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The proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans

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Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress.

1. Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation.

2. Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress?

3. Why do you see a trend in which more women and minorities are being represented?

4. Do you think the underrepresentation of women and minorities affects Congress’s business?

5. How might we as a people address this situation and strive towards equal representation? Make sure to cite the sources used.

 

Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans

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Research the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress.

Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation.
Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress?
Why do you see a trend in which more women and minorities are being represented?
Do you think the underrepresentation of women and minorities affect Congress’s business?
How might we as a people address this situation and strive towards equal representation? Make sure to cite sources used.

Native Americans

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Explain why there were no major witchcraft scares in the Chesapeake colonies and no uprising like Bacon’s Rebellion in New England. Consider the possible social, economic, and religious causes of both phenomena.

2. What made Native American peoples vulnerable to conquest by European adventurers?

3. What was the role of the colonies in the British mercantilist system?

4. How did the Great War for Empire change the relationship between England and its American colonies?