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 […]
Should the law allow an employer to fire an employee without a good reason? Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to […]
What were the negative effects of American slavery (Transatlantic human traffic) on the economic, cultural and social development of African societies? Do you think these effects paved the way for the European colonization of Africa and further exploitation of African persons by European societies? Remember, European settler colonizers occupied large areas of Africa all the way […]
Question: How would you respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by Social Darwinists, to explain the success or failures of individuals in the society? What evidence would you use to support your position? For this discussion, you must first identify and present the arguments, and then your counterargument. As you collect your […]
Why does Hobbes compare government to the human body? What are its various parts? What are their functions? 2 – What does Hobbes mean when he says that “nature hath made men so equal in the faculties of body and mind…” ? What are the consequences of this equality? 3 – What are the 3 […]
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 wiles of a powerfull Cabal”? What was Bacon’s plan for […]
why the United States decided to join the “Imperialist Club” The Republican victory in 1896 gave heart to proponents of prosperity through foreign trade. McKinley sought neither war nor colonies, but many in his party wanted both. Called “jingos,” they included Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt; John Hay, the ambassador to London, […]
The Columbian Exchange’. 1. Select 3 items or elements of the exchange in the Columbian Exchange that you think had the greatest impacts on the Old and New Worlds and history going forward. Explain in detail how and why? 2. Decisions for slavery: Why did the colonists make the decisions that led to race based chattel slavery rather than adopting […]
How did the rhetoric of World War II bring the contradiction between the principle of equal freedom and the actual status of blacks to the forefront of national life? .) How did the rhetoric of World War II bring the contradiction between the principle of equal freedom and the actual status of blacks to the […]
Discussion #3: The late 19th-century self-made man. Industrialization brought great wealth to America, but the price was quite high. The growing extremes of poverty and wealth that were being exhibited at the end of the 19th century, caused some to seek ways to make possible a just and humane society, while others sought justification for […]
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