How do these men justify slavery? Or what points do they make about the need to abolish slavery? Should the emancipated slaves remain “on-soil,” that is, in the United States?

Take a Stand on Slavery

Read the following pro- and anti-slavery documents

Pro-Slavery:
George Fitzhugh Advocates Slavery: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3141t.html

Diseases and Peculiarities of the Negro Race: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3106t.html

James Henry Hammond Advocates Slavery: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3439t.html

Excerpts from Edmund Ruffin’s “The Political Economy of Slavery”: http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/filmmore/ps_ruffin.html

Abolitionists:
David Walker’s Appeal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2931t.html

Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”: https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july/

The American Antislavery Society: Declarations of Sentiments: http://utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abeswlgct.html

Directions
Part 1: Essay
Focus Questions:
1. What stereotypes do these documents promote about African-Americans?
2. How do these men justify slavery? Or what points do they make about the need to abolish slavery? Should the emancipated slaves remain “on-soil,” that is, in the United States?
3. How do these men envision civilized society and slavery’s place in it? What remarks do the abolitionists make about the conditions under which the slaves worked and lived? The pro-slavery writers?
4. What are your impressions about the attitudes these men had about slavery, whether they were slavery proponents or abolitionists?
5. In what ways are the arguments of these men reflective of racial prejudice?

Was it fair and legitimate to execute Louis XVI? Defend your position with an argument based on facts.

You can paraphrase. The answer must include citations of the textbook. This means that you read the chapter(s), you answer the questions by including information you found on your textbook by indicating at the end of each of question at what page you found the details you used in your answers.

Was it fair and legitimate to execute Louis XVI? Defend your position with an argument based on facts.

How does the painting at page 669 refer to the Industrial Revolution ? Does the painting portray a positive or negative aspect of the Revolution?

Quotations from the book of more than 2 words are not allowed because technically that is copying from the textbook. Paraphrase the text you want to use.

1.)Look at page 623 of your textbook and explain the passage on the French Revolution. What does it mean? Why did the author write that?

2.)What does the cartoon at page 628 mean? Why were cartoons so popular during the French Revolution?

3.)Why is the Haitian Revolution significant in relation to the French Revolution?

4.)How does the painting at page 669 refer to the Industrial Revolution ? Does the painting portray a positive or negative aspect of the Revolution?

5.)What was the status of working class women and children in England during the Industrial Revolution? In answering this question discuss the “Parliamentary Papers” passages which starts at the bottom of page 689 and continues to page 690.

6.)In what way is the monster in “Frankenstein” human? Describe at least 3 ways for his to be human in terms of emotions, desires, and behavior.

7.)How are women represented in the notes you were given?

8.)Do you agree with the reading about Victor’s selfishness? Explain your yes or no answer.

9.)What are Walton’s motivations to leave a life of luxury to embark upon a trip to the North?

10.) What type of business is mostly mentioned in his letter to his sister?

Explain the significance of the Columbian Exchange in terms of how it has shaped world history.

Early United States History (Essay 1)

GED232 – EARLY UNITED STATES HISTORY

Question:

Explain the significance of the Columbian Exchange in terms of how it has shaped world history.

Textbook:

(S) Liberty, Equality , Power

Murrin, 2019

Cengage

ISBN.13: 978-0-357-02231-3

Instructions:

Be sure to provide a citation and a reference for any materials used, including the required textbook. The following points are designed to help you understand how to provide proper citations and references for your work:

Sources are listed in two places.

The first, a citation, is briefly listed within your answer. This includes identifying information that directs the reader to your list of references at the end of your writing assignment.

Explain the various challenges that faced the people of the British colonies in North America as they struggled to define themselves, considered independence

Midterm- challenges that faced the people of the  British colonies in North America as they struggled to define themselves.
Prompt:

Nation-building is complicated business, and the United States broke new ground in establishing an independent democratic republic back in the later 18th century.

Using our primary source readings and specific historical examples, explain the various challenges that faced the people of the British colonies in North America as they struggled to define themselves, considered independence, declared and fought for independence from Great Britain, and then set about creating a set of national civic institutions and processes to match their evolving civic values.

Analyze the dilemma by using theoretical tools provided by the text, handouts, or lecture slides. E.g., Schools of ethics or Lonergan’s operations of consciousness.

In a three page paper, no more than 1200 words, no less than 950 words, double spaced, size 12 font, one-inch margins, address the following:

1) Describe one ethical dilemma you struggled with in your life. Put your description in a personal and historical context; in other words, use statements, and locate yourself within place, time, and relationships. Do not spend more than a page and a half on your description.

2) Analyze the dilemma by using theoretical tools provided by the text, handouts, or lecture slides. E.g., Schools of ethics or Lonergan’s operations of consciousness, etc.

 

Explain the meaning and origin of the name of the period; explain the significance of the beginning and ending dates of the period.

The Gilded Era

theme/motif 1: political, social, and economic corruption

theme/motif 2: westward social expansion

Explain the meaning and origin of the name of the period; explain the significance of the beginning and ending dates of the period.

Identify a couple/few of the main themes/motifs that characterize the period in general.

Present numerous specific examples that are representative of the main themes/motifs of the period. Briefly explain how each example is representative of a given theme/motif.

Discuss your experiences with leading across different cultures. What was effective and what was not.

Leadership

Leadership: Approaches to leadership vary across cultures. Global leaders today not only need to know how to inspire and lead people from a range of different cultures, but they also need to create ways to lead people with very different backgrounds simultaneously. Moreover, the challenge of twenty-first-century leadership is not simply business prosperity.

Today’s leadership challenge is to design innovative approaches that simultaneously create successful companies and successful societies’ .
Discuss your experiences with leading across different cultures. What was effective and what was not.