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Historical Essays on Revolutionary & Civil Wars: Analyzing Causes & Impacts

Explore the political, diplomatic, military reasons for the US victory in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) and analyze the role of controversy over slavery in the lead-up to the Civil War (1845-1861). Examine the economic impact of trans-Atlantic trade and technological innovations (1650–1750 and 1865–1920). Delve into the protests by various groups in the US between 1945-1975 and reasons for growing opposition to slavery (1776-1852) incorporating evidence and outside knowledge.

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Historical Essays on Revolutionary & Civil Wars: Analyzing Causes & Impacts

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  1. Deconstructing Essay Questions S.N.A.P. !

  2. Subject- what is the subject of the essay? P Number of parts to be covered by answer Action you are asked to do Period of time covered by essay ! !- Vocabulary: key words that caught my attention

  3. Analyze the political, diplomatic, and military reasons for the United States victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775–1783.

  4. Subject: Revolutionary War Number of Parts: 3 Action: Analyzing Period of Time: 1775-1783 ! - Vocabulary: analyze-to study something closely and carefully; to learn the nature and relationship of the parts of something by a close and careful examination. diplomatic-the skill or activity of managing International relations

  5. Analyze the ways in which controversy over the extension of slavery into western territoriescontributed to the coming of the Civil War. Confine your answer to the period 1845-1861.

  6. Cite relevant historical evidence in support of your generalizations and present your arguments clearly and logically. • Analyze the role of trans-Atlantic trade and Great Britain’s mercantilist policies in the economic development of the British North American colonies in the period from 1650 to 1750.

  7. Analyze the impact of technological innovations on the lives of TWO of the following groups. Confine your answer to the period 1865–1920. • Factory workers • Middle-class urban residents • Midwestern farmers

  8. Between 1945 and 1975 various groups in the United States engaged in protest. • Analyze the reasons that protest emerged in this period for TWO of the following groups. • African Americans • College students • Latino Americans • Women

  9. Directions: The following question requires you to construct a coherent essay that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-J and your knowledge of the period referred to in the question. High scores will be earned only by essays that both cite key pieces of evidence from the documents and draw on outside knowledge of the period. • Analyze the causes of growing opposition to slavery in the United States from 1776 to 1852. In your response, consider both underlying forces and specific events that contributed to the growing opposition.

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