As you watch both of the lectures and do the reading, answer the following discussion questions to participate in the optional discussion forum this week. What did you find particularly exciting, interesting, or challenging about the assigned content this week?
American Democracy
The period covered in this course has been characterized as an Age of Democracy. Define the term democracy, and then reflect on whether or not your definition fits the varied political, social, cultural, racial, or economic changes from 1780 to
week 5 (work)
Complete the attached worksheet. This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion. You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. Refer to
week 5 Topic 2
Why was the New Deal initiated? What problems did it address? What were some possible unintended consequences of the New Deal? Did the New Deal solve the problems it was designed to solve? Do you believe the legacy of the
Week 5 Topic 1
Read the following articles from the Topic 5 Readings: “The Banality of Gilding: Innocuous Materiality and Transatlantic Consumption in the Gilded Age,” “Thorstein Veblen: Conspicuous Consumption, 1902,” and “Americas Gilded Age” and then answer the discussion question that follows: During
History
Compare and contrast social and cultural developments in the American south during the post-Civil War era with developments in the industrial north. Why were the cultures so different despite the Union victory in the Civil War which united the country?
legacy of the progressive era
Prepare a PowerPoint Presentation on the Legacy of the Progressive Era. Using resources from the Topic 6 Readings, including your textbook, materials provided by your instructor through class discussion, and materials from the GCU Library Guide for HIS-144 US History
Ethnic Studies
Please read Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz’ “Introduction” from her book, An Indigenous People’s History of the United States (attached below). Then, upload a pdf or word document with your responses to the following questions. In 2-3 sentences each, please respond to the
Legal Reform in Revolutionary America (and the Early Republic)
Worksheet #3 1.What was the Enlightenment? How did it affect the way society treats criminals and crimes? 2.Creating order was important to Enlightenment thinkers. Order in courts, society, science played heavily in re-thinking criminals and crime. This was one of
discussion 4 (AASP)
Why did many black people leave the South from 1915 to 1970? What factors affected the decision to migrate or stay? What role did Charles Hamilton Houston play in the legal assault against Jim Crow? How do you explain the