Discipline: History - American history

   After reading the  Resources on Slave Narratives and Culture provided BELOW, you can access additional sources (if you’d like) available at the North American Slave Narratives ProjectLinks to an external site.. Explain what you see at the most important elements of slave culture. How were slaves able to maintain a culture in a system […]

   After reviewing the sources on John Brown and his raid on Harper’s Ferry, please discuss if you think John Brown is a hero or a terrorist. Does his cause determine the answer to this? Think about earlier in the semester when you discussed whether or not the Sons of Liberty were terrorists and the […]

The Mexican American war was one of the most controversial wars ever fought in American history. The debate about entering the war was fought in Congress and in the newspapers. After reviewing the arguments for and against the war, evaluate the American justification for war. What were the Democratic and Whig arguments during the debate […]

   After reviewing the sources on the Lost Cause, please discuss the following: How have you previously been taught about the Civil War?  How do you think our country today remembers it? What impact do you think the Lost Cause has had on how America in general, and the South in particular, has remembered the […]

  LINK TO DOCUMENTSDownload LINK TO DOCUMENTS Read: Carrie Chapman Catt, Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage (1917)  Paragraph 1: Why does Catt claim that denying women the right to vote violates the principle of democracy? Can this relate to any other groups besides women? Read: Rubie Bond, The Great Migration (1917) Paragraph 2: What […]

  Read: Carrie Chapman Catt, Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage (1917)  Paragraph 1: Why does Catt claim that denying women the right to vote violates the principle of democracy? Can this relate to any other groups besides women? Read: Rubie Bond, The Great Migration (1917) Paragraph 2: What are the most important reasons for […]

Analyze how three different leaders in a single United States social movement differed in their a) styles of leadership or b) approaches to achieving their goals.   at least a five-paragraph, 500+ word . must have an introduction, thesis, and conclusion.   cite your sources in either MLA  

   One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of the legacy of Henry Clay’s political career. You might want to consider the following […]

   One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of the Alien and Sedition Acts. You might want to consider the following questions, but […]

   an analysis of the Declaration of Independence. You might want to consider the following questions, but you are not limited to them:  What are the promises of the Declaration? Do you believe we have lived up to the promise of the Declaration of Independence? Give a specific example. Please base your response on the […]