How has race, color, and culture influenced difference in political power, economic wealth, and social status in America since the first arrival of Africans in Jamestown in 1619? And, more recently, how has this difference complicated the African American experience and the study of their communities?
How did the evolving judicial interpretation of the 14th Amendment change the relationship between state and federal governments? (Confine your answer to the years 1872 – 1954)
Did the Reconstruction Era (From 1865 to 1883) help or hinder the ability of the 14th Amendment to bring about racial equality?
Explain why politicians utilize gerrymandering. Next, give some reasons as to why critics of gerrymandering believe that it is undemocratic tool.
What were the main elements of the market revolution? How did the market revolution spark social change in America? How did the market revolution affect the lives of American workers, women, and African-Americans?
Discuss in what ways the United States was an “unfinished nation,” and how the accomplishments of the Civil Rights era completed the process. In your opinion, is the United States currently a “finished nation” or is there still “unfinished business” that needs to be addressed?
Examine the following historical events. Select three events and argue whether or not these qualify as imperialism? Louisiana Purchase Seminole Wars Annexation of Texas Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Purchase of Alaska Spanish-American War Foraker Act The Platt Amendment Building of the Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary In your responses to your classmates, post-state …
Reforming America, choose one of the mid-19th century religious/utopian communities or bodily/self-improvement movements and describe its basic beliefs. How did the movement that you chose fit into the overall spirit of reform during the time period?
“In addition to restoring the Union and destroying slavery, what other significant changes did the war produce on the home front and in the nation’s capital?”
How did the experiences of African-Americans during World War II lay the foundation for the modern civil rights movement?
