Writing Assignment: This paper requires that you focus on two objects of your choice in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA).  For example, they may be of the same material, produced using a similar technique, have served a similar function, or have connections in their iconography .   To seek out objects, you will need to explore the Museum’s website (www.metmuseum.org), which has […]

  Question 2.2. (TCO 1) Maryland was the only southern colony (Points : 2)        located along the Atlantic Ocean.        established on land bought from Native Americans.        founded for religious reasons.        begun as a proprietary colony.    Type: MC   Question 3.3. (TCO 4) Why did colonists turn to slave labor rather than indentured servants in the late 1600s? (Points : 2)        Africans refused to come as indentured servants so […]

  Objectives: By the end of this session, students will be able to: · Describe the institution of slavery and how it functioned as a labor system. · Describe slave culture and how it helped slaves bear up under the pressure of slavery. · Discuss the ways slaves resisted the institution of bondage. · Describe the class structure of the South and its relationship to […]

  Let’s get some context and prepare a draft/detailed outline of your final project. 1) Go to wikipedia (yes – wikipedia!) and find out what you can about the historical context of your research topic. Remember that the most relevant information in wikipedia is at the end of each article, in the footnotes and sources. Follow those to the origin of the information. Decide wether […]

Please refer to the Syllabus instructions for Discussion Forum posts and follow instructions for length and quotation requirements. (10 sentences, choose one of these three to answer) The reading material for this week can be hard to take. However, we want to bear witness to the atrocities of the past and the choices people made. This is part of building historical consciousness so that our present […]

   Thesis statement and 2 part history essay. Each Part of the 750 -1109 words and written like two separate essays. Use the prompts below for subject content. Each part should have an introduction and conclusion  o Double spaced text, Times New Roman, size 12 font, standard margins and indentation (see Turabian: Notes-Bibliography) o The paper should have a title page, body, and bibliography page […]

Over the course of the last few weeks, we have looked at a number of different scenarios, as well as suspects, in the November 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.  Your assignment for this midterm examination is to tell me:  (1) whether there was a conspiracy to assassinate JFK, and (2) who was behind the conspiracy.  In addition, you must present credible evidence to […]

  Introduction According to Biography.com, “Stanley A. McChrystal led the Joint Special Operations Command in Iraq during the Persian Gulf Wars and was top Commander of American forces in Afghanistan” (“Stanley McChrystal Biography,” n.d.). In the following interview, he describes the challenges of fighting terrorist/insurgent forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Link (library article): Generation Kill A Conversation With Stanley McChrystal (Links to an external site.)Links to […]

ANCESTOR SCAVENGER HUNT ANCESTOR SCAVENGER HUNT OVERVIEW World History is an incredibly broad subject and we will just scratch the surface of some key historical events, figures, religions, and ideas; however, each of us has ancestors from around the world and this assignment focuses on our relationship to them and our past. This assignment is designed for you to practice research on the web and […]

The WOW discussion is an opportunity to share with the class something that surprised you in your reading, research, or study of the topics we cover in this module. As you read and watch the stories that make up our history, look for things that make you say to yourself “I didn’t know that” or “WOW! That’s cool!” You will convert this fun fact or […]