Lesson 3 Discussion Board
Read Chapter 5 and 6 in the textbook. Once all reading is complete, discuss the following:
- The need for a Constitutional Convention
- Leaders
- The Virginia Plan
- The New Jersey Plan
- The Connecticut Plan
- Federal system of government
You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student BY NAME (100 words minimum). You will not be awarded any points simply for agreeing with a classmate. Your posting must be substantive and add something “new” to the discussion based on historical evidence and not opinion. Do NOT submit anything as an attachment since some people cannot open certain formats.
Lesson 5Discussion Board
Read Chapters 9 & 10 and the Monroe Doctrine. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:
- The Monroe Doctrine became one of the crucial foundations of American foreign policy over the next century; what was the occasion for Monroe’s articulation of this doctrine, and what were the circumstances motivating its adoption?
- What were the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine?
- What reasons were used by Monroe to justify this foreign policy pronouncement, and how do they relate to arguments made during the revolutionary and early republic periods?
You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student BY NAME (100 words minimum). Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting, support it with new evidence to bring a new perspective to the topic. Do NOT submit anything as an attachment since some people cannot open certain formats.
Lesson 6 Discussion Board
Read Chapters 11 & 12 in the textbook. Once the reading is complete, discuss the following items.
What is the relationship between Manifest Destiny and the following:
- John O’Sullivan
- Western Migration
- Annexation of Texas
- War with Mexico (1846-1848)
- Gold Rush
You are required to submit an initial posting (200 words minimum) that addresses the items above. You are also expected to respond to the posting of at least one other student BY NAME (100 words minimum). Your response should address why you agree/disagree with their posting, support it with new evidence to bring a new perspective to the topic. Your posting MUST add something NEW to the discussion. Do NOT submit anything as an attachment since some people cannot open certain formats
Lesson 7 Discussion Board
Read Chapters 13 & 14. Once all reading is complete, discuss the following.
What is the relationship between the Civil War and the following items:
- Crittenden Compromise
- Secession of South Carolina
- Formation of the Confederate States of America
- Bombardment of Ft. Sumter
- The Anaconda Plan
- Battle of First Bull Run
- Siege of Vicksburg
- “hard war” (scorch the earth)
- death and destruction
Lesson 8 Discussion Board
Read Chapter 15 (Reconstruction). Once you have completed the reading, respond to the following items:
- Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan
- Radical Reconstruction
- Economic Development
- Women during Reconstruction
- The end of Reconstruction