History

Choose an amendment from the Constitution and write on it in detail by explaining the history of the amendment, meaning of the amendment, and examples of how the amendment can be used.

PSC 201: American Government Amendment Paper The paper will be typed, Double-Spaced on 8.5 by 11-inch paper. No Handwritten or single-spaced work will be accepted. The main body of this Paper will be 5 pages (1200-1500 words) double spaced, in 12 font, written in the Chicago Manual Style Format, and will have at least three […]

Write a one to two sentence argument statement. Describe 5 of the advantages and show how they led to Union victory.

North Advantages in the Civil War Write a one to two sentence argument statement and below it and in the same document write an outline for your final exam paper. Only sources allowed for use are primary and secondary sources from digitalhistory.uh.edu and library databases. TOPIC: In 1860 the North had specific advantages over the […]

What criteria can students of history use to judge the accuracy of these depictions of indigenous women? Which images seem to be the most accurate and why?

Seminar 1: Native Women Reading: DuBois and Dumenil, Through Women’s Eyes Fifth Edition, Chapter 1 Primary Sources, linked earlier in this module. Using visual sources properly involves a lot more than looking at them. Examine each of the images carefully. Consider: Who created this image? For what audience? What does the image show? What was […]

What did the Revolution mean to different groups of Americans?

ASSIGNMENT Ensure you have read Colonial Society (Chapter 4) and The American Revolution (Chapter 5) in the American Yawp textbook and all of the following primary sources: Boston trader Sarah Knight on her travels in Connecticut, 1704 Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740-1741 Jonathan Edwards Revives Enfield, Connecticut, 1741 Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768 […]

Write a paper of 750 to 1000 words (3 to 4 typed, double-spaced pages) in which you discuss the different political patterns among the thirteen colonies.

ASSIGNMENT Write a paper of 750 to 1000 words (3 to 4 typed, double-spaced pages) in which you discuss the different political patterns among the thirteen colonies. Identify the three major regions: the Southern, Mid-Atlantic, and New England colonies. Specify the different economic systems such as slavery, agriculture, trade, farming, plantation culture, or specific crops. […]

What was the relationship between consumer culture and the emphasis on family life in the postwar era? What is the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision?

Discussion Answer ALL Questions 1. Why was the United States unable to avoid entering a Cold War with the Soviet Union? 2. In what ways were Truman’s and Eisenhower’s foreign policies similar? How did they differ? 3. What was the relationship between consumer culture and the emphasis on family life in the postwar era? 4. […]

Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History since 1877.

HIST WK5 – SINCE 1877 Research papers often start by first submitting a proposal For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the research paper due at the end of this course. Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History since […]

Prepare a letter to the editor of your local newspaper that would explain to all of America why African American History should be taught in American schools.

Final Discussion You will need to have at least 300 words in this post Prepare a letter to the editor of your local newspaper that would explain to all of America why African American History should be taught in American schools. In your letter, demonstrate the breadth of knowledge you have gained from this work. […]

In what ways did World War II contribute to the growth of the federal government? How did it foster what historians now call the military-industrial complex?

HIST WK4 For this discussion, answer all of the questions below. 1. What changes in American society prompted the activities of nativists the Ku Klux, Klan, and religious fundamentalists? How did these groups express their outrage? 2. What were the domestic and foreign causes of the Great Depression? How did President Hoover respond to the […]

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