Entries by Sarah Kaelo

what were the real foundations of the trouble in Virginia?

what were the real foundations of the trouble in Virginia? Read Document 3-4 which is the source entitled, “Nathaniel Bacon Declaration, 1676,” and write a response answering at least one of the following questions: According to Bacon, what were the real foundations of the trouble in Virginia? How did he propose “to unriddle the misterious […]

Slavery proved a vexing issue to which a compromise allowed slaves to be partially counted for Congressional representation.

“A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on earth.” – Thomas Jefferson In 1783 American colonists, defying incredible odds, had just beaten the United Kingdom, the western hemisphere’s preeminent power, in the American War for Independence. (NPS.gov, n.d.) Those thirteen colonies, saddled with a new governmental charter, the Articles […]

Why was Johnson acquitted?  What message was sent by this action?

Part 1. “Things never turn out the way you plan ” a.The story of the coming of the Revolution, as often in life in general, is one of unintended consequences, i.e., acts or policies with one purpose but a different unintended or unexpected result. Describe how British policies from 1763 to 1775 and the colonial reaction […]

Why did they engage in this type of labor?  Explain and be specific.

Textbook : https://www.americanyawp.com Read 4 chapters to answer the prompt Pick two of the three questions and write a 3-5 page paper (roughly 2 to 2.5 pages each) in a Microsoft Word document (double spaced, 12 point font).  Draw from your readings.  Please upload your answer in a Microsoft word document. 1) In our course, […]

support SNCC and what evolved into the Black Power movement

You have been divided into two groups. Group A will support SNCC and what evolved into the Black Power movement. Group B will support the SCLC (Martin Luther King, Jr.’s movement). To participate in the debate, you need to research both positions. The required work will help you. Who will you be in this debate? […]

“how and why do I feel that way about this piece of writing?”

You should be reading: i) the attachment of today’s email, and ii) the “Introduction” chapter in Songs of Gold Mountain. The class now focuses on Chinese American creative (literary), beginning with the early Chinatown poetry and rhymes. Before we go into the basics on poetry analysis,  perhaps, you can put some thoughts on what poetry is […]

Were the Black Codes another form of slavery?  

The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before Lincoln and Congress was to reintegrate the rebellious Southern states into the Union. For many white southerners “Reconstruction was a vicious and destructive experience – a period when vindictive […]