The American Century

Discuss the growth of American power with regards to political, military and economic influence as a result of the first half of the 20th Century.

Due Wednesday, January 20th, 2010.

Today's Assignment

Prepare background on the following:

• The Roaring 20's
• The Depression
• World War I
• World War II

Be sure your focus is on the United States and the impact of the above on the nation. Also, in the case of the last three, prepare a list of plausible causes for each. Due Monday, January 11, 2010

Preparing for the Civil War Test

The test will be essay based. You will be required to write two essays chosen from a seires of essay questions. Expect to write one paragraph each for the introduction and the conclusion and two paragraphs for the body. The test will be written Thursday, January 14, 2010.
Here are a number of examples of essay topics:

1. What was the most significant cause of the Civil War?

2. Who was the most influential person in the Civil War and why?

3. Why did the Confederates have the military successes they did in the first three years of the war?

4. Was the Emancipation Proclamation made inevitable by the war?

5. Was Confederate military leadership superior to Union military leadership?

The Essay Writing Process

The following are notes that will assist you in the essay writing process. Use these in preparation for your Civil War test and every paper hereafter.


The essay assignment typically comes in two forms -- a question or a directive.

For example:

What was the most significant cause of the Civil War? (question)

Discuss the most significant cause of the Civil War. (directive)



The most important thing to remember when writing the essay is to make sure you understand the question and answer the question directly.



Below you will find the objectives we discussed for the introductory paragraph (in order of importance - NOT appearance):



1. Answer the question (thesis statement)



2. List of supporting ideas (evidence which will serve to prove your thesis)



3. Introductory statement (this is the first sentence in your essay)






Next, you will find the objectives for the body paragraphs (in order of appearance):



1. Topic sentence (from your list of supporting ideas and relates to thesis)



2. Supporting details (logically prove why the thesis is true... between 5-7 sentences)

3. Transition sentence (make the connection from the present supporting idea/topic to the next supporting idea/topic)


Finally, the conclusion has one simple objective:

1. Expand on the thesis and provide some original thought regarding the position you are trying to prove.

Civil War Notes - Gods and Generals and Gettysburg

We have completed our study of the Civil War period. Continued below you will find the supplemental material that we covered in class:

•Battle Flags
http://www.oldstatehouse.com/collections/flags/

•Robert E. Lee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee

•Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
http://www.civilwarhome.com/jackbio.htm

•The Black Flag
The Black Flag was flown by certain irregular Confederate Army units to symbolize that they would neither give, nor accept quarter; symbolizing the opposite of the white flag of surrender.

•Dates of Secession
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/secession.htm




First Manassas/Bull Run:

http://www.historyanimated.com/BullRunAnimation.html


Birth of the Rebel Yell:


One of the first accounts of the yell was given at the battle of First Battle of Manasses (Bull Run) during then Brig. General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson's assault at Henry House Hill where the order was given during a bayonet charge to "yell like furies", and was instrumental in routing the Federal forces under General Irvin McDowell back to Washington D.C.



“Then arose that do-or-die expression, that maniacal maelstrom of sound; that penetrating, rasping, shrieking, blood-curdling noise that could be heard for miles and whose volume reached the heavens–such an expression as never yet came from the throats of sane men, but from men whom the seething blast of an imaginary hell would not check while the sound lasted.” -Colonel Keller Anderson of Kentucky's Orphan Brigade



Zouaves


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouave#Zouaves_of_the_United_States_of_America_and_of_the_Confederate_States


Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain




http://learn.bowdoin.edu/joshua-lawrence-chamberlain/overview/



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain





Military Drill (Including moving from Column of Fours to Line of Battle)



http://www.public.asu.edu/~roblewis/ACW/hardee%20toc.htm



Fredericksburg



http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/civilwar/p/fredericksburg.htm



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg



Irish Brigade



http://irishvolunteers.tripod.com/irish_brigade_history.htm



http://88ny.net/Battles.htm



http://www.28thmass.org/history.htm



A Civil War Christmas


http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/fredxmas.html




http://www.premiumchristmastree.com/a39/Christmas-During-the-Civil-War/article_info.html





William Pendleton --Artillery Chief of the Army of Northern Virginia



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Pendleton




Civil War Music



http://www.civilwarmusic.net/



Origin of the Term "Dixie" to Describe the South


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song)




