Category: American History

What is or are the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author is trying to convey to the reader? (Think about why they decided to sit down and write the document and what their aims were, i.e., what’s their agenda?

Read the Thomas Jefferson documents
Thomas Jefferson on Indians and Blacks (1784) Review Sheet
Thomas Jefferson on Black Colonization (1801)
Thomas Jefferson on the Indians’ Future (1803)

What is or are the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author is trying to convey to the reader? (Think about why they decided to sit down and write the document and what their aims were, i.e., what’s their agenda? Is it simply to inform, to inspire people to take action of some sort, to influence political leaders, etc.?) Then discuss your argument about the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author presented.

What is the theme of your selected piece of literature? Interpret the theme utilizing various literary areas to prove that your interpretation is not only possible, but also probable. Be definitive and confident.

ASSIGNMENT:

What is the theme of your selected piece of literature? Interpret the theme utilizing various literary areas to prove that your interpretation is not only possible, but also probable. Be definitive and confident. Avoid summarizing or paraphrasing the story.

During this time, the new nation struggled to find firm footing. What were the achievements of the Federalist Era? What were its failings?

The Federalist Era is the period of time between the ratification of the Constitution and Jefferson’s inauguration as president.

During this time, the new nation struggled to find firm footing. What were the achievements of the Federalist Era? What were its failings?

The four presidents who followed George Washington faced critical foreign policy decisions.Describe the event itself and its significance to the nation.

The four presidents who followed George Washington faced critical foreign policy decisions. For each of those presidents—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe—discuss one key foreign policy event. Describe the event itself and its significance to the nation.

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew Jackson?

The campaign of 1828 was unlike any other that had come before it. For the first time electors in most states were chosen by popular vote. The electorate had been expanded so that there was universal suffrage among white males.

Suppose you had lived during the time period of the 1828 election. Would you have voted for Andrew Jackson?

Write a well-constructed essay supporting either Andrew Jackson or the re-election of John Quincy Adams.
Keep the following points in mind as you write your essay:

Determine your position and plan your essay by listing the reasons for it.

Be sure you back up your position with clearly stated reasons. Use at least one primary source.

Include at least 2 citations in MLA format

How did it manifest itself during the 19th Century; b). How and why did we depart from it during the early 20th Century; and c). Why did the Americans desire to return to it by the 1930s? Finally, what was the American attitude during the 1930s?

This first section describes the international scene during the decade of the 1930s. Toward the latter part of this section, the author states that while President Roosevelt was beginning to “bite his fingernails” over these events, most Americans were indifferent to the world situation.

They were enjoying the “luxury of indifference.” For your part, after reading section one;analyze what was taking place in Europe and Asia during this explosive decade. Why was the “world on fire?” What exactly was going on in the world?

By looking back throughout the pages of American history, the author attempts to historically explain to you why Americans were rather “indifferent” during the 1930s. read this section carefully and then analyze the historical roots of American isolationism. Explain: a).

How did it manifest itself during the 19th Century; b). How and why did we depart from it during the early 20th Century; and c). Why did the Americans desire to return to it by the 1930s? Finally, what was the American attitude during the 1930s?

This section discusses the origins and nature of the Cold War and how the U.S. was able to maintain the consensus (the two principles) against the Soviet Union. In conjunction with this, the author reveals in the last half of this section how the U.S. presidency had changed between 1935 and 1965.

Read carefully and then explain how the two principles were applied to the Soviet Union to form a consensus to oppose Soviet aggression. Also, reflect on the ways in which this consensus contributed to the drastic changes of the American presidency between 1935 and 1965.

A summary. What is the author attempting to point out to the reader? Your general analysis and thoughts about this reading.

What factors contributed to the popularity of anti- Chinese sentiment in the nineteenth century and the eventual abandonment by the United States of its policy of admitting immigrants irrespective of race, nationality, or country of origin?

The Chinese Exclusion

The Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) marked both a pivot in U.S. history and a continuation. It was pivotal in that it ended the traditional U.S. policy of open immigration and began an era of restrictions that culminated in the Johnson-Reed Act of 1924, which imposed strict quotas based on racial and ethnic criteria. It was also a continuation of a U.S. tradition of intolerance, an intolerance explicitly grounded in racism and in ethnic and religious bigotry. As both pivot and continuation, Chinese exclusion lays bare many of the most crucial fault lines of post–Civil War America.

The purpose of this assignment is toyou understand the interplay of economic distress, racism, and political ambition that led to Chinese exclusion by identifying some of the key actors, analyzing the arguments they made for the necessity of exclusion, and examining the political factors that led Congress to act.

Through investigation of the documents in this unit, you will develop the historical thinking skills of causation, comparison, continuity and change over time, and, through your written response to the central question, argumentation.

PROMPT:

What factors contributed to the popularity of anti- Chinese sentiment in the nineteenth century and the eventual abandonment by the United States of its policy of admitting immigrants irrespective of race, nationality, or country of origin?

SOURCES: Use the documents in this assignment to document and proof your claims and make an historical argument.

NOTE: NO OTHER MATERIALS THAN THOSE ASSIGNED IN THIS COURSE ARE PERMITTED.

CITATIONS: The proper formatting of your citations are clearly identified in the attached documents. Use footnotes as shown in the video link that can be found with the source citations in the primary document file. A “works cited” page is not necessary.

QUOTATIONS: Pithy, useful quotations are the hallmark of an A-grade paper. Do not quote more than 1 1/2 lines and never use block quotes.

LENGTH: Your essay should be 700 words in length, footnotes excluded. You may be 10 percent above (880) or below (720) that target without any penalty

How did needy Americans get help before 1900?Why did most states adopt “mother’s pension” programs after 1910? In what ways were these pensions sometimes administered unfairly?

Answer the following questions

1. How did needy Americans get help before 1900?
2. Why did most states adopt “mother’s pension” programs after 1910? In what ways were these pensions sometimes administered unfairly?
3. Did President Franklin D. Roosevelt view the Social Security Act’s welfare provisions helping needy children and other dependent persons as permanent or temporary? Explain FDR’s reasoning on t

Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior? Explain your answer.

Lesson Six Writing Assignment:

Explore the strategy of the National Popular Vote movement at this website: www.nationalpopularvote.com.

Compare the way in which we elect Presidents in our current system to the proposal of the National Popular Vote movement. Which method is superior? Explain your answer.