Overview
Requirements: (Be sure to cite your sources after each entry)
- 7 ID's - around 150 words each (choose 7 ID’s from the list below and create 150 words of information dense pros. Think of them as good glossary definition which has been assembled from variety of dependable sources)(site your source after each ID) BE VERY DETAILED
- 1 Essay - 350 words long completely answering the question. BE VERY DETAILED
ID’s: Please Complete Seven (7)
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The Missouri Compromise The Monroe Doctrine The Election of 1828 The Bank War Pres. Andrew Jackson The Nullification Crisis The Trail of Tears The Whig Party The Log Cabin and Hard Cider Campaign Pres. Martin Van Buren Nativism Lowell System The Planter Class “Plain Folks” David Henry Thoreau The Mormons The Temperance Movement |
Abolitionism Seneca Falls Convention The Texas Revolution The Mexican-American War The Compromise of 1850 Stephen A. Douglas Pres. Abraham Lincoln “Bleeding Kansas” Dred Scott Decision John Brown Raid New York City Draft Riots The “Copperheads” Emancipation Proclamation Gen. U.S. Grant Gen. Robert E. Lee Battle of Gettysburg |
Essays: Please Complete One (1)
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What historical assessment would you give to Andrew Jackson's presidency? What rating would you give him as president? Explain. |
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What social factors which motivated the reform movements of the 19th century North before the Civil War? How did these movements try to correct these conditions? |
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The onset of the Industrial Revolution brought about inescapable economic, cultural and social changes in the United States. How did these changes affect the daily lives of Americans across the social spectrum? |
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Overall, the society and culture of the South were very different from the rest of the United States. Please describe the social classes and culture of this region during the Ante-bellum period. |
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In what ways did women participate in the Civil War, and how did their activities compare with the involvement of women in the American Revolution? |
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Why was the death toll in the Civil War so tremendous? Please examine the relationship between strategy and technology. |
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What were the major consequences of the Mexican War? How did it affect the politics of the United States in the long term? |
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Could the Civil War have been avoided? How or how not? Please support your conclusions. |