American History

Minorities have experienced a checkered history in the United States with some eventually becoming part of the mainstream while others continued to exist in the margins of society. Using your knowledge from previous chapters that discussed minority groups, compare the various experiences and acceptance of those groups by 1840. Consider the following minority groups as […]

Each question at least 40-50 words per answer, must include references      1.   1) Who are the Virginia Anti-Federalists? What do they believe, and how are they related to the rise of the Democratic-Republicans? 2) Why does Madison feel the need to create the D-R Party? What happens politically to cause Madison to […]

“America’s Emergence: Expansion, Manifest Destiny, and Sectional Divisions, 1836 to 1860”   Question: Discuss the impact of the following three events: the Second Great Awakening, American transcendentalism (as exemplified by Emerson and Thoreau), and American Romanticism (as exemplified by authors such as Poe, Melville, and so forth). Discuss the impact of these events on the […]

In this assignment, you will research and provide a brief overview of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia in May 1787 from the perspective of any one of the delegates that represented a colony. In addition, you will analyze the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise from the perspective of the same delegate. You will […]

The two major political parties in the U.S. today, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, did not exist at the time the Constitution was drafted and ratified. Various issues led to the development of these political parties, some of which are pertinent to politics, even today. In this assignment, you will examine the development […]

Historians have identified the period between 1730 and 1770 as the Great Awakening in the American colonies. This period was characterized by a revival of religious interest more than a century after the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. Review ”The First Great Awakening,” authored by Christine Leigh Heyrman, at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/grawaken.htm This reading will give you […]

The two major political parties in the U.S. today, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, did not exist at the time the Constitution was drafted and ratified. Various issues led to the development of these political parties, some of which are pertinent to politics, even today. In this assignment, you will examine the development […]

Historians have identified the period between 1730 and 1770 as the Great Awakening in the American colonies. This period was characterized by a revival of religious interest more than a century after the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. Review ”The First Great Awakening,” authored by Christine Leigh Heyrman, at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/eighteen/ekeyinfo/grawaken.htm This reading will give you […]

      Imagine that you have been given the responsibility to provide a unique cultural experience for tourists interested in discovering America€™…     Imagine that you have been given the responsibility to provide a unique cultural experience for tourists interested in discovering America’s most popular museums that exhibit works pertaining to the theme […]

[1]  Describe the facts relating to the event/place/person/group [2]  Describe the mythical version or mythical aspects of how the story was retold in later years [3]  Tell when & why Americans (or a specific sub-group thereof) promoted the mythical version instead of the facts   the “Massachusetts Revolution of 1774” vs. Battle of Lexington & Concord […]