Category: American history
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America’s journey is complex and ever-changing. Our presidents have acted as le
America’s journey is complex and ever-changing. Our presidents have acted as le America’s journey is complex and ever-changing. Our presidents have acted as leaders along this journey, often making decisions that have vast implications for our history as a nation. In this assignment, you will research a president from this semester (mostly 20th century) that you believe has…
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Please read Fergus Bordewich’s book Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to
Please read Fergus Bordewich’s book Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Please read Fergus Bordewich’s book Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, noting the major themes, events, and general narrative (i.e. the story) as you proceed. Next consider how you might use this book in your own…
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Please watch the assigned episode from the documentary series The Men Who Built
Please watch the assigned episode from the documentary series The Men Who Built Please watch the assigned episode from the documentary series The Men Who Built America (S1, E1) “How Vanderbilt Rebuilt a War-Torn USA” available for free through Union College’s library and The Films on Demand database, and here (below) taking notes on the episodes using the guide provided. Turn…
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At least 1200 words per essay question (2400 words) that address the following:
At least 1200 words per essay question (2400 words) that address the following: At least 1200 words per essay question (2400 words) that address the following: Discuss the history of Native Americans from 1492 to 1865. Did things change, if not why? What role did land usage play in the relationship between Native Americans and…
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Write at least 800 words disucssing the primary sources provided and how these d
Write at least 800 words disucssing the primary sources provided and how these d Write at least 800 words disucssing the primary sources provided and how these documents emphasize the content in the assigned chapter readings 5-8 of the Give Me Liberty! textbook and other materials assigned for this module. Avoid using contractions, use proper grammar and punctuation, and…
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For your final project you will create a textbook chapter on an Indigenous peopl
For your final project you will create a textbook chapter on an Indigenous peopl For your final project you will create a textbook chapter on an Indigenous people of your choice from our case studies. You are only responsible for detailing the lives of these Indigenous people in the time period we studied them
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Please watch the documentary episode “The Civil War Rages” | from the series Ame
Please watch the documentary episode “The Civil War Rages” | from the series Ame Please watch the documentary episode “The Civil War Rages” | from the series America: The Story of Us (S1, E5) | (below) taking notes on the film using the guide provided. Turn these notes in for credit. Video https://youtu.be/O-wTzZvVb-c
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Please watch the assigned feature film Pharaoh’s Army here (below) taking notes
Please watch the assigned feature film Pharaoh’s Army here (below) taking notes Please watch the assigned feature film Pharaoh’s Army here (below) taking notes on the film using the guide provided. Turn these notes in for credit • Freevee has it with ads for free One thing to once again consider is how a fictional movie (based on history)…
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Dear Students: For this first discussion in the course I would like you to read
Dear Students: For this first discussion in the course I would like you to read Dear Students: For this first discussion in the course I would like you to read chapter 15 of the course textbook, particularly the section, “The Meaning of Black Freedom,” in that chapter. Please also listen to the excerpt of an…
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GOVT 200 WASHINGTON FAREWELL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this a
GOVT 200 WASHINGTON FAREWELL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this a GOVT 200 WASHINGTON FAREWELL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this assignment, you will analyze the major points of George Washington’s “Farewell Address” and consider the contemporary government along with the following questions: Were the warnings and exhortations followed in the days since Washington’s presidency? …