erelaner ereen e iEvery era has major events that have shaped the march of American history. This assignment asks you to research one event from the time period covered in your course. See the instructions below.
Pick a President from this time period ONLY!!
Research a presidential administration, choosing a major event, piece of legislative agenda, or executive order to create your signature assignment. A good resource is: The Miller Center(Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
Include formative events that helped shape who would become by his time in office
Place your narrative in the context of the period, what was occurring, domestic or foreign, that led a US presidential response. Including but not limited to:
A brief background of the issue.
Probable solutions addressing the concern. Use secondary sources and textbooks for further inquiry into the issue/s
Ultimately, what decision was made and why?
What affect did it have on society?
Who was impacted by the event or decision and was their perception positive or negative?
Find at least one primary source and one secondary source to shape and support your findings
If the decision needed to be made today, do you think the same would be made? Explain your response. Remember to not judge the past (presentism, see below)! It is, however, appropriate to compare the politics and culture of then and now.