Using the American Yawp textbook as your reference, write a 2–3-page, double-spaced paper that summarizes the following issues and their evolving narratives starting from the beginning of ‘The Cotton Revolution’ to the ‘Civil War’

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The Cotton Revolution and Civil War.

1) Using the American Yawp textbook as your reference, write a 2–3-page, double-spaced paper that summarizes the following issues and their evolving narratives starting from the beginning of ‘The Cotton Revolution’ to the ‘Civil War’ :

  1. Race.
  2. Gender.
  3. National Identity.
  4. Politics.

2) Focus on the key developments or turning points of these issues. Envision how they were both present and significant during the course of American history. Consider how these issues “changed” or “evolved” from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War. Here some examples of talking points that your papers can address:

  • How did the perception of race and racial equality in the United States evolve from the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? What were some of the more profound changes?
  • How did the role of women evolve from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? How so?
  • How did the concept of ‘American National Identity’ change from the beginning of the Cotton Revolution to the Civil War? Was this meaning the same for everyone? Consider the physical and ideological division of the north and south, especially leading up to the Civil War.
  • What impacts did politics have on the aforementioned periods of American history? (Chapters 11- 14). Consider decisions and/or actions that were the most significant.