Monroe Doctrine is examined.
What was the purpose and result of the Monroe Doctrine?
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North American History
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Texas Revolt
What were the causes and consequence of the Texas revolt? Why did Texas remain for a time an independent nation rather than becoming a part of the union?
History
How "revolutionary" were Jefferson's policies compared with those of the previous Federalist administrations? What role did John Marshall play in establishing the role of the Supreme Court?
War of 1812
What were the causes and effects of the national disunity during the War of 1812? Did the disunity arise from the nature of the war?
Spirit of American Nationalism from 1815-1824
What was significant about the strong spirit of nationalism that appeared in America from 1815-1824? What we its accomplishments?
Andrew Jackson
What made Andrew Jackson such a popular symbol of the "New Democracy?" How revolutionary was Jackson's "Revolution of 1828"?
History
Examine some of the major issues which affected the country during the Presidency of Andrew Jackson and show how true, two-party democracy was firmly established by the time of the "log-cabin and hard-cider" campaign of 1840.
American Demographics are featured.
Symbolic of one of the major changes in American demographics was the large influx of immigrants in the 1840s. In what ways were these new immigrants (primarily Germans and Irish) similar to other immigrants such as the British and the Scots-Irish and in what, ways were they different?
Hamiltonian Federalism
This job contrasts the Hamiltonian Federalist belief that the "wealthy and well-educated" ought to run the government with the Jeffersonian Republican belief that the common person, if educated, could be trusted to manage public affairs. What are the political implications of each view?
Why were political parties viewed as so dangerous by the founding Fathers?
Why were political parties viewed as so dangerous by the founding Fathers? Why did they come into being at all and why did they come to be accepted as legitimate ways to express political disagreement?
Why did Hamilton move so quickly to create large financial commitments by the federal government?
Why did Hamilton move so quickly to create large financial commitments by the federal government? Since we normally think of the federal debt as something bad, why did Hamilton think of it as something good and necessary for the national welfare?
This job compares federalists and anti-federalists.
What was really at stake in the debate between the federalists and anti-federalists? Did the federalists win primarily because of their superior political skills or because they had a clearer view of the meaning of the revolution and the future of the United States?
Timeline of the Pre-Human Period
I am looking for information about the Pre-Human Period in Canada's History, including dates of each event (i.e., When did the first humans appear? When was the ice age? When did the first primates appear? etc.).
United States and the Holocaust
What role did the US play in the holocaust liberation process? References please.
Holocaust & Auschwitz
Discuss Auschwitz in terms of location, structure, and implications for the Jews and others.
Holocaust & Liberation of Nazi Camps (1945-)
Discuss the events and implications of the "liberation of the Nazi camps" after the Holocaust? Include dates, camp names, main events, countries involved, etc.
Who would win? Britain's odds vs. the colonies
In 1775 which side would a neutral observer have expected to win Britain or the colonies? Why?
Westward expansion of Colonists in North America
What forces drove the original colonists in North America to expand their areas of settlement further and further inland? Ideas are expressed.
The Declaration of Independence
What was radical and new in the Declaration of INdependence and what was old and traditional? What did statments like, "all men are created equal" mean in their historical context and what did they come to mean later?
Revolution
What was the Revolutionary movement really all about and the amount of taxation? The right of government to tax? The political corruption of Britain and the virtue of America? The right of a king to govern America? The colonies' growing sense of national identity apart from Britian?
Europeans and Indians
What commercial, religious, and nationalistic incentives drove Europeans to embark on the hazardous course of establishing overseas colonies? What happened to both the Europeans and the Inndians when their worlds collided after 1492? In what ways were b oth societies changed?
Slavery in Institution Colonial America
Why did slavery grow to be such an important institution in colonial America? What were the effect of slavery on the Africans who were brought to the New World?
Salem Witch Trials
Were the Salem Witch Trials a peculiar, aberrant moment in an age of superstition, or did they reflect common human psychological and social anxieties that could appear in any age? How harshly should those who prosecuted the "witches" be condemned?
Sourthern Colonies
Why did the sourthern colonies develop an economic and social system based on large-scale plantaiton agriculture? What were the causes and effects of the Great Awakening? How did such an intense religious revival affect those who experienced conversion as well as those who did not? How democratic as colonial American socie
French Empire
Why was the French Empire ultimately so much less successful than either the Spanish or the British? Why did the northern colonies develop a very different social and economic system based on small-scale farming and business?
Comparison of the New and Old Declaration of Independence
What was radical and new in the Declaration of Independence and what was old and traditional? What did statements like, "all men are created equal" mean in their historical context and what did they come to mean later?
Revolution
What was the Revolutionary movement really all about and the amount of taxation? The right of government to tax? The political corruption of Britain and the virtue of America? The right of a king to govern America? The colonies' growing sense of national identity apart from Britian?
This critical thinking, I just dont get
Neither the beloved gold standard nor the splendid little Spanish-American War did anything to cure America of its real ills".
Southern effects of the Civil War
How was the South effected positively by the Civil War by 1877?
Critical thinking question/ practice question
By 1877 it was clear that the South had lost the Civil War but won the peace that followed