Category: American History

Identify the main arguments used by supporters and opponents of American independence and why each side thought their viewpoint was correct. identify the events portrayed in each of the three images and explain why they occurred, and combined with what happened after each event, show how they encourage support for independence.

Causes of the American Revolution

Identify the main arguments used by supporters and opponents of American independence and why each side thought their viewpoint was correct. identify the events portrayed in each of the three images and explain why they occurred, and combined with what happened after each event, show how they encourage support for independence.

 

Write a well-constructed 4-paragraph essay that describes the business techniques and innovations the industrialists of the late 1800s used to achieve success.

John D. Rockefeller said, “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” Entrepreneurs in the late 1800s took Rockefeller’s advice to heart and broke new ground, especially in steel, banking, and Rockefeller’s own oil industry.

Write a well-constructed 4-paragraph essay that describes the business techniques and innovations the industrialists of the late 1800s used to achieve success.

Explain the political philosophies of Hobbes(Leviathan), Locke(Second Treatise on Government), Rousseau(The Social Contract), and Montesquieu(The Spirit of Laws).

political philosophies

Using Adobe Creative Cloud Express, create a presentation or video that explain the political philosophies of Hobbes(Leviathan), Locke(Second Treatise on Government), Rousseau(The Social Contract), and Montesquieu(The Spirit of Laws).

In your presentation or video, explain how their writing impacted the Founding Father’s concept of government. Please do NOT use PowerPoint or Google Slides for this.

Write about how your chosen person impacted the Civil War Era. Focus on 2 aspects on how they impacted the Era. Who were they?

General William Tecumseh Sherman

This is for a discussion post. Chicago style. Scholarly sources must be used,, if possible use sources from the Library of Congress.

Choose a person from the Civil War Era. Write about how they impacted history.
General William Tecumseh Sherman
Traditional Option:

Write about how your chosen person impacted the Civil War Era. Focus on 2 aspects on how they impacted the Era. Who were they?

Be sure you have historic information and analysis on how the person impacted History, not a biography.

 

How did the concept of ‘American National Identity’ change from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? Was this meaning the same for everyone? Consider the physical and ideological division of the north and south, especially leading up to the Civil War.

Summative Paper 3

How did the perception of race and racial equality in the United States evolve from the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? What were some of the more profound changes?

How did the role of women evolve from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? How so?

How did the concept of ‘American National Identity’ change from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? Was this meaning the same for everyone? Consider the physical and ideological division of the north and south, especially leading up to the Civil War.

What impacts did politics have on the aforementioned periods of American history? (Chapters 11- 14). Consider decisions and/or actions that were the most significant.

Explain how Manifest Destiny effected Native Americans and cause slavery to expand. Provide examples.In what ways did the Cotton Revolution exacerbate the issue of slavery in America? Consider the issue from both sides.

In what ways did the Cotton Revolution exacerbate the issue of slavery in America? Consider the issue from both sides.

Explain how Manifest Destiny effected Native Americans and cause slavery to expand. Provide examples.

The issue of slavery would eventually lead to the American Civil War, but explain how the issue of slavery would first lead to sectionalism and then succession.

How did your chosen person impact American History? How did he influence society? Why?

This is for a discussion post. Choose either William Lloyd Garrison or Frederick Douglass.

How did your chosen person impact American History? How did he influence society? Why? Choose 1 person. Not both.

Would like to discuss William Lloyd Garrison. Can you possibly use a source from the Library of Congress or at least a peer-reviewed source?

How did the slave trade compromise that helped form the Constitution effect the issue of slavery in the days of the early Republic? Hint: consider how this compromise allowed the issue of slavery to perpetuate.

How did the slave trade compromise that helped form the Constitution effect the issue of slavery in the days of the early Republic? Hint: consider how this compromise allowed the issue of slavery to perpetuate.

How did the rise of the ‘Cotton Kingdom’ impact the fight for political power? Hint: The Missouri Crisis is a good example.

How did the social issues of early eighteenth-century America lead to the Second Great Awakening? What were the effects of this religious reform movement?

Elaborate on your answers.