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Module 3 - SLP
NATION BUILDING AND NATIONALISM
Westward Expansion

After reading the background materials and reviewing the readings Antebellum Western Migration and Indian Removal listed below, answer the following short-answer questions:

What were some of the reasons for moving west and how did early industrialization contribute to westward expansion?
How did Indian Removal affect native nations?
What was Manifest Destiny and what were some ways it destroyed Native American culture?
Antebellum Western Migration
Note: “Antebellum” is a term used to denote the time-period before the Civil War. “Ante” is Latin for ‘before’ and ‘bellum’ is Latin for ‘war’.

Indian Removal


SLP Assignment Expectations
Use concepts from the background readings as well as any academic resources you can find (Wikipedia-type sources are not acceptable). Please be sure to cite your sources within the text and provide a reference page at the end of the paper.

Length: 2 to 3 paragraphs per question, double-spaced, typed using 12-Point Times New Roman font.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

Your ability to apply the basic concepts to the questions.
Some in-text references to the background readings (APA formatting not required).
The essay should address each element of the assignment. Remember to support your answers with solid references including the background readings.
Upload your paper to the SLP 3 Dropbox when it is completed.

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Module 4 - SLP
SECESSION, CIVIL WAR, AND RECONSTRUCTION
The Civil War

After reading the chapters from the background materials page and conducting further research on your own, answer the following short-answer questions:

At the outset of the Civil War, what advantages did both the North and the South have? How did their respective advantages affect the final outcome?
What was Lincoln’s position on secession? How did his position affect what happened at Fort Sumter? HINT: Along with the readings, take a look at the last lines of Lincoln’s first Inaugural address. Here’s the site:

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp
What were the effects of the war, both positive and negative?
SLP Assignment Expectations
Use concepts from the background readings as well as any academic resources you can find (Wikipedia-type sources are not acceptable). Please be sure to cite your sources within the text and provide a reference page at the end of the paper.

Length: 1–2 paragraphs per question, double-spaced, typed using 12 Point Times New Roman font.

The best way to approach this paper is to address each question in the order they are presented and number each one. All three questions have multiple elements, so make sure that you address each one. For example; begin by stating and addressing the first question. That can be followed by addressing the second part of the question.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

Your ability to apply the basic concepts to the questions.
Some in-text references to the background readings (APA formatting not required).
The essay should address each element of the assignment. Remember to support your answers with solid references including the background readings.
Upload your paper to the SLP 4 Dropbox when it is completed.

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Module 3 - Case
NATION BUILDING AND NATIONALISM
Assignment Overview
White Men’s Democracy

The Revolutionary War was over, the colonies were now a country, the country was growing and expanding at an unbelievable pace. The nation was thriving, and it looked like this experiment in democracy and the notion that all men are created equal was going to work. But how equal was it?

In this third Case, you’ll be reviewing, researching and writing about the reality of democracy as it was practiced during this time.

Case Assignment
Write a 3 to 4-page essay answering the question:

How and why did social rights expand for white men during the early 19th century and decrease for women and non-whites?

Assignment Expectations
Use concepts from the background readings as well as any academic resources you can find (Wikipedia-type sources are not acceptable). Please be sure to cite your sources within the text and provide a reference page at the end of your paper.

Length: 3 to 4 pages, double-spaced, typed, using 12-Point Times New Roman font.

The following items will be assessed in particular:

Your ability to apply the basic concepts to the questions.
Some in-text references to the background readings (APA formatting not required).
The essay should address each element of the assignment. Remember to support your answers with solid references including the background readings.
Upload your paper to the Case 3 Dropbox when it is completed

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Women’s role and right in the American Revolution

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Discuss an event from the Cold War. Review events from the modules for some topic suggestions. Consider why the event occurred, which individuals may have been involved, how the event ended, the repercussions and how it is perceived today.

Choose five of the following questions.  Thoroughly explain your ideas and examples; using first person (I, me, mine, myself) is always acceptable in any assignments you complete for this course. 7-9 sentences per question.



1) Moyers compares the study of history to “the view in the rearview mirror.”  In what ways is this quote an apt comparison?


2) Give two contemporary or personal examples of Christopher Lasch’s quote on page 1.


3)What reasons does Moyers cite as to why Americans might not be interested in the study of history?  Do you think he’s correct?  Explain.


4) According to Moyers, what happened to the optimistic view of history as a “pattern of improving civilization?”  Were we all really optimistic?  Were just certain groups optimistic, i.e. were blacks, Hispanics, the poor ever optimistic?


5) Do you think we can learn from the past, or have our circumstances changed so dramatically that the past is irrelevant? Explain your position. 


6) “You can stop history after all.  Just by dropping it.” (p. 6) How does one “drop” history? 


7) Using the example of the lemmings at the end of the article, consider our country’s history, both past and present.  What do you think America is running from in our past?  Running to in our future?  What should we be running to in our future?

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Progressive and Populist movements as well as broader efforts at reform. For this assessment you will write a five paragraph essay evaluating the success of these attempts at reform both in their time and today.

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WHITE AND BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

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As we discussed, the topic of "the Church in social and political life of the medieval Europe" has been approved. please follow the instruction in the additional materials. Thank you very much.

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1. Start learning general facts about the Spanish‐Speaking country which I assign you.
   2. Study the history of the "conquista," the beginning of the Spanish colonization of that country. When did the first Spaniards arrive? How many came? What were they like? What was there material culture (guns, boats, food, clothing, etc.)?
   3. Investigate the nature of the tribes that lived in that country before the arrival of the Spanish. What were their religious practices, their material culture, political structure, etc.?
   4. How did the First Peoples and the Spanish interact with each other over time?
   5. How did Roman Catholicism spread through the country and impact the people?
   6. What was the nature of the culture that developed from this mixture?
   7. When did the first Protestant missionaries arrive in the country? What difficulties did they face? How  did they do missions? What has been the result of their labors up until now?
   8. How do Protestants and Catholics get along now?
   9. What is the nature of the continuing tribal languages and cultures (if any) within the country?
   10. How well has the country developed economically and culturally? What are some of the political challenges it currently faces?
Well what I have written gives you an outline of what I am looking for. You are free to expand on some of the topics listed above or identify other issues in the country that you are investigating that interest you and that you would like to explore.
   
   

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History of Mexican Migration to the United States and Evolution of
migratory patterns in the 20th and 21st centuries

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Article Review 

KEENE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF WHITE AND BLACK AMERICAN SOLDIERS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR