Category: History

Part 1). To complete this assignment, please research and analyze the chosen battle site from the list below  and complete a primary source evaluation of the event.
Battle of Hastings, 1066
Part 2). After choosing your battle site, identify one primary medieval historian associated with the event and discuss the reliability of his/her narrative and analysis. This will require consultation with a minimum of four modern academic secondary sources (monographs or scholarly articles only). In this exercise, please consult the primary source writing itself with an eye on identifying three critical passages tied to the battle site (battlefield or siege). 
Part 3).  Next, familiarize yourself with the location, archaeology, and cultural importance of the battle site. Has the location of the military action been accurately identified? What role has archaeology played in furthering our understanding of the event?  How has the battle and/or battle site been memorialized or celebrated in modern culture? Finally, in your estimation, what is the overall cultural importance of this military event to the history of the region in particular and to the history of warfare in western civilization in general.
Required Assignment Subheadings:
Please utilize the following required italicized subheadings to better organize your paper. Cut and paste as subheadings.
Introduction and Thesis
Briefly introduce the battle site (siege or battle) to your reader. Identify time and location and the major commanders and tactical and/or strategic importance of the event.
Identify the two primary sources that scholars most often use to reconstruct the event.
Provide a bolded thesis as last sentence of introduction asserting the importance of this military event to military history and/or the identity of a region or culture.
(Complete in no more than 250 narrative words).
A Brief Summary of Siege or Battle
Outline the origins, course, and outcome of the engagement. Provide the basics only using academic secondary sources. Deeper analysis will follow.
(Complete in no more than 1,000 narrative words).
Reconstructing the Past: Three Critical Passages
Briefly introduce the primary source historian to your reader (life dates, ethnicity, national origins) and his/her relationship to the military event (eye-witness, writing at the same time as event, constructing his or her analysis from other primary sources).
Identify the three most important passages (a series of direct quote sentences from the primary source) from his or her writing presented as a block quote that reconstructs the siege or battle. After each block quote, defend your reasoning by explaining why those passages, in your mind, best represents the primary source’s understanding of the event (if using archaeological data, use findings here).  
Are there any contradictions in this historian’s interpretation and other contemporary accounts? Do modern historians see any biases or inaccuracies in his or her commentary?
Analyzing your secondary sources, identify agreements or disagreements with this historian’s perception of the event (here, include troop numbers, strategies, tactics, or motivations for battle or siege)?
In your estimation, what is the value and limitations of this primary source to reconstructing this military event?
(Complete in no more than 1,000 narrative words).
The Significance of the Battle Site
Briefly describe condition of the battle site in the twenty-first century. Has the location of the military action been accurately identified? If not, what are some of the current theories concerning its location?
If applicable, describe the role of archaeology in furthering our understanding of the event. Were other battles or sieges associated with this location throughout history?  
What is the site’s current state of preservation? How has the battle and/or battle site been memorialized or celebrated in modern culture (locally, nationally or internationally)?
(Complete in no more than 1,000 narrative words).
Conclusion
Defend your conclusions. Is the historian a reliable source to assist in the reconstruction of this event? What is the overall cultural importance of this military event to the history of the region in particular and to the history of warfare?
(Complete in no more than 250 narrative words).
Paper Length and Citation and Multimedia Requirements: 
Your Primary Source and Battle Site Assignment should be completed using a minimum of two primary source and four quality academic secondary sources in between 3,200 and 3,500 narrative words (minus citation and bibliography). Chicago-Turabian footnote or endnote citation is required (use of parenthetical citation will result in a one-letter grade deduction).  This assignment will also include a minimum of three multimedia contributions (pictures of the battle site, associative memorials or commemorations, or archaeological evidence). Please include a short caption tying in this multimedia asset to the paper. Please separate bibliography into three sections (Primary Sources, Secondary Sources, and Multi-media Sources).

Students may select one of these books to write their analytical review (It is not mandatory to purchase all three): 
1. Malcolm X A Life of Reinvention by Manning Marable 
2. The Slave Community: Plantation Life in the Antebellum South by John Blasingame 
3. No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement To Black Lives Matter by Devin Allnn 
Writing Criteria: 
The book review and the research paper must have a (THESIS) which lays out the argument or claim, (GENERAL DISCUSSION) which provides background information about the topic, (ANALYSIS) information that proves/ supports the thesis. You will write your book review from either text. There will be four sections for the book review are (1) Thesis, (2) General Discussion, (3) Analysis, and (4) Conclusion.

