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HIST405
United States History

Week 1
Discussion

The Cost of Expansion

Explain how and why slavery developed in the American
colonies. Why couldn’t colonists use indentured servants as they had in the
past? How would you describe the differences between slaves and indentured
servants?

HIST405
United States History

Week 2
Discussion

DQ1 The American Revolution

What were the causes of the American Revolution?

How did the British colonists evolve from good citizens to
revolutionaries and back something as unique as the Declaration of
Independence?

DQ2 Confederation and Constitution

What were the main problems with the Articles of
Confederation that led to the Constitutional Convention of 1787? How did the
national government under the Constitution differ from the Articles of
Confederation?

HIST405
United States History

Week 3
Discussion

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846

How did the ideology of Manifest Destiny contribute to the
Mexican War of 1846? Why did the Mexican War of 1846 take place? Was the war
necessary? Was it beneficial to the United States? What does this war tell us
about this period of American history? Was it God’s plan that the United States
extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, or were imperialists looking for a way
to defend what they planned to do anyway? Elaborate.

HIST405
United States History

Week 4
Discussion

The Civil War and Reconstruction

In the beginning, each side in the Civil War believed the
war would be brief and that their side would win. What advantages did each side
hold that made them feel this way? Elaborate. After the war, Lincoln had one
plan for bringing the rebel states back into the Union; Andrew Johnson another;
and the Radical Republican Congress a third. Discuss the aims of each president
and explain why and in what ways Congress took control of Reconstruction.

HIST405
United States History

Week 5
Discussion

Industrialization, Imperialism, and America’s Entry Into WWI

Describe the basic industries of America’s Industrial
Revolution. Explain what made the men who controlled them so successful, and
analyze the role of immigrants in industrialization. How did imperialism play a
critical role leading up to World War I? Discuss the foreign policy of the US
and the events that drew the country into World War I.

HIST405
United States History

Week 6
Discussion

DQ1 The Great Depression

What were the underlying causes of the depression? Why did
the Great Depression of the 1930s seem so much worse than any occurring either
before or since? Can you see any modern parallels to the Great Depression?
Elaborate.

DQ2 World War II

What were the underlying causes of World War II? Select one
event that you think irrevocably led the world (and the U.S.) to war more than
any other event. Argue your selection with details that support your answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 7
Discussion

Terrorism in the 21st Century

Discuss how you see the “war on terrorism” as of
this date. Do you think the United States should be engaged in such a war? Give
reasons for or against this war and whether or not we are giving up our own
principles to wage it.

HIST405
United States History

Week 8
Discussion

What I Learned That Affects Me Today

What are one or two lessons that have you learned from our
study of US history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work?

HIST405
United States History

Week 1 Case
Study Slavery

Introduction

Slavery will hone your abilities to search and compile a
response to the prompts provided below by describing the dynamics of slavery.
Although slavery had existed among African peoples prior to the European slave
trade, the status of slaves in Africa was much different than that of slaves as
a result of the trade. The condition of the latter took a different path from
the start. The transition of this status in the colonies is illustrated through
primary sources as seen with several Acts of the Virginia Commonwealth.
Research suggests that British North America saw the economic benefit of
slavery and adopted “the Peculiar Institution” with slavery at the
heart of their success. However, different viewpoints on slavery would soon
lead to one of the greatest conflicts on American soil – the American Civil
War.

Instructions

Locate the webpage Acts of the Virginia Commonwealth on the
PBS site Slavery and the Making of America: The Slave Experience. Use the
following keywords in your search: acts of Virginia Commonwealth slave
experience. Read the information on this page. Feel free also to locate and
incorporate additional scholarly sources to respond to this case study.

Construct the case study by responding to the following
prompts:

Describe in what ways the practice of slavery was different
between Africans and Europeans?

Explain how the length of service of slaves (servants being
brought into the colony without indentures or covenants) change between 1642
and 1705?

How was the status of children born to slaves by white men
determined?

Describe in what ways were slaves treated similarly to
property (regarding the right of possession, damage to property, etc.)?

As the author of the Declaration of Independence, analyze
Jefferson’s viewpoint of slavery and abolition of slavery.

Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the
writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical
errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example
of the primary source.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references
page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

Use in-text citations that correspond with your end
references

HIST405
United States History

Week 3 Case
Study Industrialization

Introduction

Industrialization will enhance your knowledge of the
socio-economic infrastructure that began to emerge after the War of 1812. The
transformation of transportation, communication, and mechanization made life in
America easier. America was becoming a leading competitor in the global
community while building an internal cohesiveness between the North, South, and
East. The years between 1815 through 1860 was characterized by new inventions
based on scientific discovery with mass production that used new power sources.
Vast industrial centers were introduced with an increase in immigration that
would eventually lead to labor reform and civil rights. A modern society was
taking shape.

Instructions

Use the following resource for this assignment:

Link (website): Scientific American (Vol. 2 Issue 1) (Links
to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Feel free also to locate and incorporate additional
scholarly sources to respond to this case study.

Construct the case study by responding to at least 3 of the
following prompts:

Explain what scientific discoveries were made during this period
and how did they contribute to industrialization?

What new power sources arose as a result of the scientific
discoveries?

How was the power sources used, and what sources of power
did they replace?

What new materials were developed?

How did the new material contribute to the new inventions?

How was communication revolutionized by industrialization?

Analyze how is another aspect of industrialization
represented in the source?

Locate and incorporate additional scholarly sources to
respond to this case study. Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure
that the writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and
grammatical errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a
documented example of the primary source.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references
page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

Use in-text citations that correspond with your end
references

HIST405
United States History

Week 5 Case
Study: Who Is a Progressive?

Introduction

With the increase in prosperity brought about by
industrialization came a number of ills such as the exploitation of workers,
including children. Unbridled capitalism and the pursuit of wealth, while also
giving rise to the middle class, led to the greatest wealth disparity the
country had ever seen at the expense of the working class, whose members found
themselves working six or seven days a week up to 12 hours a day in horrible
conditions, often not making enough to support themselves and their families.
In response, a group of people emerged, the Progressives, who sought ways to
make the lives of this wretched class better. Among the most prominent
Progressives was President Theodore Roosevelt and his progressive sentiments
are illustrated in his speech, Who is a Progressive?

Instructions

Review the speech at the following link:

Who is a Progressive? Theodore Roosevelt, April 1912 (Links
to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Construct the case study by responding to the following
prompts:

According to Roosevelt, what are the characteristics of a
progressive?

Explain what are the characteristics of those who are
“anti-progressive” and what types of activities do they engage in?

What are the goals of progressivism and what areas of
society should be addressed?

Analyze what progressive achievements does Roosevelt
highlight in his speech?

Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the
writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical
errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example
of the primary source.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references
page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

Use in-text citations that correspond with your end
references

HIST405
United States History

Week 7 Case
Study Fear of Communism/Islam

Introduction

The Cold War brought about an irrational fear of communism
and communist activities in the United States. As we are learning this week,
one of the most vocal instigators of this paranoia was Senator Joseph McCarthy.
McCarthy delivered a speech about the imminent threat of communism on February
9, 1950. Our country again experienced a state of paranoia after the attacks of
September 11, 2001, this time of Islam. (The purpose of this assignment is not
to defend communism, but to examine the fear surrounding communism and Islam
and whether it was/is valid.)

Instructions

Perform a search on the internet and locate and read Joseph
McCarthy’s speech given in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, 1950. Copy
and paste the following keywords into your Google search bar: “Joseph
McCarthy, Wheeling, West Virginia.” The speech is also referred to as
“Enemies from Within.”

Construct the case study by responding to the following
prompts:

How does Senator Joseph McCarthy define communist nations
and what are the threats they pose?

Assess if Senator Joseph McCarthy charges were accurate?

Replace the word communism in his speech with Islam. Analyze
if there similarities between what McCarthy said about communism and what has
been said about Islam, particularly shortly after the attacks of 9/11?

Do you believe it is valid to draw comparisons between
anti-communist rhetoric and anti-Islam rhetoric?

Make sure to cite and reference sources. Make sure that the
writing is clear, well-developed, and free from spelling and grammatical
errors. Please note that part of your grade is to include a documented example
of the primary source.

Writing Requirements (APA format)

Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references
page)

1-inch margins

Double spaced

12-point Times New Roman font

Title page

References page

Use in-text citations that correspond with your end
reference

HIST405
United States History

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 4) By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading
nation had become

England.

