Recognize the main factors that led to America’s early development.

You have already developed a thesis statement and an outline in which you explored the peculiar institution known as slavery. Now you will develop the final paper in which you explore your main points in detail.

  1. Introduce your paper with your previously crafted thesis statement.
  2. Describe two (2) outcomes of the 3/5ths Compromise, Missouri Compromise of 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred Scott Decision. Note: Be sure to provide two (2) outcomes for each legislation.
  3. Suggest three (3) reasons why slavery was, and is, incompatible with our political and economic system.
  4. List three to five (3-5) driving forces that led to the Civil War.
  5. Use at least three (3) academic references besides or in addition to the textbook. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Recognize the main factors that led to America’s early development.
  • Identify and discuss the different ways that the heritages of slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction have shaped America’s history.
  • Summarize and discuss the ways that formal policies of government have influenced the direction of historical and social development in the United States.
  • Examine how changes in social and economic conditions and technology can cause corresponding changes in the attitudes of the people and policies of the government.
  • Specify ways that women and minorities have responded to challenges and made contributions to American culture.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in American History to 1865.
  • Write clearly and concisely about American History to 1865 using proper writing mechanics.

Why do you think we began this week’s discussions by learning about Mesoamerican societies and their contributions?

For this week’s blog post, please answer the following questions in 350 words minimum (total). Remember, you’re always welcome to go over the word minimum requirement, just not under! Also, don’t forget to post a response of at least 150 words to a peer.

  1. Why do you think we began this week’s discussions by learning about Mesoamerican societies and their contributions? How does this material make us think differently about mainstream U.S. history?
  2. What were the main ideas from last week’s article “1491” by Charles C. Mann? How does the article connect with this week’s lecture?
  3. Identify and describe a connection between this week’s lecture and at least 1 of our key terms from last week.
  4. In this week’s documentary, “Our People, Our Culture, Our History,” how was the video organized and what were the main sections discussed? In other words, briefly describe an overview of the documentary.
  5. According to the documentary, describe the Kumeyaay’s early ways of life and advancements. Next describe the Kumeyaay today.
  6. According to the documentary, how has California history typically been taught?
  7. According to the documentary, what does the term “sovereignty” mean, and why is it important to the Kumeyaay specifically?
  8. Based on the article “Oral Traditions,” what exactly are “oral traditions,” and why are they important to indigenous peoples?
  9. What connections did you notice between the article “Oral Traditions” and this week’s materials?
  10.  Lastly, reflect on your overall thoughts to any part of this week’s materials. What did you learn that you hadn’t previously known or thought about? What was interesting to you, or what resonated with you personally?

American Jobs for Real Americans”

Please write on only 3 of the identifications listed below.

IV. The responses must be in short essay format and include the following:

  1. Who
  2. What
  3. When
  4. Where
  5. Why (significance) Make sure you think critically of the significance. For example, why is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo important? What were the ramification of the Treaty?

VI. You can ONLY use lecture notes, class-assigned documentaries and readings in your response.

VII. Length of a response should be approximately half a typed page, single spaced.

VIII. In your response please use MLA citations. You must cite at least from one article from your assigned readings and/or lectures.

IX. Last name of author and page numbers inside parenthesis suffices. For example, (Gutiérrez, 34).

X. If you use information from lectures, you must cite the date and title of lecture in parenthesis. For example, (Marquez, “Mexican Independence to the Alamo,” 4-14-20).

XI.  No Works Cited Page/Bibliography Needed.

XII.  The final exam will cover lectures from: August 25th, August 27th, September 1st, and September 3rd.

XIII. Please turn in your typed response on Canvas.

XIV.  Identifications:

1. “American Jobs for Real Americans”

  1. Roberto Alvárez
  2. Pachucos/as
  3. The Sleepy Lagoon Trial
  4. Bracero Program
  5. Migrant Camps

Choose and discuss one of the following two topics related to American history under Presidents Bush and Obama

Between 200 and2016, the US experienced remarkable changes internationally and domestically. By any measure, the terrorist attack of Sept. 11, 2001, was a game changer. With that a long, still-ongoing “war on terror” began that meant military engagements overseas and increased domestic security measures. In 2008, remarkably, the US elected its first African American president, Barack Obama. He was elected to a second term in 2012.

