Requirements: (Be sure to cite your sources after each entry)
7 ID’s – around 150 words each (choose 7 ID’s from the list and create 100-150 words of information dense pros. Think of them as good glossary definition which has been assembled from variety of dependable sources)(site your source after each ID)
1 Essay – 350 words long completely answering the question.
ID’s: Please Complete Seven (7)
The Aztecs
Christopher Columbus Hernando Cortes The Colony of Maryland
William Penn
The Navigation Acts Anne Hutchinson Jamestown
Bacon’s Rebellion Anthony Ashley Cooper
The Puritans
Salem Witch Trials The Great Awakening
The Stamp Act The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party The First Continental Congress
George III
George Washington The French and Indian War Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation Constitution of 1787
Ben Franklin The Intolerable Acts The Great Compromise Federalists
Republicans
Alien and Sedition Acts Shay’s Rebellion
Pres. Thomas Jefferson Marbury vs. Madison
The War of 1812 Pres. James Madison The 2nd Great Awakening
Aaron Burr
Essays: Please Complete One (1)
1.
Examine the colonies in Jamestown and Maryland. What were some of the problems they encountered and how did they overcome them? Which colony was initially more successful and why? 2.
What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements? 3.
In recent scholarship, historians/anthropologists have started seriously reassessing their views concerning the level of technological and intellectual sophistication found in Native American civilizations. Please describe the level of advancement achieved by the Native Americans according to these new views and contrast it with the traditional views of previous generations of historians. 4.
While political revolution may often seem to be a sudden event, it is usually the result of long simmering problems. In the case of the American Revolution, which issues led to its outbreak and the dissolution of the union between the United Kingdom and their North American colonies? 5.
Please explore the lifestyle and conditions of women in the colonial period through the American Revolution. Did life for women get better or worse as time went on? 6.
Characterize the “competing visions” the Federalists and the Republicans had for the country during the 1790s. Which side do you believe had the better vision and why? 7.
What was the American ideology of republicanism during the Revolutionary era? 8.
In what ways was Thomas Jefferson’s presidency a confirmation of his ideals? In what ways did it violate those ideals?
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7 ID’s – around 15 appeared first on Scholars Hub Blog.
