09 Jul Military History Power Point

Instructions

Choose one of the following:

• War of 1812
• Mexican-American War

Choose two of the following:

• Fries & Shays Rebellions (1786-1800),
• Quasi-War with France (1798-1800),
• Tripoli War (1801-1805),
• Tecumseh’s War (1810-1813),
• Creek War (1813-1814), and
• First (1817-1818) and Second (1835-1848) Seminole Wars.

Content

• Create six slides on either the War of 1812 or the Mexican-American War (choose only one).
• Choose two additional conflicts from the list above (three slides for each conflict).
• Discuss the innovations and new tactics and technologies that directly affected the U.S. military before and during your selected conflict.
• Discuss the United States transition from isolation to involvement in world conflicts.
• Identify the expansion of the new United States West after the 18th century and the role of the military in that expansion.
• Explain United States involvement in foreign affairs and military conflicts from 1786 to 1848.
• Communicate each conflict you have selected concerning major event(s), leaders, participating forces, causes, outcomes, and significance.

Organization

• Ideas should be grouped together and transition smoothly.
• You are required to insert additional information into the notes section in each slide to communicate your thoughts and ideas thoroughly. If you would prefer, audio voiceover can be utilized in place of slide notes.
• You must include a title slide (one slide), and a reference slide (one slide), which does not count toward the minimum 12 slides of content.

Quality of Presentation

• Creativity and effort are highly encouraged and will affect your professors assessment of the submission. PowerPoint provides several options for developing an exciting presentation, including options for both audio and video components; however, customizing the method of delivery for the presentation is up to you.
• Images, graphics, SmartArt, and/or backgrounds that enhance your presentation and make it look professional, clean, and visually attractive are required; however, do not allow images to dominate the slides.
• This  will assist in preparing your presentation. A transcript for this resource can be found within the Notes tab to the right of the presentation.

Citations and Formatting

• Use a minimum of two scholarly sources, preferably from the CSU Online Library.
• The American History and Life database is a good place to start, but other databases, such as Academic Search Ultimate, Films on Demand, and eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), may be used as well.
• This  on how to research history topics in the library, such the American History and Life database, can assist you in the search.
• Additional sources are allowed, but they must be scholarly/academic in nature and come from reputable sources. Wikipedia or other similar online encyclopedias are not reputable sources. This   document can assist on evaluating websites to use in your research.
• Adhere to APA Style when creating citations and references for this assignment. APA formatting, however, is not necessary.