78, she is still actively campaigning for women's rights.

American History

Write an original essay in which you develop and defend your own thoughts and ideas on the immigrant experience in The Jungle using any of the following writing prompts for a focus.  Do not simply relate the plot of the book or answer the following qustions, but Do create an original essay and defend your own thoughts or feelings.  If you include any other resources from reading, historical events, etc.  you will need to cite your answers.

Format: Select a focus, create a thesis sentence, and support your thesis with supporting details.  Your thesis statement must be underlined, italicized or highlighted and it will occur in the conclusion of your introduction.  Your thesis statement idea will also resurface in the conclusion of your essay.

Length: Your essay should be 5 paragraphs typed, double-space follow proper essay form, and include work cited page with a citation for "The Jungle" and any outside sources you use in the essay.

Each body  paragraph must include 3 examples from the novel

Cite page numbers for any examples or references used from the novel or outside sources.  Of course, the citation comes after the use of information.  Example: (Sinclair)

History essays are written in past tensse

You must have a thesis paragraph and a concluding paragraph

Must include a "Work Cited" page with The Jungle citation and any other source citations used in the essay.

Be sure to proofread the essay for spelling, grammatical, and typographical errors.

Writing Prompt:

In the eyes of an immigrant, what lessons can be learned from The Jungle?

Module 04 Written Assignment – The Feminist Movement

"Second Wave Feminism", gained strength during the 1970's. For this essay assignment, research and write about a popular television show from the 1970's, which reflected the changing role of women in American culture. Discuss your findings.

This paper should be 1-2 pages, in APA style, utilizing the college's library resources. One scholarly article as a minimum should be included in your essay.

Afican American History

Compare and contrast early African slavery (prior to European arrival) to African slavery in the New World. Make sure to discuss if slavery is a permanent condition, slavery role in society, how slaves reacted to their condition, did they rebel, etc. Then discuss what the Middle Passage was and how this horrific experience shaped the lives of Africans once they arrived in the New World. (Make sure to use the primary and visual documents at the end of the chapter as examples to support your findings when writing this short essay. This assignment should be at least 2 ½ (Two and a half)  pages long via a Word Document.  Pls i want someone who has read freedom on my mind by  Deborah Gray White. The class is african american history.