Category: History

You will prepare a six-part (1500-word minimum) biographical essay on a fictional character who turned 18 years old in 1760 and lived until 1805 or who turned 18 years old in 1820 and lived until 1865. (Instructors may choose or allow you to select anothe

Part I (200 words minimum): Utilizing your course readings and materials, introduce your character in two or three paragraphs. Provide historically- accurate and meaningful details regarding your characters name, date and place of birth, current place of residence, race, ethnicity, sex, gender, class, and other relevant personal detail and information. …

The Indian Removal Act of 1830

Option 2: The Indian Removal Act of 1830Read the following primary source: Link (website): Transcript of President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress ‘On Indian Removal’ (1830) (Links to an external site.) https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=25&page=transcript Then, address the following: Evaluate the rationale that President Jackson used in the removal of the Native Americans …

The black power movement

For the first part, consider the following. One of the goals of this class was to study the unique set of events, circumstances and struggles that shaped the U.S. in the 1960s and 70s collectively known as the Black Power Movement from the viewpoints of historians, primary sources, and where …

History Question&Answer Essay 2b

For this assignment, you will create a historical inquiry question, then write a short essay responding to the question. vc_icon_steps.png Steps1. Complete or review the assigned readings for this unit. 2. Create a historical inquiry question relating to the topics presented in this unit that you would like to respond …

History Primary Source Essay

These are the directions.  I will include the reading in the upload additional materials section.  The questions to answer are located within the text Your AssignmentFor this assignment, you will review a primary source, then write a short essay responding to questions relating to the reading. vc_icon_steps.png Steps1. Read the …

connect history

CONNECT HISTORY Report Americas journey is complex and ever-changing.  In this assignment you will connect an issue confronting Americans today with an event or trend from the past.  You will engage fully with the issues surrounding the current event that you have chosen by exploring relating issues from the past.  …

US History Discussion

Topic 1: What were the events in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957? What happened in Birmingham, Alabama, a few years later? Who were a few prominent figures in these events, and what did they do? Topic 2: What were the events that transpired during October 1962 that brought the world …

Historiography AssignmentInstructions: You should, by now, have read and discussed many different approaches to researching and writing the history of the era of the American Revolution. Your task is to write an essay in which you compare at le

Historiography AssignmentInstructions: You should, by now, have read and discussed many different approaches to researching and writing the history of the era of the American Revolution. Your task  is  to  write  an  essay  in  which  you  compare  at  least  three  of  these approaches, explaining in detail the differences and similarities …

Any topic (writer’s choice)

Instructions:     Option 1: Answer two separate questions, each answer counting once. Use the following format to indicate each of your answers separately: Option 1 / [the number of the question] and Option 1 / [the number of the question]. OR     Option 2: Combine two questions, the resulting single …

European Imperialism

European imperialism witnessed the domination of Western powers over much of the rest of the world. Many countries became a colony of a European power or experienced increasing pressure from Europe. What factors led Europeans to expand globally and acquire overseas territories in the 19th century? What factors accelerated this …