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Causes of the Civil War
For more than 160 years, historians have discussed and debated the various factors that have caused the American Civil War. The Civil War and the factors that led to it is so fascinating that this time period is one of the most researched in American history. Throughout Unit VII, we have seen various events or variables that could be identified as the primary factor that set the United States on a path toward the American Civil War. This one factor and its impact will be the focus of our Unit VII assignment.
Assignment Instructions:
After reading the Unit VII Study Guide and Chapter 14, select one event from the list below:
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act & Bleeding Kansas
Presidential Election of 1856
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry
Presidential Election of 1860
Write a scholarly paper (that means no opinions) in which you accomplish the following:
Explain the event that you have selected
Explain why this event caused disunion in the United States, placing the country on a trajectory toward the American Civil War.
Important requirements:
Required minimum length/format: three pages, double spaced, and written in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
The title page (if used) and the reference page do not count toward the length requirement.
Required resources: three peer-reviewed or academic resources; two of which must come from the CSU Online Library.
General encyclopedias (e.g., Britannica, Wikipedia) are not appropriate resources for this project; do not use them.
Recommendations for Success:
This is our major course project. It is worth 30% of your total course grade. It is not a project to complete in one day. Take your time and work on this project in stages.
Do not begin to work on the Unit VII assignment until you have read (in full) the Unit VII Study Guide and read/viewed the assigned Required Unit Resources.
After you have read/reviewed the Unit VII material, carefully review the Unit VII Case Study rubric so that you are aware of how your work will be evaluated.
Recommended electronic databases to use:
America: History and Life
JSTOR
Academic Search Ultimate
Present insightful and thorough analysis with strong arguments and evidence; dive into the details to help present strong content. Remember to incorporate the five Ws of research into your writing: who, what, where, when, and especially why.
Take the time to review the CSU Online Library, Writing Center, and APA resources provided below. Reach out to the CSU librarians if you have questions about the library or locating resources. Contact the Writing Center if you would like help with APA Style, content organization, or other writing skills.
Do not use AI content generators. Submitted content that is AI built is a direct violation of the university’s Academic Integrity Policy and may result in a score of zero on the assignment. If you need help brainstorming or building the essay, reach out to the available resources at the university.
If you have questions about the assignment, contact your course instructor or professor.

You will need to view the following video in its entirety. It is a little over one hour long, so you will need to set aside time to view it and also to analyze it in your essay. I highly recommend taking notes and writing down the names and dates of the interviewees as they appear so you can add them to your essay. You will not need to cite the video in MLA format, but you will need to put any words that are not your own and directly from the video in quotations and give credit to the person who said them. For instance, if you quote one of the slave narratives; please put the quote in quotations and credit their name in parentheses behind the quote. Make sure you completely address the essay components and view the rubric to see how you will be graded.
I have been notified that the link to the video I posted below (from Cornell) is not working. Thank you to Peter for finding the video via YouTube. Please click on the link below and let me know if you have any questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9a4cL3YtIo Links to an external site.
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https://guides.library.cornell.edu/tubman/narratives Links to an external site.
Your essay will need to address the following parts of the video. You will also need to include direct information/quotations/stories from at least 3 of the slave narratives that appear throughout the video. Make sure you include the name of the person, their age, and where they were from/location of interview when you reference them. Your paper needs to be at least 700 words in length and should fully address the following components:
Begin your essay by briefly addressing what the WPA slave narrative project was, who participated in it (can note how many former slaves were still living at the time of the project), who completed the interviews and how the former slaves felt about being interviewed.
Below you will find a list of topics covered in the video. You will need to address at least 5 of these topics and answer the analysis questions about your selected topics. Make sure you also include at least 3 of the slave narratives in your analysis (make sure to include the name, age, and location/prior living location in your essay).
Education
Work,
Punishment
Role of race/mixed race/master fathering children, rape
Religion, spirituality, song, funerals
Living accommodations, Feelings towards whites (good, bad, in-between)
Patty rollers (patrols), passes, autonomy
Marriages
Slave trades and escape
Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, service to the Union (how many slaves/former slaves served as union soldiers)
End of war and freedom granted
For your 5 selected topics (I recommend dividing them into five paragraphs) and addressing the following questions:
What was a typical slaves experience regarding your topic? (can bring in (quote) a slave narrative as an example)
What is your reaction to learning about this topic? Did you already know this happened; did you just learn this happened? How does it make you feel?
Compare and/or contrast at least one part of this topic and/or their story/narrative to a part of slavery you have studied from the Hollitz Chpt. 10 textbook and any relevant information from Gorn chapters 11 and 12. You will need to include specific quotes/references from our textbooks (please cite in MLA format). How is the slave narrative similar or different to what you have already learned in the textbooks?
What lesson or take away have you learned by looking at this topic of slavery? How has it changed or expanded your view of slavery?
Overall conclusion- in a paragraph wrap up your main ideas about the topics and slave narratives you addressed and the overall take away/lesson from viewing this video project.

