His U.S. History I PART 2
*Answer all questions in reading response documents first, then complete the discussion board question for that week.
*Answer discussion questions in no more than 5 to 6 sentences. casual response
U.S. History Reading Response Week 8
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Instructions: Respond to the following questions related to chapters 15-16 from your eBook, U.S. History:
https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
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Chapter 15
· Opinion-based question: Do you think war between the North and South could have been avoided by 1861? Provide at least two reasons for your opinion:
· What role did women and African Americans play in the war?
Chapter 16
· How did Abraham Lincoln’s presidential leadership differ from Andrew Johnson?
· Compare and contrast the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments:
· What were some of the dangers in society during Radical Reconstruction?
U.S. History Reading Response Week 7
Name:
Instructions: Respond to the following questions related to chapters 13-14 from your eBook, U.S. History:
https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
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Chapter 13
· Summarize the impact of the Second Great Awakening:
· Identify at least two other movements that affected society in the years leading up to the Civil War:
Chapter 14
· Explain what the Compromise of 1850 was all about:
· What was the position of the Republican Party in 1858 in reference to slavery?
· What did John Brown do to influence American history?
Chapter 14 explains the work of Harriet Tubman. How was she an “American Moses”?
Discussion Board
Provide what you believe are the 3 most important events of the Civil War, and then provide a 1-2 sentence justification for the choice of each event.
U.S. History Reading Response Week 6
Name:
Instructions: Respond to the following questions related to chapters 11-12 from your eBook, U.S. History:
https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history
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Chapter 11
· How did an “imbalance” of a nation having some free as well as some slave states affect the economy?
· Discuss the impact of Anglo-Americans who settled in Texas:
· Describe the impact of the Mexican-American War:
Chapter 12
· What impact did steamboats have on the antebellum years in terms of technological advancement?
· What was the “cotton kingdom”?
· How did some slaves experience trauma during the antebellum period?
Discussion Board 6
Chapter 11 describes the experiences of the “forty-niners” in the California gold rush. Although we think of the gold rush in a somewhat legendary way, the real experiences were somewhat harsh. Describe one aspect discussed in the eBook that seemed surprising to you?