HIS 2113 – RESEARCH PAPER Your major course project is a 7-page research paper that gives you an opportunity to explore, in-depth a person, family, community, event, or theme in Michigan’s history an interpret his/her, their, its meaning as it relates to the state’s history. Instructions 1. To complete this assignment, chose one of the […]

For your initial post, organize your revised research questions, current thesis statement, and an outline checklist of your plan for conducting further research on your topic into a new discussion post. In a few paragraphs, discuss what relevant sources you have identified and the process for accessing those sources. I am conducting my research on […]

Read the Emancipation Proclamation and–in not less than 300 words (total)–explain why you agree or disagree with each of the following assessments of it. “The act makes clear that the lives of our heroes have not been sacrificed in vain. It makes a victory of our defeats.” Ralph Waldo Emerson (1862) “We show our sympathy […]

Directon1301 Primary and S econdary Source Assignment In order to complete this assignment you must read the following: 1) J.H. Hammond’s Instructions to His Overseer 2) Lizzie Williams Looks Back on the Days of Slavery 3) Eugene D. Genovese, Paternalism and Class Relations in the Old South When you have finished your reading, please answer […]

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 […]