Spain.

Portugal.

France.

Holland.

Question 2

(TCO 4) Which group established good relations with the
Indians in order to facilitate trade?

the French

the English

the Spanish

the Scots-Irish

the Dutch

Question 3

(TCO 4) Why did British Prime Minister George Grenville
initiate a program of taxing the American colonists in 1764?

He was raising taxes
throughout the British Empire.

He saw an
opportunity to further enrich the British Empire.

He wanted to pay off
debt from the French and Indian War.

He believed that the
colonists should be taxed at a higher rate than Britons.

Question 4

(TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop
dramatically after 1660?

The English were no
longer sought after as indentured servants.

The political
turmoil in England kept them close to home.

The English economy
improved and political and religious conflict diminished.

The English were
opposed to the growing slave trade in the colonies.

Question 5

(TCO 2) The French and Indian War was also called

King George’s War.

Seven Years’ War.

Pontiac’s Rebellion.

Pequot War.

Question 6

(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates
represented every colony except

Georgia.

Virginia.

Rhode Island.

Massachusetts.

Question 7

(TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers
to the natural rights due to every citizen as

life, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness.

independent liberty.

Paine’s freedoms.

radical power.

Question 8

(TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of Yorktown
and the American Revolution without help from

Spanish explorers.

Germans.

the French.

Native Americans.

Question 9

(TCO 9) The Articles of Confederation created a national
government with

three branches of
government.

a president.

a bicameral
Parliament.

a congress of
delegates

Question 10

(TCO 1) The Constitution divides government power

among many different
states.

among multiple
branches of national government.

among
representatives of the people.

between state and
national government.

Question 11

(TCOs 1 and 2)
Identify and analyze major actions taken by the English Parliament during the
1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss specifically at least one act
that dealt with what the colonists viewed as unfair taxation. Then discuss the
significance to the colonists of the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts and why
these particularly galled the colonists. Make sure you use enough details to
support your answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 4
Midterm Quiz

Question 1

Other than rice, what was South Carolina’s most significant
export in the early eighteenth century?

tobacco

indigo

cotton

corn

slaves

Question 2

By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading nation
had become

England.

Spain.

Portugal.

France.

Holland.

Question 3

What aspect of the New England economy grew most
dramatically in the eighteenth century?

textile
manufacturing

the fur trade

farming

education

the maritime economy

Question 4

How did Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense transform
American thinking about politics?

It was the first
publication to propose independence from Britain.

It denounced
monarchy as being incompatible with liberty.

It explained that
independence could be achieved without war.

It argued that
constitutional monarchy is the best system of government.

It laid out a
framework for the constitution of the newly independent states.

Question 5

Why did the British shift their attention to the South in
the latter years of the American Revolution?

Their naval power
could easily overwhelm the ports and cities of the South.

They believed the
contributions of escaped slaves would tip the balance in their favor.

The geography of the
South was better suited to their style of warfare.

They had already
defeated the colonies of the North and secured their positions there.

There were more
Loyalists in the South.

Question 6

What was the effect of King George III’s rejection of the
“Olive Branch” petition sent by the First Continental Congress?

George III
effectively repudiated the British Constitution.

The Continental
Congress declared war on the British government.

British troops were
given the authority to arrest any Patriots and seize their property.

Those who supported
independence no longer believed reconciliation was possible.

Great numbers of
Loyalists decided to take up the cause of the Patriots instead.

Question 7

How might the Whig theory of virtual representation have
contributed to the tensions leading to the American Revolution?

The British hoped to
impose a similar system of representation on the colonial assemblies.

The colonists did
not understand the workings of Parliament.

The British placed
more faith than the colonists did in the power of the crown.

The British did not
comprehend the colonists’ view that they were not represented in Parliament.

The colonists
believed that Parliament could represent their interests but the king could
not.

Question 8

Why did Americans of the revolutionary generation look to
the Roman Republic as a model?

It represented
imperial power.

It represented the
ideal of republic virtue.

It represented the
mythical past.

It represented the
separation of church and state.

It represented
equality and democracy.

Question 9

Women were expected to participate in the political life of
the new republic by

adorning their homes
with patriotic images.

inspiring their
husbands through their wit and beauty.

taking up the
profession of teaching.

cultivating
patriotism and virtue in their children.

managing their
households.

