Discipline: History - American history

   During the “starving time” at Jamestown, from 1609 to 1610, many colonists died from a variety of problems within the colony. The leadership of Jamestown was fractured, Powhatan Indians continued a raiding campaign against the fort, and there was a significant food shortage. What do you think was the most important failure of the […]

   “I was soon put down under the decks, and there I received such a salutation in my nostrils as I had never experienced in my life: so that, with the loathsomeness of the stench, and crying together, I became so sick and low that I was not able to eat, nor had I the […]

  Read: The Populist Platform (1892) Paragraph 1: What  does the Omaha platform identify as the main threats to American liberty? Read: William Birney, “Deporting Mohammedans” (1897) Paragraph 2: Why does Birney think that the action of the immigration officials sets a dangerous precedent? Paragraph 3: Why does he think that toleration is likely to […]

   Kenya is a destination that offers a wide range of unique and exciting travel experiences for passionate travellers. Here are some ideas for passionate travel in Kenya: Wildlife Safaris: Kenya is renowned for its wildlife and offers some of the best wildlife safaris in Africa. You can witness the annual wildebeest migration in the […]

  The film depicts an epic clash between workers who fought for unionization and better working conditions, and bosses who fought equally hard to keep their factories free of unions and regulation. I’m already assuming that most people will side with the workers because we know the outcome, but I challenge you to think outside the […]

Explain the economic rises and falls over the Twentieth Century. Provide me with at least five key events of the US economy, describing its causes and effects. Be specific in your response using evidence from your textbook, and primary source readings to support your argument. 

 The Questions will be: Using material from assignments 6-10, what was the impact of slavery on the United States? and what was the impact of territorial expansion on the United States?  

  1. Liberty and Union pages 446-452 A. Summarize the main points of the section. B. In your opinion, why did soldiers fight? 2. The Civil War as Social Revolution pages 459-468 A. Summarize the main points of the section. B. In your opinion, what role did Gettysburg and Vicksburg play for the North and South?

  Read pages 476-477 2. Include background information (who, what, when, where and why) on the article’s purpose, and then respond to the below: 3. Cities, railroads, and the slave holding elite proved resilient after the war, but did the countryside and poor whites recover from the war? 4. Today we have a better understanding […]

Book Critique #1: White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Anderson,Carol. ISBN 13 : 9781632864130  Your assignment is to read the book and consider the following assertion (thesis) made by the author, Carol Anderson. The thesis is the main point that a writer is trying to prove. Your job after reading it is to write […]