In this assignment you will demonstrate your insights into concepts, principles, and processes of American government. Please list at least one credible source and cite it. Part 1: The three concepts are the Constitution, the Civil Rights movement and the functions and power of the President. Please explain and write about all three and explain why each concept had an impact on you Part 2: Identify three ways to apply what you have learned about American government to your role as a citizen. Part 3: Include a conclusion to your reflection that explains how this course will allow you to become part of the political process and support your own political beliefs in the future. Explain how this will allow you to become part of the political process and support your own political beliefs in the future.

Respond to the original discussion below in 200+words then respond to each person below either agreeing with something they said or giving positive feedback in 150+words using the rubric and sources provided below

For this discussion, you will need to watch the film, Inequality for All
1.What is happening in terms of income and wealth distribution in the United States?
2.Why is this pattern of income and wealth distribution happening?
3.What where the 3 primary coping mechanism the American workforce had to rely on to deal with flattening or declining wages?
4.In what ways did the film affirm or challenge what you were taught about “equal opportunity” and “the American Dream”?
5. Finally, provide substantial constructive feedback to at least two classmates. (I will send you the classmates responses after you finish the first 4)

Unveil the relationship between State economics and weather patterns. Focus on regional e economic trends and impact of climate. PowerPoint presentation. 20slides

You should set a time frame- the Han Dynasty and Period of Division would probably be good. You should use LOTS of secondary scholarship. Look at the anthology “Facets of Daoism.” You should look at the figure of Tao Hongjing- he was one of the most politically successful Daoists of all time. In fact, you could perhaps do an entire paper on whether or not the political program of Tao Hongjing lines up with the ideas of the texts we read for class.
Your essay must draw upon evidence from BOTH Early Daoist Scriptures AND at least one text from the Warring States or Han. You must also draw upon at least four secondary sources in developing your thesis, though ultimately your analysis should be rooted in your own reading of the PRIMARY SOURCES. For all sources use simple footnote citation forms, but a bibliography in standard format must be provided for all sources (consult The Chicago Manual of Style).
All files will be added and must be used, your own research is helpful as well just make sure all work is cited correctly.

Please fix my essay. What I’m attaching is my DRAFT which has already been graded with notes on what to correct on it along with my Final Paper Criteria.

You should talk about the spread of Communism in East Asia. You can talk about early Communist movements in East Asia and focus more on the Soviet Union (use this article in the link- https://search.library.brandeis.edu/permalink/01BRAND_INST/6qibql/cdi_proquest_journals_1789545757).
Rather than write a traditional research essay, you will develop an ArcGIS StoryMaps project. The website will be due Thursday, May 9, and I’ll ask that you write 500-800 words (or more) and include 5 (or more) images, videos, maps, or other media.
Although the website is not a research essay, the same criteria – argument, analysis, use of evidence, organization, style, and grammar – will be the basis for determining your grade. In terms of evidence, I do not expect you to do extensive amounts of additional research beyond the assigned course materials and discussions. In terms of writing, you do not need to write a traditional five-paragraph essay, but the argument does need to flow logically and the whole should relate to your main argument.
The grade for your project is based upon the weighted average of three grades: an assessment of a) the amount of critical thinking shown in supporting the analysis/argument (35%); b) the accuracy and quantity of the evidence, including the use of images, video, and other media (35%); c) effectiveness of organization and clarity in writing (30%).
I will attach the pdf for the rubric and instructions in detail. Please follow, thank you!

During Virginia’s Ratifying Convention in 1788, what were the differing positions
between federalism and anti-federalism as Virginians debated whether the state should
ratify the U.S. Constitution? What was the result of that debate? How did these differing
viewpoints concerning the role of the federal government vs. the state government linger
through the state during the Antebellum era? What 20th century (1900s) political debates
in Virginia also had their roots in that disagreement?
(Please see uploads. I have provided the assignment instructions plus a template so it is formatted correctly) I have two sources you must use the other three you can pick as they are scholarly articles. Please use
Ball, Terence. “Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. by Pauline Maier. (Simon & Schuster, 2010.).” The Journal of Politics 74, no. 2 (April 2012). https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022381611001897.
and
Gilbertson, Nils. “Return of the Skeptics: The Growing Role of the Anti-Federalists in Modern Constitutional Jurisprudence.” Georgetown Journal of Law & Public Policy, vol. 16, no. 1, (Winter 2018). pp. 255+. Gale OneFile: LegalTrac, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A537720239/LT?u=vic_liberty&sid=summon&xid=fe56e93e.
Thank you so much!