After reading Chapter 17, chose one of the great trade empires of Africa (Axum, Ghana, Mali, Ife, Oyo, Benin, or the Swahili City-States). Then, pretend that you teaching a history class. Write a two-paragraph summary of the civilization that you chose. What are the main features of the civilization? What made that civilization powerful and…
Read: Carrie Chapman Catt, Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage (1917) Paragraph 1: Why does Catt claim that denying women the right to vote violates the principle of democracy? Can this relate to any other groups besides women? Read: Rubie Bond, The Great Migration (1917) Paragraph 2: What are the most important reasons for…
The 1950s is often viewed as a period of conformity, when both men and women observed strict gender roles and complied with society’s expectations. After the devastation of the Great Depression and World War II, many Americans sought to build a peaceful and prosperous society. However, even though certain gender roles and norms were socially…
The 1950s is often viewed as a period of conformity, when both men and women observed strict gender roles and complied with society’s expectations. After the devastation of the Great Depression and World War II, many Americans sought to build a peaceful and prosperous society. However, even though certain gender roles and norms were socially…
One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. After reading your text and reviewing the assigned materials, submit an analysis of Reconstruction. You might want to consider the following questions, but you are not limited to…
Read the background RESOURCES BELOW related to the Emancipation Proclamation (including the document itself) and respond to each of the four quotes about it. Explain why you agree or disagree with each of the assessments of it. “The act makes clear that the lives of our heroes have not been sacrificed in vain. It…
After reading the Resources on Slave Narratives and Culture provided BELOW, you can access additional sources (if you’d like) available at the North American Slave Narratives ProjectLinks to an external site.. Explain what you see at the most important elements of slave culture. How were slaves able to maintain a culture in a system…
After reviewing the sources on John Brown and his raid on Harper’s Ferry, please discuss if you think John Brown is a hero or a terrorist. Does his cause determine the answer to this? Think about earlier in the semester when you discussed whether or not the Sons of Liberty were terrorists and the…
After reviewing the sources on the Lost Cause, please discuss the following: How have you previously been taught about the Civil War? How do you think our country today remembers it? What impact do you think the Lost Cause has had on how America in general, and the South in particular, has remembered the…
Read: Carrie Chapman Catt, Address to Congress on Women’s Suffrage (1917) Paragraph 1: Why does Catt claim that denying women the right to vote violates the principle of democracy? Can this relate to any other groups besides women? Read: Rubie Bond, The Great Migration (1917) Paragraph 2: What are the most important reasons for…