Your reading assignment for the fourth week is to read the pdf packet on “Industrialization and Social Change,” found in the Modules. You will read and analyze the primary sources contained in the pdf packet and answer the following two questions:
In retrospect, what policies might governments have adopted to minimize the pains of industrialization? What factors acted against the adoption of such policies?
In a debate over how industrialization should be evaluated, what would be the arguments of middle-class liberals? Of industrial workers? Explain.
Submit your assignment (in the Modules) on or before the due date (Friday, June 21).
I expect that your answers to these questions will be based on the sources in the readings.  That is, use the sources as examples to support your answers.  BE AS SPECIFIC AND DETAILED AS POSSIBLE.  If your answers are brief, vague, and general in nature, your grade will reflect that.

This week we will look at the topics of English 
Colonization, Life in British North America, and the Causes for the America Revolution.  Read “The 
American Yawp” Volume I: Before 1877.  Read the 
following sections: 
Colonization: Chapter 2: sections IV-V and 
chapter 2: sections VI-VII 
British N. America: Chapter 3: Sections I, II and 
chapter 3: sections V-VI 
Causes for War: Chapter 4: Sections IV-VII and 
Chapter 5: Sections I-IV 
Answer all of the below questions in a short 
response of about 10 sentences for each question minimum. You MUST include the question in your 
answer so that it is clear to the professor which 
question you are answering. Please note, if you 
simply restate the question at the start, as 
opposed to incorporating it in your answer, it 
WILL NOT count towards the sentence minimum of 8-10 sentences. 
Your responses should be based ONLY on those 
resources provided. Please DO NOT use any other 
resources. You MUST make clear and direct 
references to ALL resources. To do this, you MUST 
include at least two quotes per answer. All quotes 
MUST be properly cited in either MLA or APA form. 
You MUST NOT use any form of Artificial
Intelligence to craft your responses. If you are 
discovered to have done so, your answer will 
receive a zero. 
Questions: 
1. Describe and Explain the colonization of 
Jamestown by the British. (Focus your answer on 
the actual settlement of the colony, key people, 
and the struggles the colony experienced) 
2. Describe and Explain the role of tobacco in 
Jamestown and how it contributed to the 
development of race based slavery. (Consider 
events like Bacon’s Rebellion) 
3. Compare and Contrast the colonial experiences 
of Plymouth Planation and Massachusetts Bay. 
(Consider who settled the colony, why they 
settled and the struggles they experienced) 
4. Describe the Salem Witch Trails and Explain 
what you think caused them. (Be sure to include 
historical context) 
5. Compare and Contrast the ideas of the 
Enlightenment and the First Great Awakening. 
(You must explain how both movements helped to 
bring about war  with Britain) 
6. Identify and Describe the events that led to the 
American Revolution. (Consider events beginning 
with the French and Indian War up to the Battle of 
Lexington/Concord in 1775) 

For this Discussion, answer one of the instructor-provided questions:
What were the sources of the American economic recovery of the 1980s and 1990s? Who benefited from it and who did not, and why was that the case?
Define globalization. Why did it occur? What has been its impact in different parts of the world?
What were the main issues in the various culture wars of the 1980s and 1990s? Why were those struggles so intense?
Explain how, having lost the popular vote in 2000, Bush nevertheless became president.

