Assignment 1: The Story of U.S.
For the first week of class take some time and find a story from your personal or family history to share with the class. This event can be as recent as last week or go all the way back to before the founding of the nation. Be prepare to turn in a one paragraph summary describing the event or to give a five minute presentation in you tell the class the main story of the event. (30 points)
For the first week of class take some time and find a story from your personal or family history to share with the class. This event can be as recent as last week or go all the way back to before the founding of the nation. Be prepare to turn in a one paragraph summary describing the event or to give a five minute presentation in you tell the class the main story of the event. (30 points)
Assignment 2: African and Native Nations
This week we have been learning about different people who are involved in the discovery of the American nation. You weekly assignment is to choose one of the Native American or African nations to do more outside research on and write a two page report about their way of life and history. You may choose from the list below. (30 points)
Native Nations:
Apache
Arapaho
Blackfoot
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Comanche
Crow
Delware
Iroquios
Kwakiutl
Mohawk
Navajo
Paiute
Pawnee
Powhatan
Pueblo
Shawnee
Shoshone
Sioux
Ute
Wampanoag
African Nations:
Benin
Ghana
Kilwa
Kongo
Mali
Mombasa
Songhai
Zanzibar
Apache
Arapaho
Blackfoot
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Comanche
Crow
Delware
Iroquios
Kwakiutl
Mohawk
Navajo
Paiute
Pawnee
Powhatan
Pueblo
Shawnee
Shoshone
Sioux
Ute
Wampanoag
African Nations:
Benin
Ghana
Kilwa
Kongo
Mali
Mombasa
Songhai
Zanzibar
Weekly Assignment 3: Starving Time of Jamestown
This week you will read the attached article about the most recent archaeological discoveries at the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. As you are reading this article you need to think about the role that cannibalism plays within society as well as decide what you would do if you were in a situation where you are starving to death. Is there ever a good or approved situation in which cannibalism is allowed. You need to write a two page paper and this will be due next Monday September 19th.
Jamestown
Jamestown
Weekly Assignment 4: Republican Womanhood
This week you will be reading a historical article on the role and perception of women in the Early Republican Era of the United States. You are require to write a five page essay defining what republican motherhood and true womanhood are according to the article. Please use quotes, paraphrases and examples from the text to support your definition of Republican motherhood and true womanhood. Also present some the problems and difficulties that women had trying to live up to the expectations of these ideals. Were they able to be true Republican mothers and to fit the mold of true womanhood. Why or Why not? This assignment will be due Wednesday October 19th and is worth 150 points.