History

Activity: The impact of government on the daily lives of individuals The impact of government intervention in the lives of citizens has always varied from country to country. In totalitarian regimes, the laws passed by the governments have a profound and intrusive impact on the lives of individuals. This can be both positive and negative. […]

compare the conquests and colonization of the Americas of THREE(3) different European powers. Portuguese Guillermo Furlong, Jos Cardiel y su carta relaci n(1747) ( Bueno Aires: Libreria de Plata,1953) ,pp. 165-168 French Le Mercier, Francois, “Of the Hurons Baptized this Year” In The Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in Seventeenth-century North America. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, […]

Prompt: How does literary allusion illustrate, challenge, or complicate colonial or neocolonial discourse? Discuss with specific reference to at least one (1) relevant intertext (such as Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Shakespeare’s Othello, etc.). The essay must engage with: 1.) The work of at least two (2) scholars that we have either studied directly in the […]

There are two questions, and each has to be over 700 words minus citations and bibliography. footnotes or end-notes are required and please follow the instructions to the nail as this is my final exam paper. watch for grammatical and syntax errors and do not use any outside sources beyond what I have provided. It […]

(a) discuss means “to make observations about something using facts, reasoning, and arguments; to present in some detail” (b) Describe means “to illustrate something in words or tell about it” (c) evaluate means “to examine and judge the significance, worth, or condition of; to determine the value of” (d) show means “to point out; to […]

Assigned Readings Catherine O’Donnell, “Literature and Politics in the Early Republic: Views from the Bridge.” Journal of the Early Republic, 30, (Summer 2010): 279-292. Reading: Betty E. Chmaj, “Fry versus Dwight: American Music’s Debate over Nationality.” American Music, 3 (Spring 1985): 63-84. One of the themes for this first week is this broad movement to […]

Please focus on the Source Packet in the Module for this week. Answer the following in a fully developed paragraph (5-6 sentences). What role did slavery play in the secession of the southern states according to the secession documents in the packet? How did Abraham Lincoln factor into this decision, and what were his positions on […]

Carefully read documents concerning the Toward Empire. Also, read the document Imperialism that follows this instruction. Step 2 Consider the questions found below for your initial posting in a discussion format (do not repeat the questions) 1- What motivated the European nations’ drive for empire in the late nineteenth century? 2- Why was Great Britain […]

The 1970s were one of the worse decades in the 20th century. In many ways, Americans suffered. These are the following events or concepts of the decade that will help: Watergate, stagflation, Oil Crisis, Soviet aggression, conservatism, Prop 13, Religious Right, Iran, deindustrialization, Sagebrush Rebellion, Nixon and China, and more. These are the ones I […]

Describe the rising tensions between American colonists and Britain between 1760 and 1770.  Why did Americans oppose writs of assistance,, The Sugar Act, and the Stamp Act?  How did ideology and religion encourage resistance?  How did Americans choose to resist the Quartering Acts and the Intolerable Acts?  What happened at the Boston Massacre? no sources, […]