The Emancipation Proclamation



http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/




Symbolism of the Pineapple



http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/pineappl.htm



Chancellorsville



http://www.civilwaranimated.com/index.php/chancellorsville-east-35



Gettysburg



http://www.civilwaranimated.com/index.php/gettysburg-east-50

http://www.usa-civil-war.com/Gettysburg/g_view_f.html



Iron Brigade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Brigade


Artillery Drill

http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/interp/lhcannon.htm

1863-1865 Timeline

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~eagleton/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-CivilWar2.htm

Civil War Notes - Gods and Generals and Gettysburg

We have completed our study of the Civil War period. Continued below you will find the supplemental material that we covered in class:

•Battle Flags
http://www.oldstatehouse.com/collections/flags/

•Robert E. Lee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Lee

•Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
http://www.civilwarhome.com/jackbio.htm

•The Black Flag
The Black Flag was flown by certain irregular Confederate Army units to symbolize that they would neither give, nor accept quarter; symbolizing the opposite of the white flag of surrender.

•Dates of Secession
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215469/secession.htm




First Manassas/Bull Run:

http://www.historyanimated.com/BullRunAnimation.html


Birth of the Rebel Yell:


One of the first accounts of the yell was given at the battle of First Battle of Manasses (Bull Run) during then Brig. General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson's assault at Henry House Hill where the order was given during a bayonet charge to "yell like furies", and was instrumental in routing the Federal forces under General Irvin McDowell back to Washington D.C.



“Then arose that do-or-die expression, that maniacal maelstrom of sound; that penetrating, rasping, shrieking, blood-curdling noise that could be heard for miles and whose volume reached the heavens–such an expression as never yet came from the throats of sane men, but from men whom the seething blast of an imaginary hell would not check while the sound lasted.” -Colonel Keller Anderson of Kentucky's Orphan Brigade



Zouaves




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zouave#Zouaves_of_the_United_States_of_America_and_of_the_Confederate_States








Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain




http://learn.bowdoin.edu/joshua-lawrence-chamberlain/overview/



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Chamberlain





Military Drill (Including moving from Column of Fours to Line of Battle)





http://www.public.asu.edu/~roblewis/ACW/hardee%20toc.htm





Fredericksburg


http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/civilwar/p/fredericksburg.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fredericksburg





Irish Brigade



http://irishvolunteers.tripod.com/irish_brigade_history.htm





http://88ny.net/Battles.htm





http://www.28thmass.org/history.htm





A Civil War Christmas


http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/fredxmas.html





http://www.premiumchristmastree.com/a39/Christmas-During-the-Civil-War/article_info.html






William Pendleton --Artillery Chief of the Army of Northern Virginia



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_N._Pendleton






Civil War Music



http://www.civilwarmusic.net/




Origin of the Term "Dixie" to Describe the South


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_(song)





The Emancipation Proclamation



http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/





Symbolism of the Pineapple



http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/pineappl.htm



Chancellorsville



http://www.civilwaranimated.com/index.php/chancellorsville-east-35



Gettysburg


http://www.civilwaranimated.com/index.php/gettysburg-east-50

http://www.usa-civil-war.com/Gettysburg/g_view_f.html


Iron Brigade

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Brigade


Artillery Drill

http://www.nps.gov/archive/vick/interp/lhcannon.htm



1863-1865 Timeline

http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~eagleton/e-gov/e-politicalarchive-CivilWar2.htm

From Revolution to Civil War

You are embarking on a timeline assignment which will require you to do some research on a particular historical period that you have been assigned. The final result will be that you will construct a timeline that fits together in a continuum from the Revolutionary War period (1776-1781)to the beginning of the Civil War (1850-1860).

You have been given the time period and a two page 11 x 17 handout that includes a brief overview of the era you are responsible for and also you have access to American history textbooks that cover the era in question, albeit they may use slightly different dates.

As a means of standardizing the final product, manila poster paper that has been supplied will be used for the timeline. Your timeline should meet the following guidelines:


•landscape format


•24 individual points within the timeline (1 mark each )


•details concerning each point should be "staggered" on either side of the line (1 mark each)


•a title appropriate and original from the handout given in class should be prominent across the top two inches of the page (5 marks)


•the bottom two inches should include a summary of the time period (10 marks)


•all text should be typed as follows: Font - Times New Roman - Title at top - 72 point; Summary text at bottom - no smaller than 12 point; major point on timeline - 24 point; details for each major point - no smaller than 12 point

•"pictures are worth a thousand words" - apparently, so you are required to find a few images that you can put on your page -- these should be iconic in nature (10 marks)

***Supply a typed list of your 5 sources attached at the back in APA style (10 marks)

Evaluation total: 83 marks

Deadline: Monday, November 16