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Discuss how the following issues have divided the nation. How did the parties come to be? What were the differing party ideologies?

Assignment Answer the following question in essay format. It is to be typed, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font, 1 1/4 margins and a minimum of 5 complete pages. If you are using a direct quote from the textbook, cite as (textbook, pg #). If you are quoting lecture, cite as (amanda, “lecture […]

How did black Christianity differ from white Christianity in the Old South? How did black Christianity in the South differ from black Christianity in the North?

Module 2 Chapter Summary Assignment Summarize chapters seven and eight. The summary should be double spaced, 12pt font, Calibri or Times New Roman. In your review, make sure you include a response to the following questions: How did the domestic slave trade and the exploitation of black women by white males affect slave families? How did urban […]

How can the notion of a racial bribe be useful in understanding contemporary social policy debates (i.e., healthcare, affirmative action)?

ASSIGNMENT Address and answer each question below. https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/general/Slavery%20as%20a%20Form%20of%20Racialized%20Social%20Control.pdf Throughout history, the United States has been plagued by structures and mechanisms that promoted a racial caste system within the United States. Structures from Jim Crow to mass incarceration, have been revamped over time to meet the needs of the dominant social order of the time. Read […]

Read the two primary source documents assigned, and explain under what specific historical circumstances were these documents created?

Primary Sources Use the primary source analysis techniques you learned in class during the semester to produce a final essay. Read the two primary source documents, "A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" and "Justification of Slavery". Then write a paper that addresses the following questions: Who wrote the documents and why? How do […]

Read Edmund Morgan's paper, "Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox. Then explain what evidence does Morgan provide that proves his point?

Slavery and Freedom Read Edmund Morgan's paper, "Slavery and Freedom: the American Paradox" and as a class evaluate his argument that wealthy English anxieties about English poorer people living in the colonies encouraged the development of a race based slave system. What evidence does Morgan provide that proves his point? Task 1: Create a new […]

What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers? Why was the Constitution a controversial document even as it was being written?

American History Each answer should have 3-5 paragraphs in length, and well-developed paragraphs with 5-7 sentences. You only need to cite your sources if you use direct quotes. “have 2 sources per question” 1.)What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers? 2.)Why was the Constitution a controversial document even as it was […]

Read both the text of the Constitution (recall that only the 4 Articles and first 10 Amendments were part of the initial document) and historians’ arguments about slavery and the Constitution, and make an argument of your own.

Topic: Constitution and Slavery In your essay, you’ll read both the text of the Constitution (recall that only the 4 Articles and first 10 Amendments were part of the initial document) and historians’ arguments about slavery and the Constitution, and make an argument of your own. A successful essay will: Be 3-4 double spaced pages […]

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