Civil War – Discuss the role and influence of the Native Americans and African Americans in the Civil War. Examine the textbook and other provided sources and write an analysis. Your first paragraph should include information about the participation of these two groups as soldiers in the Civil War (including but not limited to why […]
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What are some of the different ways individuals and groups remember and represent the past?
What are some of the different ways individuals and groups remember and represent the past? What are some of the causes that prompt professional historians to reinterpret and ask new questions of the past?
Describe your “culture shock.” Engage in a conversation with someone you meet. Compare the arts of your culture with those you are now encountering on your visit. In your tale, describe the most surprising aspect of the culture you are visiting.
Imagine you are an Egyptian visiting the Ancient Near East OR an Ancient Near East person visiting ancient Egypt. Describe your “culture shock.” Engage in a conversation with someone you meet. Compare the arts of your culture with those you are now encountering on your visit. In your tale, describe the most surprising aspect of […]
What were sundown towns? How did they start and and how were they maintained? In which parts of the U.S. were sundown towns most common? In which parts of the South?
essay on sundown towns, lynching, and racial violence in the early twentieth century. Questions that you might ask yourselves include: General questions to answer include: What were sundown towns? How did they start and and how were they maintained? In which parts of the U.S. were sundown towns most common? In which parts of the […]
What does this text tell you about the values and daily lives of the people of ancient Rome? Give specific examples.
1.)Read the primary source: “Deeds of the Divine Augustus” 2.)Evaluate the primary source by answering the following questions in two or three paragraphs: a.)Who wrote the text? b.)Who was the author’s intended audience? c.)What was his purpose in writing the text? Think about audience and genre. d.)What does this text tell you about the values […]
Describe the main social classes/groups in the colonies as presented in the chapter (be sure to mention where women, slaves, and indentured servants fit into the hierarchy).
Subject: History Topic: Social class in the colonies Paper details: Question: Describe the main social classes/groups in the colonies as presented in the chapter (be sure to mention where women, slaves, and indentured servants fit into the hierarchy).
Discuss:Do you think how American history was taught/presented to you truthfully? Why or why not? What is the value in learning American history? Feel free to add any other critical commentary.
History 211 James Baldwin once argued “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” What do you think he means by this? How was American history taught to you? If you weren’t raised in America, how was American history perceived from your place […]
What factor(s) may account for these different perspective on interactions between white settlers and the native inhabitants of colonial America?
Using the assigned sources provided, compare the 1924 newspaper article to Axtell’s 1975 articles (pages 62 and 83-84) and to page 8 of Huck’s Raft, printed 80 years later, in 2004. After reviewing and thinking about the sources answer the following question in 1 to 3 well-written paragraphs that follow the guideline in the discussion […]
Art. Explain when, how, and where these influences occurred. Provide specific examples.
*Research and then write an essay (IN ENGLISH) about “How the Hispanic Culture has influenced the American Culture” in the categories (topics) below. *Choose ONE topic below: include background (history of when those influences started) information on the selected topic. USE RELIABLE SOURCES TOPICS: a. Food. Explain when, how, and where this influence occurred. Provide […]
Discuss:In the article by Garland, what was the historian’s strongest piece of evidence or line of reasoning? What was her weakest evidence?
Evaluate the secondary source readings (PDFs of sources are attached) and answer the following questions. • In the article by Lawson, what was the strongest piece of evidence or line of reasoning? What was the weakest evidence or line of reasoning? • In the article by Garland, what was the historian’s strongest piece of evidence […]
