History Assignment
Directions:
Short Essay Responses
Short Essay Responses: Please answer two of the three questions with details and
examples taken from the readings. Be sure to include your own analyses using the
book and the primary sources within it (if applicable). Please submit your answers on
Essay Questions:
A)Not everyone supported the independence movement within the colonies.
Explain who supported independence and who did not. How and why did women
respond to the language of freedom and liberty during this period?
Please
incorporate at least two-three key terms from chapter 6 in your response. Be
sure to put these key terms in bold or underline them.
B)The men who wrote the Constitution did not foresee the ongoing involvement of
ordinary citizens in affairs of the state. Describe the multiple ways ordinary citizens
became involved in political concerns. Be sure to address how the concepts of
liberty and freedom were used and explain who was excluded from political
discourse from the period 1790 to 1815.
Please incorporate at least two-three
key terms from the end of the chapter in your response. Be sure to put these
key terms in bold or underline them.
C)What was the basic premise of the Confederate government?
What advantage did the Confederacy have (or not have)? Describe the ways in which the war
affected the economies of the north and south and how does this relate to the
leadership abilities and qualities of both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis? How
significant was each man’s leadership
incorporate at least two-three key terms
from the end of the chapter in your response. Be sure to put these key terms in
bold or underline them.
the link for the book used the source and pages number