HISTORY
125/ SPRING 2001
MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY
EXAMS
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MODERN AMERICAN HISTORY EXAMS
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Georgette Seebrooks working on her WPA Federal Art Project mural, "Recreation
in Harlem," for the nurses' recreation room in Harlem Hospital (circa: 1937)
OVERVIEW | ASSIGNMENTS | READING GUIDE
COMPUTER LAB | LINKS | EXAMS AND PAPERS
After the Civil War, was conflict
between Native Americans and U.S. settlers on the Great Plains inevitable?
Write a thousand-word (five typed,
double-spaced pages) essay answering this question.
To
successfully answer the question:
1. You must develop a thesis statement which:
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Tells us briefly what the conflict
was about, noting cause and effect. Were
the causes of the conflict mainly economic?
Mainly political? Mainly
cultural or social? All the above?
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Tells us whether conflict was
inevitable or not – and why.
2. In the body of your essay
· Provide a rough chronological sketch of the key developments (political, economic, cultural) in the conflict, explaining cause and effect. (Note key events, trends, happenings, etc.)
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Analyze the key players that made
this history happen (e.g., Indians, settlers, government, railroads, etc.).
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Draw on primary documentary
evidence (e.g., text, images, oral history from the documents used in the
computer lab; documents drawn from the reading and web; quotes from some of the
key historical actors cited in the reading)
3. In your conclusion, briefly sum-up how you have
answered the question and proved your thesis (about what the conflict was about
and whether or not it was inevitable.)
A good essay should present a (1)
clear thesis, (2) a clear chronological account of what happened and (3) proof
to support your arguments (meaning evidence based on analysis of primary
documents). DUE WEDNESDAY, MARCH
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Whether you copy something
word for word – or simply rearrange words someone else wrote (even
substituting a few of your own) – it is plagiarism.
Plagiarized papers will NOT be accepted. |