28 Dec HIST405 United States History

HIST405 United States History

Week 1 Discussion

The Cost of Expansion

Required Resources

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 settlement patterns.

What forces and ideas shaped their origin?

Examine the influence of religion for those settlements (e.g., Puritanism, Quakers, and the Anglican Church).

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different settlements, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same settlements, build on their posts by providing additional information about the settlements that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

HIST405 United States History

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 The American Revolution

Then, address the following for your selections:

Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the British Parliament on British North America. Which of your two selections do you consider the most significant and why?

Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.

Follow-Up Posts

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different acts, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same acts, build on their posts by providing additional information about the acts that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

DQ2 Confederation and Constitution

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 7, 8

Lesson

Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.)

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post

For the initial post, address the following:

Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States was faced with under the Federation government.

Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.

Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post:

Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787.

How did ratification lead to the formation of America’s first two political parties, the Federalists and Anti-Federalist?

What were the major differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and who were the best-known members of each party?

Follow-Up Posts

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose a different perspective, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same perspective, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

HIST405 United States History

Week 3 Discussion

Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War of 1846

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 8 (section 8.3), 11

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, pick two (2) of the following historical events:

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Missouri Compromise

Independence of Texas

Mexican War of 1846-1848

The California Gold Rush

Then, address the following for your selections:

Which of your two selections do you consider most impactful on Westward Expansion during 1800-1848? Explain why.

Analyze the effects of the ideology of Manifest Destiny on the two historical events that you chose from the list.

Follow-Up Posts

Compare your selections and analysis of selections with those of your peers. If they chose different events, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same events, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

HIST405 United States History

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 Stepping Stones to the Civil War

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 12, 14

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, pick three (3) of the leading causes of the American Civil War:

The Compromise of 1850

The Fugitive Slave Law 1850

Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852

The Kansas Nebraska Act 1854

The Dred Scott Case of 1857

The Lincoln Douglas Debates 1858