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HIST 405N Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War Professor and classmates, This week I have chosen to discuss: The Compromise of 1850, The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858. I believe that all of these events had a major role in the American Civil War. They all had to do with the issue of slavery in the United States and where it should be allowed and whether it should be continued or abolished. The Compromise of 1850 was a plan for temporary polit...

HIST 405N Slavery Case Study UNITED STATES HISTORY week 1 DISCUSSION.

HIST 405N Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War Professor and classmates, This week I have chosen to discuss: The Compromise of 1850, The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 and the Lincoln Douglas Debates of 1858. I believe that all of these events had a major role in the American Civil War. They all had to do with the issue of slavery in the United States and where it should be allowed and whether it should be continued or abolished. The Compromise of 1850 was a plan for temporary polit...

HIST 405N Slavery Case Study UNITED STATES HISTORY week 1 DISCUSSION.

HIST 405N 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? Elabo...

HIST-405N week 8 discussion america and terrorism in the 21st century Hello Professor Donnally and Classmates, Our discussion this week is about America and Terrorism in the 21st Century. As cited in Openstax, As the United States entered the 21st century, old disputes continued to rear their heads. Some revolved around what it meant to be an American and the rights to full citizenship. (Openstax, 2017) The 21st century has brought several terrorist attacks on America. Here is a few th...

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. America’s rapid industrialization took off in the late nineteenth century despite being latecomers compared to other nations such as Europe. America had a large amount of raw materials such as coal, wood, silver, gold, copper, cott...

HIST 405N Week 8 Assignment: Journal Entry – Reflection - Download To Score An A+ Identify and elaborate on one or two lessons you have learned from our study of United States history that affect you today in your daily life and/or work. One of the most relevant topics of our history that I feel effects my life today would be the civil rights movement, the civil war, and the different terrorist attacks. The civil rights movement has affected the outcome of opportunities for African American in...

HIST 405N Week 6 Discussion 1: The New Deal (2 Versions) 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? The Great Depression lasted from 1929 to 1939 and was the worst economic depression in the history of the United States. Economists and historians point to the stock market crash of October 24, 1929, as the start of the downturn. But the truth is that many things caused the Great Depress...