Category: American history

America’s journey is complex and ever-changing.  Our presidents have acted as leaders along this journey, often making decisions that have vast implications for our history as a nation.  In this assignment, you will research a president from this semester (mostly 20th century) that you believe has had an intense contribution to our American history and place him in…

Please read Fergus Bordewich’s book Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction, noting the major themes, events, and general narrative (i.e. the story) as you proceed. Next consider how you might use this book in your own class, if you were teaching it. Please prepare a 1-2 page summary explaining how…

You have built a time machine and have decided to give it a test run. The first set of travel destinations you will trek to are listed below.  Write an entry in your journal for each of the stops you make.  Since you will be seeing and observing a lot, each of your entries is…

At least 1200 words per essay question (2400 words) that address the following: Discuss the history of Native Americans  from 1492 to 1865. Did things change, if not why? What role did land usage play in the relationship between Native Americans and European and later American settlers. Describe the importance historically for the United States…

I have attached both the assignment expectations as well as the two articles that are to be used in this paper. 

Please watch the assigned episode from the documentary series The Men Who Built America (S1, E1) “How Vanderbilt Rebuilt a War-Torn USA” available for free through Union College’s library and The Films on Demand database, and here (below) taking notes on the episodes using the guide provided. Turn these notes in for credit.  https://youtu.be/-d60D_1AuT4

There are competing historical interpretations about the U.S. decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Was the attack on Japan morally justifiable? Did it save lives by avoiding an invasion of Japan in November 1945? Were there other plausible alternatives to the use of atomic weapons and, if so, why were they…

GOVT 200 WASHINGTON FAREWELL ADDRESS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this assignment, you will analyze the major points of George Washington’s “Farewell Address” and consider the contemporary government along with the following questions:  Were the warnings and exhortations followed in the days since Washington’s presidency?  What items did Washington feel of utmost importance as he left office?…

GOVT 200 ECONOMICS ANALYSIS ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS OVERVIEW For this assignment, you will write a 2–3-page paper (double-spaced, 1-inch margins) providing at least 1 example of how government has overstepped biblical principles in some form of economic policy. Be sure to adhere to the format specified in the Course Style Guidelines document. Options include the following…

Dear Students: For this first discussion in the course I would like you to read chapter 15 of the course textbook, particularly the section, “The Meaning of Black Freedom,” in that chapter. Please also listen to the excerpt of an interview that Professor Blair Kelley gave this past Monday, Juneteenth. The interview is accessible in…