The Story of American Freedom Eric Foner argues that the experience of the Revolution transformed Americans’ ideas of freedom. He suggests, in other words, that freedom meant different things after the Revolution than before. For this assignment, write a short essay exploring Foner’s argument using the documents assigned for weeks six and seven. According to … Read more
American Foreign Policy between 1890 and 1920 Write an essay discussing American foreign policy in the period between 1890 and 1920. Do you think that our foreign policy was driven primarily by considerations of morality and high-minded ideology or by pragmatic economic and strategic considerations based on American self-interest? Use specific examples regarding American policy … Read more
Pocahontas ● Who wrote the screenplay? Did they adapt it from a book, a play or did they create it themselves? ● What roles did historians play in making the movie? ● Did the era in which the film was made impact the way it portrayed history? For example, if it is a movie about war, … Read more
Descriptive representation is a way of thinking about representation in which it is thought to be important that representatives have the same racial, gender, ethnic, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents. Review how Congress has changed over time with respect to race, gender, veteran status, education, and religion in the Pew Research articles “The … Read more
Discuss how Native American resistance to British authority reshaped relations between Europeans and Native Americans in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley following the Seven Years’ War. What were the causes and consequences of Native American resistance to British authority in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley following the Seven Years’ War? Some of documents … Read more
The Spanish, French and English empires. Compare Spanish, French, and English colonization efforts from 1492-1700. How did their motivations and ambitions differ? What made them similar? How did the ways they approached colonization and profit in the Americas affect the ways they interacted with Native peoples and what were the results? Dedicate a paragraph to … Read more
Gilded age What does the term “Gilded Age “ refer to? Was that an apt moniker for this time period ? Why or why not? Explain with examples.
In a 1000 word essay, describe at least three long term effects of the blending of the European, the African, and the Native cultures that occurred during the colonial period (1650 – 1750) of American History. Give specific examples and descriptions of the three cultures.
Identify the successes of relatively new democracies in Africa, Asia, or Latin America and the ideas, leaders, and general societal conditions that have launched and sustained or failed to sustain them. 3 pages in length,
What are the causes of economic disparities or representational disparities between and among racial and ethnic groups in society? Is it only because of negative discrimination (based on race/ethnicity)? What are the other relevant factors discussed by Thomas Sowell and/or Walter Williams? What, if anything, should our American federal or state governments do about economic … Read more
