Discuss the major movements and events that led to the Civil War by evaluating how three major events (such as significant legislation, territorial conflicts, court cases, and political debates) contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Discuss the major movements and events that led to the Civil War by describing the role of westward expansion in increasing sectional tensions.
in addition to fighting, what other roles did blacks take on during the war? What does this tell us ?
many people think Abraham Lincoln frees the slaves , and have given him the reputation of the great emancipator. What was the real meaning and effect of the emancipation proclamation and Lincoln’s view of blacks ?
Discuss the myths and realities of the Underground Railroad.
Discuss the element of the compromise of 1850. Why were southerners so unhappy with it ? Why did southerners think the fugitive slave law of 1850 was so necessary? What did it do ?
How did the abolitionist movement lead to the women’s movement ? What type of conditions were women under in mid-nineteenth century America ? How did some women come to recognized their inequality and oppression? Why was the women’s movement not successful at the same time as the abolitionist movement ?
The fights to end Jim Crow and apartheid required extraordinary patience, organization, and persistence. Based on the class materials, what strategies/activities do you think proved most effective in helping Americans achieve civil rights and South Africans bring an end to apartheid? Why do you think those strategies/activities were so crucial in ending legalized segregation in …
In the fight for civil rights in the US and in the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa, political organizers constantly struggled with the debate over non-violent versus violent strategies. Based on the class materials, discuss the arguments made for the movements remaining non-violent. Do you think non-violent protest/resistance strategies were strong enough to help topple …
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The fights for civil rights/the end of Jim Crow in the U.S. and for the end of apartheid in South Africa were not exactly the same, though there were some definite overlaps in the strategies used by political activists in both countries. Based on class material, what do you see as the …
