Category: History

For this extra credit assignment, you will write a short response paper to a podcast episode about voting rights and the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act currently under consideration in the US Senate. You will first listen to the following podcast. Note: I encourage you to take notes on the podcast in order to […]

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Critical COM 1

April 4, 2026

Critical Commentary Instructions A critical commentary is a short essay that introduces a historical document. It provides basic information about what the document is, what cultural and historical context influenced its author in creating it, and why youthe historianbelieve it was important, convincing, effective, or ineffective. Note: You will be writing this essay in Turnitin […]

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MODULE 2 THE GILDED AGE

April 3, 2026

Introduction In this assignment you will demonstrate your understanding of Module 2 and the objectives below: Review and Assess Primary Sources Explain the role of government in encouraging Industrialization and in labor disputes Evaluate Americas influence as a destination for immigrants Assess rights in American society: what are they, and who possesses them? For example […]

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DISCUSSION QUESTION HIST

April 3, 2026

Introduction This weeks module looked at how the United States changed after the Civil War. We learned about the Reconstruction era in the Southhow it started with hope but ended with the rise of sharecropping and Jim Crow laws that hurt Black Americans. We also looked at the American Indian Wars and how white settlers […]

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American National Government

April 3, 2026

1. How might we connect President Lincolns Gettysburg Address, in terms of ideas, themes, and arguments, to Frederick Douglass Fourth of July speech? What kinds ofarguments related to the principles of liberty, equality and democracy are common toboth?Your response must include properly cited evidence from both speeches and thetextbook. This includes some direct quotes from […]

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History Question

April 3, 2026

In a couple of paragraphs, identify (who, what, where, when) of 10 of the following, 5 from Part I and 5 from Part II.. Each ID is worth a maximum of 4 points. Part I Hellenic AND Hellenistic koine AlexandriaS Struggle Between the Orders fides, pietus, gravitas Philosopher kings Battles of Chaeronea AND Actium Cincinnatus […]

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History Question

April 3, 2026

Discuss two of the following essays, one from Part I and one from Part 2. A reminder: an essay is not just one paragraph. Part I: 1. How “great” was Alexander the Great? And how not so great? 2. Who were the better “politicians”? The Greeks or the Romans? 3. What were the issues or […]

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Crit Commentary 1

April 2, 2026

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Module 11-

April 2, 2026

Module 11 Reading Assignment Read the second third of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (chapters seven through twelve). Check out the module 11 lecture. Continue to work on your term paper if you have not already submitted it. Module Tasks Answer the following questions 1. Can a defense be mounted for Edmund? Are […]

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U.S. History 1865

April 1, 2026

This discussion has two parts. Please offer your thoughts on both. Part I In what ways did the experiences of enslaved people differ depending on a variety of factors? For example how would the experience enslavement on large plantation with 100s of other slaves differ from that of an enslaved person living on a small […]