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Primary Source #6: Federalist No. 51
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The Structure of the Government Must Furnish the Proper Checks and Balances Between the Different Departments (Friday, February 8, 1788) This essay examines Madison's thoughts on the division of governmental power among multiple departments. Madison assumed in most of h...
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Primary Source #8: On Meeting Jefferson
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These two documents from Margaret Bayard Smith, a letter and an excerpt from her reminiscences, reveal her views on the early days of Thomas Jeffersons presidency. Smith grew up in a Federalist household, but at the time of h...
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Assignment #7: Zinn Chapter 6
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Read Zinn, Howard. Peoples History of the United States (abridged teaching edition). Chapter 6 The Intimately Oppressed. and then complete the following Assignment: Take a standard American history textbook (i.e. your own) and compare its treatment of the following points with Zinns treatmen...
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Primary Source #3: Joseph Warren & Lexington
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In April 1775, following the battles at Lexington and Concord, Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston, a zealous champion of American liberty and president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, wrote an open letter to the British people giving the colonists view of the events. It had been Warren who disp...
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Primary Source #9: Monroe Doctrine
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President James Monroe presented this doctrine as part of his annual message to Congress in December 1823. He proposed it at a time when the Old World powers were losing their colonial interests in the New World. The United States had recognized the former colonies of Arge...
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Primary Source #11: Foreign Immigration
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In the early 1830s, Samuel Morsewho would later invent the telegraphbegan attacking in print the Leopoldine Society to Aid the Missions, which was making contributions to t...
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Assignment #6: Chapter 8 Online
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Welcome to the computer lab! Go to www.myhistorylab.com and log in to the online textbook webiste with your registered account. Remember to sign in as a returning user. You don't need the access code, just your individual password. Then, once you are logged into the site, scroll down on the left t...
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Assignment #8: Alien & Sedition DBQ
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DBQ: The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1789 revealed bitter controversies on a number of issues. Discuss the issues involved and explain why these controversies developed. [Source: 1977 AP Exam] Above, the 1977 DBQ question for the AP exam sits. It's not that impressive, is it? It's n...
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Assignment #3: French & Indian War DBQ
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DBQ: In what ways did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) alter the political, economic and ideological relations between Britain and its colonies? Use the documents and your knowledge of the period 1740-1766 in constructing your response. [Source: 2004 AP Exam] Directions: 1) Create a the...
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Primary Source #2: Revere Family Tree
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Prepared by Leslie Lindenauer for the Paul Revere House, Boston. Even simple artifacts, such as the geneological chart of American Revolutionary hero Paul Revere, can provide information about the lives of earlier generations, such as age at first marriage, lifespan, and family size. Revere wa...
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Asignment #2: Pre-Revolution Questions
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Choose one question and answer fully. Feel free to use your text and other research sites to aid your answer. Please cite your sources, however, at the end of your essay answer. Internet sources should be hyperlinked. Let me know if you have any specific questions, ok? Thanks. · Wh...
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Primary Source #1: Columbus & Las Casas
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Use the documents provided in class (the diaries of Columbus and the writings of Las Casas) to answer the following questions. Email me (mre@engineofsouls.com) if you have any questions or need any help. 1. Justify the role of progress from the Spanish perspective, using specific phrases and ex...
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Assignment #1: Icebreaker Questions
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In order to get to know each other better, let's share some answers to the following questions: 1) If you could go back in time, who would you choose to meet and what would you ask or do? 2) What is the most confusing thought/question you have ever had? 3) What is your most prized possession and why? 4) Wh...
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Summer Assignment
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Summer Assignment I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. Although many consider time in the summer to fly, take some time to think about how your perceptions of the moments and events of your days are remembered both by you and the people around you. This is how history is studied. What motivate...
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