Write an essay in which you discuss the Hampton Roads Conference on February 3, 1865. What was Horace Greeley’s role in bringing the conference about? Why did both the Davis and the Lincoln governments have a concern about the situation in Mexico; and what did Montgomery Blair suggest be done abou

Describe the diplomacy, events and outcome of the Mongol invasions of Japan. How did the Japanese react to this invasion? What logistical and military issues were faced by Kublai Khan’s Chinese, Korean, and Mongol troops? Were the vaunted Samurai superior, equal, or inferior to their enemies on t

So, the American Revolution begins and the Continental Congress sends Benjamin Franklin as our minister to France. How was he received there? Was he liked and, if so, why? What reasons did France have for favoring the Colonies over England in the war? What two treaties did Franklin ultimately ge RULES FOR ANSWERING SPECIAL DISCUSSION […]

You are either an Egyptian priest or priestess of Bastet, a member of the Egyptian Royal Family, a scribe in charge of grain supplies, or a farmer in Ancient Egypt. You are writing a letter to the Vizier, the highest ranking officer in the Egyptian government, explaining how the cat, the last domesticated animal in […]