Choose and discuss one of the following two topics related to American history under Presidents Bush and Obama:

  1. Discuss the Sept. 11 (2001) attack and its impact.
    • Describe what stands out to you (perhaps from memory) from the events of Sept. 11, 2001
    • Give two examples of events or changes since 9/11 that you attribute to that terrorist attack. In your view, what should we learn from this attack and our experiences trying to deal with it.
    • Identify the source(s) where you read about these free trade issues of that time.
  2. Discuss president Obama’s election and presidency. (Considering our many explorations of race relations and Civil Rights in our history, there is much that can be said of President Obama’s election and presidency, and it is still perhaps too early to evaluate fully.)
    • Identify two specific examples that you think were the most important developments of Obama’s presidency.
    • Explain why you chose those two examples.
    • Identify the source(s) where you read about these changes of the early 21st Century.

Part 2: Respond to a Peer

Myths of the American Revolution

Topic: Myths of the American Revolution

Read Prof Carol Berkin’s article “Teaching the Revolution.” (See attachment)

Use specific examples from the source to address the following questions:

1. What myths about the American Revolution does Prof. Berkin expose in her article? Examine at least three of the myths and the arguments Prof. Berkin presents to debunk them.

2. According to the essay, what group of people became loyalists? What group became revolutionaries, and why?

3. Does this article challenge in any way your previous understanding/knowledge of the American Revolution? Why, or why not?

Format of the assignment:

On the top of the page, type: “Week 3-Reaction Paper.” Then type the first question, and then your answer right under it. Then, type the second question, and your answer under it. Your paper should be 12-font, single-spaced. You need to write a minimum of one page. There is no limit on maximum pages.

You need to use at least three specific examples per answer. Each topic sentence needs to be a mini-thesis statement, and the examples have to support it and be relevant to it. Use quotation marks when citing directly from the sources and include the author’s last name and page number in parenthesis next to the quotation. (This is an MLA style of citation.) You should be able to address the questions just using information from the provided readings. If you are consulting external sources, please provide a reference at the end of the paper.

Type your paper in your text-editing program, save it on your computer, and upload your file. I will accept the following file formats: .doc, docx, .pdf

The Declaration of Independence

  1. Timed TestThis test has a time limit of 20 minutes.
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Discuss the rise of industrial America and establish the new role of capital and labor in the industrial society by 1900

  1. Discuss the rise of industrial America and establish the new role of capital and labor in the industrial society by 1900
  2. Directions:
    Answer the following questions in ONE clear and concise essay.  First establish your thesis statement, then provide substantial details as evidence.  Document your sources with endnotes or footnotes.  Do not submit a bibliography.
    Question:  Discuss the rise of industrial America and establish the new role of capital and labor in the industrial society by 1900. Why did capitalist ideology become dominant by 1900 and how did it change society within the United States by 1900? (Within this answer remember to include relevant data from the topics:  Reconstruction and the  rise of the new industry in both the South and West and the “Conquering of the West).  Include in your discussion data on the basic and fundamental components of the ideology of capitalism and how capitalist ideology conflicts with the ideology of individualism that had prevailed prior to 1900?
  3. Document your work with either footnotes or endnotes.
  4. Use OPEN stax textbook, data from films, websites and outside scholarly sources.
  5. First start with your thesis statement and then document with substantial and relevant details.

What was radical Reconstruction? 

What was radical Reconstruction?

The Era of Reconstruction,1865–1877

Instruction:

For this  homework, answer ONE of the provided questions. You are also required to answer question base on the attached document. 350-400 words excluding references, APA format and a minimum of 3 references.

1.  What was radical Reconstruction?  Was it radical?

2.  Did Reconstruction address the problems of race?  Explain.

3. What the most important historical legacy of Reconstruction?

4.  Did Reconstruction fail?  Why or why not?

See attached document for reading

 After the Fact called, Serving Time in Virginia.

This week you will be reading a chapter from After the Fact called, Serving Time in Virginia. It focuses on the very high mortality rate in early Virginia.

In this chapter the authors of the book want to address:  what are the challenges that historians’ face when working with documents?  What is the potential problem with John Smith’s Autobiography?  What challenge does the short government proclamation about planting corn and not tobacco present?