Question 10

What caused the trade deficit with Britain after the
Revolution?

the need to replace
items destroyed in the war

continuing boycotts

desire for luxury
goods that had been unavailable during the war

the refusal of banks
to extend credit

America’s first
depression

Question 11

What encouraged President Taylor to secure the annexation of
Texas?

the support of most
Texans for joining the Union

James K. Polk’s
victory in the 1844 election

the postponement of
the decision whether Texas would be a slave state

Americans’
overwhelming support for expansion despite their differences over slavery

the growing
population and economic importance of the South

Question 12

What was Henry Clay’s position on the annexation of Texas?

He did not want
Texas admitted to the Union.

He wanted to
persuade Texas to abandon slavery so that it could be admitted.

He was indifferent
to the issue.

He hoped that the
addition of Texas would empower Southern slave states.

He believed it
should be admitted in conjunction with the admission of a free state.

Question 13

The Wilmot Proviso proposed that

slavery should be
banned in the territory gained in the Mexican War.

slavery should be
ended by the turn of the century.

the gag rule should
be restored in Congress.

the property of
western slaveholders should be protected.

slavery should be
abolished throughout the United States.

Question 14

In the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Abraham Lincoln stated his
belief that

the nation could
find a compromise on the issue of slavery.

slavery should be
abolished.

Southern states
would eventually secede.

whites and blacks
should be social and legal equals.

African Americans
were entitled to rights.

Question 15

Which aspect of the Compromise of 1850 proved to be most
controversial?

the maintenance of
slavery in Washington, D.C.

the admission of
California as a free state

the Fugitive Slave
Act

the division of New
Mexico into two territories

the reduction of the
size of the state of Texas

Question 16

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe influenced
Northerners in what way?

They became more
hostile toward slavery.

They became
impassioned abolitionists.

They accepted
slavery as beneficial to African Americans.

They were moved to
fight for racial equality.

d. They were moved to understand the position of Southern
slaveholders.

Question 17

What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act accomplish?

land treaties with
Indians in the Kansas and Nebraska territories and the establishment of a
railroad

the creation of
Kansas and Nebraska as separate territories and the repeal of the Missouri
Compromise Line

the establishment of
slavery westward through California and the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act

the admission of
Kansas and Nebraska as slave states and the agreement that slavery would not be
allowed in unorganized territories

the temporary
deferral of the question of slavery and the emergence of Stephen

Douglas as an
appealing presidential candidate

Question 18

The Emancipation Proclamation

was made without
political considerations.

was issued after a
major Confederate victory.

did not apply to the
Border States.

declared that all
African Americans were now free.

forced Britain to
recognize the Confederacy.

Question 19

Which was a major problem on the Southern home front
throughout the Civil War?

violent slave
insurrections

a sharp drop in
prices

frequent strikes by
workers

an increasing
population

food shortages

Question 20

Whom did President Lincoln name as commander of all Union
forces in early 1864?

Ambrose E. Burnside

William T. Sherman

George B. McClellan

Ulysses S. Grant

Joseph Hooker

Question 21

What finally abolished slavery in the United States?

the surrender of
General Robert E. Lee

the Emancipation
Proclamation

the Thirteenth
Amendment

the Confiscation
Acts

Special Field Order
No. 15

Question 22

Why was Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction policy called the
“Ten Percent Plan”?

Former Confederate
states could reestablish their governments once 10 percent of voters pledged
loyalty to the Union.

A 10 percent income
tax would be levied on the residents of all former Confederate states.

It would forgive all
Southerners except for high-ranking officials and military officers and the top
10 percent of the population in terms of wealth.

It would have
resulted in the imprisonment of about 10 percent of those who had served in the
Confederate military.

It would set aside
10 percent of Southern land to be granted to freedmen.

Question 23

The organization known as the Freedmen’s Bureau was
established as

a voter registration
agency for ex-slaves in the South.

an all-purpose
relief agency for the South.

a network of
shelters for ex-slaves and refugees in the South.

an agency organized
to keep former slaves on their plantations.

an agency aimed at
procuring land for ex-slaves to own.

