Write a one to two sentence thesis statement and below it and in the same document write an outline for your final exam paper.

North Advantages in the Civil War

Write a one to two sentence thesis statement and below it and in the same document write an outline for your final exam paper.

In 1860 the North had specific advantages over the South that helped the Union prepare for the war. Describe 4-5 of these advantages and show how they led to Union victory.

Select three related research questions and start your research. Formulate a thesis statement – a claim.. Find three scholarly sources for your research. These should be primary and secondary sources.

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 1877.

After you have selected a topic, complete the following form.

1. Select three related research questions and start your research.
2. Formulate a thesis statement – a claim.
3. Find three scholarly sources for your research. These should be primary and secondary sources.

Why was the United States unable to avoid entering a Cold War with the Soviet Union?

HIST WK 5 – FOR REAL

For this 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. What is the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision?

What changes in American society prompted the activities of nativists the Ku Klux, Klan, and religious fundamentalists? How did these groups express their outrage?

History WK4

Writer – 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 economic emergency?
3. What were the main programs of the New Deal’s “Hundred Days”? What were their goals? Evaluate the success of the various programs.
4.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?

How does the use of rhetorical devices help achieve the purposes of the Preamble to the Constitution?

The Preamble to the Constitution

We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

BACKGROUND:
The Preamble to the United States Constitution, one of the country’s foundational documents, ignited a signal of freedom both to the nation and to the world. This document is significant not only for its historical role, but also for the literary elements of its theme, its purpose, and its rhetoric.

ASSIGNMENT:
Write a response to the following prompt:

  • How does the use of rhetorical devices help achieve the purposes of the Preamble to the Constitution?

Make sure to support your points and assertions by using examples from the document.

Hint: Examine The Preamble to the Constitution for the following:

Purpose Examples:
to introduce the Constitution
to set forth the framers altruistic intentions
to put those at home and abroad on notice of the people’s commitment to unity, freedom and pursuit of peace

Rhetorical Features Examples:
parallel structure
capitalization
loaded, emotionally charged words (e.g.: justice, tranquility, blessings)

Write an essay response contrasting the attitude taken toward England in the following two historical U.S. documents – the 1620 “The Mayflower Compact” and an excerpt from the 1776 pamphlet called, “The Crisis-X: On the King of England’s Speech” by Thomas Paine.

Online Assessment Writing

ASSIGNMENT: Write an essay response contrasting the attitude taken toward England in the following two historical U.S. documents the 1620 The Mayflower Compact and an excerpt from the 1776 pamphlet called, “The CrisisX: On the King of Englands Speech by Thomas Paine.

Remember: Be sure to support your stance with adequate, relevant details from the texts.

The Mayflower Compact
In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread Sovereign Lord King James, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. Having undertaken for the Glory of God and advancement of the Christian Faith and Honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the First Colony in the Northern Parts of Virginia, do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God and one of another, Covenant and Combine ourselves together in a Civil Body Politic…for the general good of the Colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape Cod, the 11th of November, in the year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord King James, of England, France and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fiftyfourth. Anno Domini 1620.

The CrisisX: On the King of Englands Speech
by Thomas Paine
How easy it is to abuse truth and language, when men, by habitual wickedness, have learned to set justice at defiance. That the very man who began the war, who with the most sullen insolence refused to answer, and even to hear the humblest of all petitions, who has encouraged his officers and his army in the most savage cruelties, and the most scandalous plundering…and invoked every aid of hell in his behalf, should now, with an affected air of pity, turn the tables from himself, and charge to another the wickedness that is his own, can only be equaled by the baseness of the heart that spoke it.

Choose a current event involving the American government and discuss how the historical development of the American political system impacts your chosen current event.

Thesis Statement

Choose one of the following topics and write a 5-6-page double-spaced paper. Proper grammar and spelling are required. Papers must include a cover page, 5-6 full pages of content, and a references page. APA style is required. All sources must be good, academic, peer reviewed sources. This means that most websites (Wikipedia, answers.com, and similar websites) are disqualified. If you can’t identify an author and date that’s a good sign that the source needs to be carefully evaluated and, most likely, not used. Note that encyclopedias and textbooks should not be used in research papers. You may refer to them, but their use should be very minimal. The UMGC online databases are recommended as a way to find good academic sources, particularly journal articles.

  • Explain the role of one of the three branches of government with regards to a current event.
  • Choose a current event involving the American government and discuss how the historical development of the American political system impacts your chosen current event.
  • Research a U.S. political interest group and analyze the group’s role in a current U.S. political event.
  • Research and analyze how a demographic factor affected a recent political election.
  • Choose a current public policy issue and argue how cultural sensitivities and ethics are influencing your issue.

Thesis Statement

Based on the information above write a thesis statement summarizing the main argument you will be making in your final paper. This may change as you move forward, but it will be your general road map.

Discuss the reality and myths that have been presented when relating the history of the American Frontier and its development.

DISCUSSION ESSAY

Write a well-organized essay, a minimum of 700 words (but not limited to), including supporting details from the documents/textbook/other sources in which you analyze and discuss the material that has been assigned by addressing the following question:

  1. Discuss the reality and myths that have been presented when relating the history of the American Frontier and its development.

 

What does it protect, and in what ways is it still vital today?

The Bill of Rights

What does it protect, and in what ways is it still vital today?

What were the major arguments used, pro and con, in the debate over expanding suffrage during the Age of Jackson? Which arguments were most valid?

Expanding suffrage during the Age of Jackson

What were the major arguments used, pro and con, in the debate over expanding suffrage during the Age of Jackson? Which arguments were most valid?