American History

Read all of the secondary sources and one of the primary sources assigned for the week. Write an essay in which you develop an argument about what your analysis of the primary source allows you to understand about race in the 17th and 18th centuries in the colonies and the Early Republic.  As part of your argument, explain how your analysis of the primary source adds to or challenges the information and ideas about race in the secondary sources.  Cite all your sources (primary and secondary) using APA style at the end of the essay. (250-350 words). Secondary Sources (Read All) Hodson, G. (2016). Race as a social construction. Psychology Today. Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/without-prejudice/201612/race-social-construction (Article also available as PDF attachment under Secondary and Primary Source Readings).  “Jamestown,” “New England,” “Slavery and the making of American race,” and “Slavery, anti-slavery, and the Atlantic exchange,” from the American Yawp.  Locke, (Citation: J. and Wright, B. (2017). The American yawp. Retrieved from http://www.americanyawp.com/index.html.) 17th and 18th Century Primary Sources (Select One) Morton, Thomas. (1637) Thomas Morton reflects on Indians in New England,. 1637. Retrieved from http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-new-world/thomas-morton-reflects-on-indians-in-new-england-1637/. Mingo, Alibamo. Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, reflects on the British and French, 1765. Retrieved from http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/colonial-society/alibamo-mingo-choctaw-leader-reflects-on-the-british-and-french-1765/ 1662-1669. Virginia slave laws. [Laws]. Retrieved from  https://bcc-cuny.digication.com/ushistoryreader/Virginia_Slave_Laws Wheatly, Phyllis. (1773). On being brought from Africa. Retrieved from https://bcc-cuny.digication.com/ushistoryreader/Phillis_Wheatley_s_On_Being_Brought_From_Africa_to Jemison, Mary. Captured by Indians: Mary Jemison becomes an Indian. Retrieved from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5794/.

In a one page essay of at least 250 words, make one of the following arguments:   1. Argue the Missouri Compromise of 1820 help prevent the American Civil War from happening in the first half of the ninetieth century.   OR   2. Argue the Missouri Compromise of 1820 made the American Civil inevitable.   In your essay, prove your argument with evidence from at least two sources.   Learning Resources: http://www.civilwarmo.org/educators/resources/info-sheets/missouri-compromise (Links to an external site.) https://ancestralfindings.com/the-missouri-compromise-what-was-it-and-how-did-it-contribute-to-the-civil-war/ (Links to an external site.) https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/missouri-compromise (Links to an external site.) https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/why-missouri-compromise-considered-cause-civil-war-510784 (Links to an external site.)

Describe the developments in the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in the first two decades after World War Two. You should examine the impact of the Cold War both at home, on domestic policy, as well as abroad, foreign policy. You should cite and explain many specific examples to support your points. make sure to be specific and use detail.

world war 2 has been called the last good war. write an essay indicating what you think that statment means and the extent to which you agree with it.

Write an essay in which you discuss the removal of the Five Civilized Tribes from the American South during the presidency of Andrew Jackson.  What role did racism play in the motivation for Removal?  Why did Jackson agree to it?  How did the lifestyle of most Native Americans in the South compare to their white neighbors?  How was Removal accomplished for each tribe and what events surrounded that exile–don’t generalize here because each tribe’s experience was unique.  What happened to the real estate and businesses that those Native Americans were forced to leave behind?  How did Native Americans adapt to their new environment and their new neighbors?

**Please note that we have chosen: “Pocahontas and the challenge of Jamestown colony” for this paper. Please use and include previous sources from the annotated bibliography and outline. For the final Portfolio Project, option #1, write a paper about a person in a period of United States history from exploration to 1877, and explain a challenge the person faced, what that challenge was, and how the person did or did not overcome the challenge. • Do not write a complete biography of the person’s life. • Focus on a challenge faced by the person. • Describe the historical, social, governmental or personal circumstances of the challenge. • Explain how the person interacted with the challenge. o Did the person meet the challenge and succeed? o Did the challenge defeat the person? o Explain the resolution of the challenge. Was it resolved? Did it continue? o Does the challenge the person faced continue to challenge American society today? Explain how so or why the challenge no longer exists. This paper must include a discussion of the following topics: • a thorough summary of the event including the incidents that took place and the key individuals involved; • the importance of the event in the scheme of U.S. history; and • the impact of the event, person, or time in U.S. History. • Use at least five sources, one primary source and a scholarly journal article.

How are the experiences and challenges of today’s immigrants both similar and different to the immigrants of the 19th century to 1945? . The essay should be at least 5 paragraphs.

Libertarian Party Write about: how they were founded, by whom, and what is their platform. Then by using notes attached of why third parties remain minor, write why the libertarian party is not particularly successful. Write about their recent success or lack thereof, in the election process.

700 words (not to exceed 750) I will add tip for the extra words *Please use popular language for me. I appreciate it, I’m not a high vocabulary user. I don’t care what position you take in, I just want my essay done. Thank you. My instructions: Perform further research and arrive at a position. Should investigations of police be handled by an independent prosecutor or should they continue to be handled by local district attorneys? This is a link they gave me to give me an idea of what’s going on. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/11/texas-attorney-general-police-misconduct/

For this paper, please discuss how immigrants versus native-born Americans viewed the United States immigration restrictions that took place during the 1920s. You must take into account how immigrant experiences of global migration and acculturation shaped views. You must also include and evaluate how international events shaped the debate over immigration restrictions in the 1920s.