Discussions history

Discussion Board 5

Read Chapters 9 & 10 and the Monroe Doctrine.Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

• The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe’s articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?
• What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?

Discussion Board 6

Read Chapters 11 & 12 and the informationincluded in ; Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl; scroll down thedocument at this website and read through Chapters V, VI, and VII of theaccount by ex-slave Harriet Jacobs. Once all reading is complete, respond tothe following item(s):

• What does this account reveal about the nature of slavery and how slavery affected southern society?
• How did Jacobs resist the sexual predation of her master?
• Describe the relationship between Jacobs and her mistress.

Discussion Board 7

Read Chapters 13 & 14 and the Emancipation Proclamation Transcript.Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

In early 1863, PresidentLincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Why did Lincoln decide to issue the Proclamation at this particular time?
• What factors determined this decision?
• What did the President hope to gain?
• What were the limitations of the Proclamation, and what was its larger historical significance