Discuss how the Dred Scott case can be considered one cause of the Civil War.
1. Watch the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s299EU5Y4c Christopher A. Bracey, Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School, provides a presentation on this landmark decision. This lecture is extremely well done, and you will benefit from listening to it and taking notes. After watching the lecture, I want you to pick a short writing […]
What was a key provision of the Compromise of 1850?
Question 1 1.6 out of 1.6 points What was a key provision of the Compromise of 1850? Selected Answer: ????c. The New Mexico and Utah Territories would use popular sovereignty to decide about slavery. Answers: a. California would enter the Union as a slave state. b. Slavery would be abolished in Washington, D.C. ????c. The […]
Why do you think the accusations made by Callender were ignored during Jefferson’s lifetime and later by historians?
Read Chapters 7 & 8 and the information included in Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson and The Master and the Mistress. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items: Why do you think the accusations made by Callender were ignored during Jefferson’s lifetime and later by historians? Why do you think Madison Hemings’ assertions were ignored? […]
Explain why the opposing view is weak in comparison to yours.
ASSIGNMENT 1: DEALING WITH DIVERSITY IN AMERICA FROM RECONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE 1920’s Due Week 3 Required Length of Your Paper Researching and References in Your Paper List of Sources for Your Paper Dealing with diversity in America from reconstruction through the 1920’s. After the Civil War, the United States had to recover from war, handle […]