American Revolution

Write a paper around 500 words answering the following question, adapted from the “Analyzing Songs” section in the reading: What individuals or groups were marked as outsiders or exiles from the body politic in these sources?

The American Revolution Reading: For primary sources, Chapter 5 from Brown, Victoria, B. and Timothy J. Shannon. Going to the Source, Volume I: To 1877. Available from: VitalSource Bookshelf, (5th Edition). Macmillan Higher Education, 2019, linked earlier in the module. For background, American Yawp, Chapter 5, Sections III-IV – this covers a lot of ground, […]

What is a federal system of government and why did the Framers choose to design a federal system of government for the United States?

Constitutional Underpinnings (10 points) How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution change the way people viewed their relationship to their rulers? Answer: (10 points) What were the two main compromises of the Constitutional Convention and how did they affect the government? Answer: (5 points) What is the purpose of the Preamble? Answer: (10 points) What […]

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers below. If they chose different acts, examine how yours are similar and/or different.

Follow-Up Posts Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers below. If they chose different acts, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same acts, build on their posts by providing additional information about the acts that you have not already noted in your own post. […]

In at least two well-developed paragraphs (and a paragraph is at least five to seven sentences) discuss: Was the American Revolution, revolutionary?

American Revolution After viewing/reading the course page and conducting your own research via the GMC library and course text book, respond to the following prompt. In at least two well-developed paragraphs (and a paragraph is at least five to seven sentences) discuss:Was the American Revolution, revolutionary? With two different ideas in mind about the Revolution […]

Make a list of 5 topics, peoples, events, or ideas that you believe a teacher must cover in order to effectively teach the American Revolution.

Summary: In every history class there is a limited amount of time and teachers must decide what topics, events, and people are absolutely musts for the course, what things they want to include because they are interesting or uniquely valuable, and what topics or sources they simply don’t have time to teach. Your job this […]

Explain your choice with information from secondary sources with clear explanations of why you made this choice and what evidence supports your decision.

PROMPT Textbook: https://openstax.org/books/us-history/pages/1-introduction (chapters 4,5 and 6) After viewing/reading the course page and conducting your own research via the GMC library and course text book, respond to the following prompt. In at least two well-developed paragraphs (and a paragraph is at least five to seven sentences) discuss: Many people, ideas, and events served as key […]

Conduct a research project then prepare a research paper comparing Washington and Cornwallis and seeing who had the greater impact on the American revolutionary war.

Washington and Cornwallis impact on the American revolution Conduct a research project then prepare a research paper comparing Washington and Cornwallis and seeing who had the greater impact on the American revolutionary war. Provide 6 credible scholary sources with this paper. Two of these sources to use are (Cornwallis : the American adventure / [by] […]

In a well-written 1,000 word (four-to-five page) essay with a clear argument statement, consider the themes of resistance and accommodation.

Resistance and Accommodation Read: Edmunds, R. David. Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. Write: In a well-written 1,000 word (four-to-five page) essay with a clear argument statement, consider the themes of resistance and accommodation. How did the Shawnees respond to changes in the Ohio Valley after the American Revolution? […]

Describe the colonial origins of the American identity and a set of American values (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equality, liberty, etc.).

Prompt Questions Option 1: Trace the legal development and growth of slavery in North America before and after the American Revolution (through the new republic). Which economic, geographic, and social factors encouraged growths of slavery in the colonial period (1607- 1775) and the early republican period (1780s through the 1810s)? How did the American Revolution […]

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