Touchstone 4: Thinking Like a Historian
ASSIGNMENT: In this course, you have been introduced to the skills of historical thinking by examining events in modern U.S. history with attention to the Five C’s: change over time, context, causality, contingency, and complexity. Recall each of these historical thinking skills from the Analyzing Primary Sources lesson:
Change Over Time: History happens over a period of time. During any given period of time, people, events, and ideas can change.
Context: Think about historical events in terms of their greater context. Nothing occurs in a vacuum, isolated from the social, cultural, economic, or political setting of the day.
Causality: All historical events have multiple causes and effects. Before the first shot of World War II was fired, a long history of political, economic, and social unrest set the stage.
Contingency: Everything is related. Historians think about the ways in which historical trends and events are related to other trends and events, making connections between them.
Complexity: We live in a complex world. Historians understand this and create historical narratives that reflect a world of different meanings and perspectives.
Historians apply these critical thinking skills when creating accounts of the past. Now, it’s your turn to apply these skills of historical thinking by analyzing topics or events using the same framework.
To complete this assignment, download the submission template below. You will return the completed template as your Touchstone submission.
Thinking Like a Historian Template
Thinking Like a Historian Sample
In order to foster learning and growth, all work you submit must be newly written specifically for this course. Any plagiarized or recycled work will result in a Plagiarism Detected alert. Review Touchstones: Academic Integrity Guidelines for more about plagiarism and the Plagiarism Detected alert. For guidance on the use of generative AI technology, review Ethical Standards and Appropriate Use of AI.
A. Directions
Part 1: Change Over Time
Step 1: Choose Topic and Time Period
From the chart below, choose a combination of one topic and one time period. Within that topic, you will identify and describe something that changed and something that stayed the same over the course of that time period.
EXAMPLE
You might choose to write about U.S. foreign policy between 1970-2016, or immigration between 1877-1920, or the U.S. economy between 1890-1945. You may select any combination of topic and time period that interests you.
Choose One Topic Choose One Time Period
Western Expansion
U.S. Foreign Policy
National Politics
Race Relations
U.S. Society and Culture
Technology and Innovation
Immigration
The U.S. Economy 1877-1920
1890-1945
1940-1990
1970-2016
Once you’ve selected a topic and time period, prepare to respond to the prompts outlined below.
Identify and describe something within your topic that changed over the selected time period, using specific historical evidence to illustrate your point.
Identify and describe something within your topic that stayed the same over the selected time period, using specific historical evidence to illustrate your point.
HINT
If needed, revisit the US History II tutorials. Navigate to the most relevant course units and explore the tutorials related to your selected topic.
Step 2: Record Responses
Record your responses in Part 1 of the Thinking Like a Historian Template. Responses to each prompt should be roughly 5-6 sentences.
Part 2: Context, Causality, and Contingency
Step 1: Choose Primary Source
Choose one primary source from the U.S. History II Touchstone Primary Sources List. You do not need to choose a source from the same time period as Part 1 or follow those time periods in your response to Part 2. Submissions that discuss a primary source that is not on the provided list will be returned ungraded.
Study the source you selected and prepare to respond to the prompts outlined below.
Describe what is happening in the source you selected.
Context: Describe two other things happening in the United States during the topic or event depicted by your source that are related to it.
Causality: Describe two things that happened in an earlier time period that led to what is depicted in your source. Explain the cause/effect relationship.
Contingency: Describe two things that happened in a later time period as a result of what is depicted in your source. Explain the cause/effect relationship.
Step 2: Record Responses
Record your responses in Part 2 of the Thinking Like a Historian Template. Responses to each prompt should be roughly 5-6 sentences.
Part 3: Complexity and Reflection
Answer the following reflection questions in Part 3 of the Thinking Like a Historian Template. Responses to each prompt should be roughly 5-6 sentences.
Were you able to think of more than two things that led to or resulted from the topic or event depicted in your primary source from Part 2? How did you decide which things to write about?
How can you apply these skills of historical thinking to your daily life?
Refer to the checklist below throughout the writing process. Do not submit your Touchstone until it meets these guidelines.
❒ Did you complete all sections of the Thinking Like a Historian template?
❒ Did you choose a primary source from the provided list for Part 2?
❒ Did you review the grading rubric and compare it to your responses?
❒ Did you review the sample submission to see an example of a completed assignment?
❒ Did you proofread your work for proper grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization?

Annotated Bibliography for an Argumentative Essay.
Based on the topic you chose in Module 1 for your final project, create a preliminary bibliography for your final project and provide short (200-300 word) annotations for each source.
Your bibliography should be cited in correct Chicago style, and include, at a minimum, the following five sources.
Two primary sources
One scholarly journal article
One secondary source (not your assigned web text or other textbook)
One additional source as you like.
Each annotation should describe the author of the source (not just his or her name, but also his or her occupation or background) and the main point or topic of the source. If the source is secondary, the annotation should describe the source’s thesis or main point; if the source is primary, the annotation should describe the intended audience and purpose of the source. Finally, each annotation should tell the reader what you intend to use the source for, how the information in the source is useful to you in writing your project.
Please note that you are not obliged to use the source once you include it in your annotated bibliography, and you are welcome to add more sources later in the research process. This exercise is intended to give your instructor some information about your preliminary research, and give you an opportunity to receive feedback and suggestions.

YOU  GET TO PICK ANY : topic in US History from 1877-2008
Follow MLA formatting guidelines, including citations and a works cited page. You must use at least 5 sources. At least 1 primary source, 2 scholarly books, and 2 scholarly article.

I am unable to give you credit for this paper because it is not properly cited. Your information does not have proper attribution. The pages in Brumberg don’t match, and there is information without citation. The discussion of Freud on p. 5 is a good example. There are also no quotes from Brumberg. And, Owens is about slavery, and while it can and should be linked to the development of modern medicine, it really does not discuss anorexia. See assignment.
Overall, it reads as a long summary without evidence, or evidence that is not cited or authentic.

The Relationship between the Scottish Reformation and the English Reformation: Cross-
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