Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 3, 4 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following settlements: Southern colonies Chesapeake colonies Middle colonies New England colonies Then, address the following for your selections: Compare and contrast the […]

Primary Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 200–250 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.  For this Discussion Board, please complete the following: Review and reflect […]

   Cartoon from the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1898. [Public Domain via Wikimedia] Overview The purpose of this discussion is to think about the rationale for American imperialism in the late nineteenth century and how it affected people. Instructions For this discussion,  review your readings for Unit 5 and study the cartoon carefully. Feel free to […]

Assessment Imagine you are a visitor to medieval Japan. You decide that you want to explain to your friends back home what you have seen and done in Japan by writing two postcards. Unfortunately, you know that Japan is very isolationist and is skeptical of contact with the outside world. For this reason, you will […]

   1. What is the main influence of Mather’s belief system about law? (Think, is this human driven?) What does the sin of man represent to the community and their morals?  2. What does Mather mean when he says, “Again, Rebellion is a Crime which they that are guilty of, are wicked overmuch.” What is […]

1. The year is 1886, and I am working as equipment cleaner in a brewery in Chicago.  My coworkers and I are considering joining Brewers' Union no. 18, the organization that represents other brewers in town. We're also considering whether we want to ally with the Knights of Labor, a national organization through which we […]

 1.  WATCH JAZZ: A FILM BY KEN BURNS, EPISODE 2: THE GIFT https://video-alexanderstreet-com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/watch/the-gift 2.  WATCH WATCH JAZZ: A FILM BY KEN BURNS, EPISODE 2: SWING, THE VELOCITY OF CELEBRATION https://video-alexanderstreet-com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/watch/swing-the-velocity-of-celebration?source=autosuggest 3.  Answer the following discussion questions…   a.This episode is about what two African American musicians? b. Where did Louis Armstrong get his start playing a […]

   1. What is municipalism? 2. We know indigenous groups lived in urban settlements prior to European settler colonialism. Is urbanization necessarily settler-colonial?  3. How is the history of slavery and the history of urbanization tied together? In what ways are they unrelated? Use specific examples from Boston and New Orleans in your answer. 4. […]

Assessment Historians have learned a great deal about the Crusades from  chroniclers like William of Tyre and Ibn al-Qalanisi. Today, journalists  travel all over the world to report firsthand on international events  as they happen. Imagine what we might know about the Crusades had there  been journalists on the front lines with access to television, […]

  The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, and the original goal of the  North to preserve the Union was accomplished. The task that lay before  Lincoln and Congress was to reintegrate the rebellious Southern states  into the Union. For many white southerners "Reconstruction was a vicious  and destructive experience – a period when […]