Key Terms And Review Questions

  Create a chart that shows how the economic policies and behaviors of the 1920s led to the Great Depression. Then, identify Roosevelt’s New Deal policies that attempted to correct these economic issues? Mark in Blue the programs that you consider to be a success both in correcting the economic issue but also having a…

Please explore slavery in US History. Your response must include the following: (1) Explain the origins of slavery in the American colonies, (2) the realities of slavery (e.g. their lives, abuse, economies, etc), (3) and its role in causing the Civil War, referencing at least two Conflicts or Compromises that resulted in the Civil War. 

 Throughout the 1950s African Americans in northern cities grew increasingly active in opposing discrimination and in protesting white resistance to black progress in housing, education, and employment. Martin Luther King and others embarked on a campaign of nonviolent resistance and demonstrations, which spread to the south. Some of the leadership in the Deep South responded…

 1)    Compare the myth of the “Wild West” with its reality. What elements of truth would these stories have contained, and what was fabricated or left out? What was life actually like for cowboys, ranchers, and the few women present in mining towns or along the cattle range? OR 2)    Industrialization, immigration, and urbanization all…

  3Qs Discussion Post 2 For each half-page post, students will be prompted to think about three different “Qs” as they relate to the assigned material of each learning module: QUALITY: This is a personal reaction to/reflection on a specific part of the reading. Step 1: Describe something from the reading that surprised you, challenged…

 Interview someone in your family (preferably a grandparent or someone older) or someone who is important to you.  Ask them a range of questions, asking them about their family history and their personal stories.  After your interview, write placing your family story or a particular story in its historical context since 1877.