Category: American History


  • Term Paper

    3You may pick one of these three topics 1.Ruth Rosen, The World Split Open: How the Modern Women’s Movement Changed America 2.Hirschman Albert, The Passions and the Interests, Rival Views of Market Societies 3.Frederick Douglas, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” The term paper will consist of two parts: 1) The first…

  • What factors affect how frequently presidents veto legislation? Does vetoing legislation signify presidential strength or weakness? Explain. Use examples from Chapter 13, titled “The Presidency” of the Harrison et al. textbook. Textbook Link : https://s3.amazonaws.com/ecommerce-prod.mheducation.com/unitas/school/program/ap/harrison-american-democracy-now-6e/sample-chapter.pdf

  • Using Chapter 8 of the Harrison et al. textbook, write an essay in which you discuss the rise of—and the history of—political parties in the United States. Be specific, and write a clear history of political parties in America. USE AT LEAST ONE MLA STYLE QUOTATION FROM THE TEXTBOOK. Textbook Link : https://s3.amazonaws.com/ecommerce-prod.mheducation.com/unitas/school/program/ap/harrison-american-democracy-now-6e/sample-chapter.pdf

  • Three secondary sources (the kind written by historians in the modern world) and two primary sources (eyewitness accounts from the past) will make up the source portion of the paper. Papers should be 4-5 pages long, double-spaced, with citations. Questions to answer: · What did freedom mean to ex-slaves and other Americans after the Civil…

  • Answer FIVE of the following questions. Make sure that you give specific historical examples (names, dates, specific legislation, specific policies, specific events) to support your answer. Citations or references are not required. Looking for about two paragraphs per answer. 1. What were the advantages and disadvantages faced by each side in the Civil War? Give…

  • Read the article “Worse Than Watergate Actions” and watch the part of this lecture beginning at 1:34:07 that deals with Watergate and Donald Trump’s impeachment. Compare and contrast the possible impeachment of Nixon with the impeachment of Donald Trump. Are historians Kruse and Zelizer correct when they state that Trump’s actions were “worse than Watergate?”…

  • Module 06 Content Throughout this course we have examined the ways in which television is both a reflection of current social, economic, and political conditions and the ways that it can also influence American’s thoughts and opinions. Please discuss how both of these ideas are true within post WW II-America. Your essay should explain, using…

  • Paper Goals: The primary goal of this paper is to get the student to begin thinking and writing like a historian. Students will need to watch their respective film(HIDDEN FIGURES)(2017) multiple times. Students will then research the event and/or events that are portrayed in each film and discuss whether the film maker accurately portrayed the…

  • Write a one to two sentence thesis statement and below it and in the same document write an outline for your final exam paper based off the topic you chose and the topic is below In 1860 the North had specific advantages over the South that helped the Union prepare for the war. Describe 4-5…

  • Book Reviews

    Book Reviews: Students will read two assigned books during the semester: James McPherson’s Antietam and James Swanson’s Manhunt. Each student will complete a two-page review of each book. More information concerning the review will be posted at a later time. The two reviews should be seperate and make sure the author’s match the title of…