1. How and why did the overall approach employed by the federal government to combat the Depression change between the Hoover administration and the Roosevelt administration during the First New Deal? 2. What problems created by the Depression was the federal government able to resolve, and which problems continued? 3. How did the role … Read more
After reviewing the material provided in this folder, reflect on the legal recourses that white supremacists had at their disposal to control targeted African American individuals regardless of their economic class and achievements. Use the cases of Jack Johnson and the Scottsboro Boys to develop your argument. Provide concrete information (dates, names of persons, events and … Read more
After reading the attached reading (“What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?”), please write a 3 page response in which you complete the following tasks: Summarize the background information on the Roanoke colony Defend the theory that you think best explains why the Roanoke colony failed.
Writing Instructions: Write 2 paragraphs responding to one of the “suggestions list” topics and use supporting evidence to prove your idea(s) Use at least one reference and cite it multiple times. The textbook and/or Powerpoint notes are excellent sources for this question. At the bottom of the presentation, list the full reference(s) like in a … Read more
Respond to these three. Be sure to use details and examples directly from the readings, lecture materials, class discussions, etc. to support your statements. Your responses should be numbered and should include the question. Be detailed and specific in your responses; get right to the point and do not generalize. Finally, be sure to revise … Read more
Questions to Consider: 1) How did the rise of cotton cultivation affect the geographical distribution of population and the economy of the Old South? How did northerners’ image of the Old South differ from the way in which southerners saw themselves? 2) What major social divisions segmented the white South? 3) How did slavery … Read more
Introduction: This assignment will assist in your gaining a better understanding of social issues within the Native American community. This assignment fulfills/supports: Module Outcome: You will be able to understand how has racism influenced social policies throughout U.S. history. Module Course Outcome: You will be able to explain the nature of deviance and its … Read more
The Quest for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Civil liberties and civil rights are salient rights enshrined by the U.S. Constitution, subsequent congressional legislation, executive actions, and judicial decisions. Whereas many times civil liberties and civil rights are used interchangeably, the … Read more
For this assignment, you need to visit the site. Historians typically use two types of materials, secondary source, and primary source documents. Secondary sources are typically books and articles written on a particular historical event, well after the fact. Primary source documents are usually generated by first-hand participants. Good historians rely heavily on original … Read more
Historians have traditionally argued that Reconstruction is a failure. First, what were the two different approaches to Reconstruction and the three Reconstruction plans? Next, what efforts were made by Republicans to aid the freedmen of the South? What measures did southerners take to undermine Reconstruction? Finally, was Reconstruction really a failure?