So first you need to read the chapter, and then answer the following 3 questions:

  1. What experiences did John Smith write about? How much veracity is there to what he recorded about his experiences?
  2. Who was Sir Edwin Sandys, and how did his policies and reforms impact the colony?
  3. Why was labor critical to the boom economy, and in what ways did planters acquire that labor? What kinds of abuses did the labor system spawn?

 

The assignment is worth 50 points (and if you go above and beyond you can earn 10 points of extra credit).

  • Each answer should be a paragraph to several paragraphs long and fully address all parts of the question
  • This assignment is due on Sunday, no late work is accepted.

Attached is a sample of a very good After the Fact answer from an actual student in U.S. History

What factors enabled the Spanish to conquer the Aztec and Incan empires in Central and South America with relative ease in the 16th Century

Students must submit one of these essay topics in paragraph form through the Assignments Tab if Canvas by the deadline specified in the Syllabus and in Assignments.  It is worth fifty points. The essay should be 1 1/2 to 2 pages in length (approximately 300-500 words). Be sure to cite properly, as per the MLA Format every time that any information is directly copied (and quotation marks are needed), paraphrased (writing someone else’s ideas in your own words) or for any facts that are not common knowledge (like “the sky is blue”).  Be sure to provide a works cited section with a bibliographic citation of each source used; be sure to include the Date Accessed is the date that YOU previewed a particular website or watched a Youtube video because website/video content can change.  As per the syllabus, students must use a minimum of two sources that are to be cited in the body of the essay as well as the works cited section be counted for a grade.  Please consult the syllabus for more information. 

Please note that the textbook is an acceptable source for both of the identification terms:

David Shi, America: A Narrative History, Volume 1, Eleventh Edition. New York:  W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2019.

Essay 1 (From Chapter 1)

What factors enabled the Spanish to conquer the Aztec and Incan empires in Central and South America with relative ease in the 16th Century (meaning 1500’s)?  Give an introductory paragraph briefly summarizing the conquest of one of these two empires. Write another paragraph about the Spanish advantages in military technology, and a fourth paragraph about such biological factors as the animals used by the Spanish and the effects of disease on the Native Americans.  Be sure to give specific examples of the leaders (both Spanish and Native Americans), weapons, diseases, and events to support your case.  Finally, write a concluding paragraph where you summarize this information and provide your own thoughts and ideas.

History.com Editors, “Aztec capital falls to Cortes.”   History, A&E Television Networks August 19, 2019.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aztec-capital-falls-to-cortes  Date Accessed:

History.com Editors, “Pizarro Executes the Last Inca Emperor.” History, A&E Television Networks

July 27, 2019  https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pizarro-executes-last-inca-emperor

No Author Listed, “Guns Germs and Steel Variables: Horses.”  Lion Television 2005.

https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/horses.html  Date Accessed:

No Author Listed, “Guns Germs and Steel Variables: Smallpox.”  Lion Television 2005.

https://www.pbs.org/gunsgermssteel/variables/smallpox.html  Date Accessed:

Harvey, Ian, “Spanish Conquistadores used advanced armor and weaponry to their advantage.”

The Vintage News February 3, 2017.

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/03/spanish-conquistadors-used-advanced-weaponry-and-armor-to-their-advantage/  Date Accessed:

Kings and Generals, “Aztecs: Arrival of Cortes and the Conquistadores.”  October 11, 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRAVIndO4Y  Date Accessed:

Kings and Generals, “Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire.”  June 7, 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPm8E-zWwsQ  Date Accessed:

Essay 2 (From Chapter 2)

Discuss Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676.  Be sure to write three paragraphs, with one discussing the major causes of the rebellion, another paragraph narrating the major events of the rebellion, and a third and final paragraph about the consequences of this rebellion.

Blakemore, Erin, “Bacon’s Rebellion: Why America’s First Colonial Rebels Burned Jamestown to the Ground.”

August 8, 2019.  https://www.history.com/news/bacons-rebellion-jamestown-colonial-america

Date Accessed:

McCulley, Susan and Loux, Len, “Bacon’s Rebellion.”  NPS.gov  February 26, 2015

https://www.nps.gov/jame/learn/historyculture/bacons-rebellion.htm  Date Accessed:

Jocz Productions, “Bacon’s Rebellion APUSH Review.”  June 9, 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQa2zIJ81Ow  Date Accessed: