- Is the Bill of Rights relevant to you and why?
- If you were the President of the USA, who would you nominate for the Supreme Court and why?
- When did the slave trade end and when did slavery end? Include the key dates and events that lead to the endings and describe the differences between
these two historical issues. Make sure to site all pertinent parts of the USA Constitution? - Is affirmative action constitutional?
- What is gerrymandering and what is redistricting, when do they happen and how do they interrelate?
- What does the USA Constitution say about parties?
- Are you a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist and why ?
Tag: Slavery
Capitalism, slavery, and anti-slavery
Capitalism, slavery, and anti-slavery (the so-called Williams Debate)
For sources: you may use any of the sources and readings we have used in class. I encourage you to also use other library and online resources, but keep usage of Wikipedia and History.com for reference only. Avoid citing from those sources.
How many sources? – for a 5-7 page paper, you should have at least four, preferably between 5 and 8 sources.
Citations – I encourage students taking history classes to learn how to write footnotes (Chicago style) because it’s good to learn this. I EXPECT History majors to use Chicago Style. For non-History majors, you may use the citation style of your major (APA, MLA, for example) if you are more comfortable doing so.
Academic Integrity – once you send your papers to me on Blackboard email as an attachment, I will put them through SafeAssign. You will hear from me if there is an issue
Capitalism, slavery, and anti-slavery
Capitalism, slavery, and anti-slavery (the so-called Williams Debate)
For sources: you may use any of the sources and readings we have used in class. I encourage you to also use other library and online resources, but keep usage of Wikipedia and History.com for reference only. Avoid citing from those sources.
How many sources? – for a 5-7 page paper, you should have at least four, preferably between 5 and 8 sources.
Citations – I encourage students taking history classes to learn how to write footnotes (Chicago style) because it’s good to learn this. I EXPECT History majors to use Chicago Style. For non-History majors, you may use the citation style of your major (APA, MLA, for example) if you are more comfortable doing so.
Academic Integrity – once you send your papers to me on Blackboard email as an attachment, I will put them through SafeAssign. You will hear from me if there is an issue
Slavery
1. Make sure you have read both Ch. 5, “From Africans to African Americans: Slavery, Women, and the Family,” from Private Lives/Public Moments and the reading “The Slave Ship.”
2. Write a short essay that discusses the experience of slaves in the crossing to the establishments of families.
3. It should consider a discussion of the following:
a. The slave ship and its role in developing psychological dominance.
b. The variation in slavery that allowed for building of communities within the slave population.
c. Why the slave quarters of the early 18th century became a place where the autonomous African American culture developed.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1797&context=adan
Slavery
1. Make sure you have read both Ch. 5, “From Africans to African Americans: Slavery, Women, and the Family,” from Private Lives/Public Moments and the reading “The Slave Ship.”
2. Write a short essay that discusses the experience of slaves in the crossing to the establishments of families.
3. It should consider a discussion of the following:
a. The slave ship and its role in developing psychological dominance.
b. The variation in slavery that allowed for building of communities within the slave population.
c. Why the slave quarters of the early 18th century became a place where the autonomous African American culture developed.
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1797&context=adan
“Slavery, slavery, slavery”
“Slavery, slavery, slavery” is repeated in the majority of lectures in this course. We accept
as students of history that the cause of the U.S. Civil War was slavery, but why is the central
cause and theme of that monumental conflict which killed over 700,000 Americans
minimalized? Why is slavery taught almost as an afterthought by most teachers? Using
your understanding of historical retelling and “the purpose of the past,” offer a thoughtful
reflection on the use or omission of history and how this and other historic events shape
American identity and culture.
Jolted by the raid by John Brown on Harpers Ferry, the South became convinced that its
entire way of life, based on slave labor was irretrievably threatened by the election to the
presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Was Lincoln’s opposition to spread of slavery into the
Western territories the prime motivation for Southern politicians to support secession and
establishment of the Confederate States of America? In a careful examination of the events
and politicians of the time (1859-1861) explain the cause of the U.S. Civil War.
The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson is our nation’s founding text.
It has been referenced as one of the world’s premier statement on justice and citizenship.
However, the document and the writer are full of contradictions. Using research and
material that offers a specific understanding of the colonial world between 1774 and 1777,
examine Jefferson’s understanding of equality and individual liberty. Expand your analysis
to include the Sons of Liberty, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin which may offer additional
insight to Thomas Jefferson’s task to write the “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity to
Taking Up Arms” for the Continental Congress.
Slavery
Slavery is often thought of something that was limited to the American South. How/Why is this point of view erroneous?