Question 24

Andrew Johnson was selected as President Lincoln’s running
mate in the 1864 presidential election in order to appeal to

Southern unionists.

Northern radicals.

New Englanders.

Western
frontiersmen.

Confederate
supporters.

Question 25

Which statement would most likely have been said by a
Radical Republican in 1865?

“Northern hypocrisy
shall never determine the destiny of the South.”

“The Constitution
does not allow for secession, therefore the South never actually left the
Union.”

“The former
Confederate states should be punished for secession and slavery.”

“It is with no
malice in our hearts that we welcome the return of our Southern brothers.”

“Southerners were
led astray by their leaders and should be treated with leniency.”

Question 26

How was colonial government organized? How were colonial
assemblies similar to and different from British Parliament? How do the
differences reflect differing theories of representation?

Question 27

Describe the process by which the Constitution was ratified.
Why was ratification by Virginia and New York seen as necessary? For what
reasons did the Anti-Federalists decide to discontinue their opposition of the
Constitution?

HIST405
United States History

Week 6 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 5) The first big
business in the United States was the

cattle industry.

textile industry.

steel industry.

coal industry.

railroad industry.

Question 2

(TCO 5) After the
Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of

agricultural
products.

manufactured goods.

raw materials.

oil.

fashion.

Question 3

(TCO 6) One
justification for the new social and economic order of the North was based on

Marxism.

Social Darwinism.

Utilitarian
doctrine.

None of the above

Question 4

(TCO 10)
Progressivism and Populism largely differed in

goals.

ideology.

Progressives built
political coalitions that transcended party lines.

organization.

Question 5

(TCO 6) Most U.S.
casualties during the Spanish-American War were caused by

Correct!

disease.

wounds.

combat.

starvation.

Question 6

(TCO 7) What nation
informed American authorities about the Zimmermann note?

Germany

Great Britain

Mexico

Russia

Question 7

(TCO 7) What was the
name of the agreement that ended World War I?

The Fourteen Points

The League of
Nations

The Treaty of
Versailles

The Paris Peace
Conference

Question 8

(TCO 11) The
popularity of the automobile in the 1920s led to a(n)

increase in
commercial air travel.

decrease in the
number of motels.

increase in bridge
and tunnel construction to link cities to suburbs

decline in steel
production in the U.S.

Question 9

(TCO 11) Prohibition
was enforced by

the Volstead Act.

the Kellogg-Briand
Act.

the National
Industrial Recovery Act.

None of the above

Question 10

(TCO 11) Which
economic factors led to the Great Depression?

Underproduction,
disparity of wealth, low interest rates, and low stock speculation

Underproduction,
high consumption, low interest rates, and high stock speculation

Overproduction,
disparity of wealth, limited money supply, and high stock speculation

Overproduction, high
consumption, limited money supply, and low stock speculation

Question 11

(TCOs 6 and 7)
Identify and explain at least two causes of World War II. Then analyze
America’s foreign policy before the war, and describe how that policy changed
as the war progressed. Be sure to include a discussion of how the Battle of Britain
influenced American opinion. Make sure you use enough details to support your
answer.

HIST405
United States History

Week 8 Final
Exam

Question 1

(TCO 4) The largest number of slaves was transported from
Africa to

the Chesapeake region.

the lower South.

Spanish America.

Brazil and the Caribbean.

Europe.

Question 2

(TCO 4) The Sugar Act did all of the following EXCEPT

tax sugar and other imports.

lower duties on molasses.

proclaim that colonists did not need to consent to taxation.

increase penalties for smuggling.

subject violators of the act to trials without a jury.

Question 3

(TCO 4) Slave traders from the colonies

supported the kidnapping of Africans.

directly seized Africans for enslavement.

worked to remedy the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.

profited from the poor conditions of the Middle Passage.

Question 4

(TCO 4) The Great Awakening led to

the Enlightenment.

declining interest in religion.

strengthened evangelical sects, such as the Baptists.

scientific discoveries.

Question 5

(TCO 2) To protest British taxes, colonists often organized
boycotts to

destroy British property.

stop buying British goods.

attack British officials.

seize British food supplies.

Question 6

(TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers
to the natural rights due to every citizen as

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

independent liberty.

Paine’s freedoms.

radical power.

Question 7

(TCO 2) Which is an advantage th