Research Paper

Research Paper Order Description (PLEASE PICK ONE LIST OF TOPICS AND QUESTIONS. MAKE SURE THAT YOU ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS AFTER YOU CHOOSE A LIST OF TOPICS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE LIST OF TOPICS THAT YOU DECIDE TO USE. YOU CAN USE AS MANY REFERENCES AS YOU LIKE) You will select one of the research and film topics listed below. Each topic has a series of specific questions that you are to answer in essay form. You should research the topic questions using texts or online materials. You will use APA style format for your papers. Here is a link that you can use that will give you the basics of the form. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/ . RESEARCH TOPICS WITH QUESTIONS AND FILMS: TOPIC 1: THE OLD WORLD COMES TO AMERICA. Questions: 1. What was the differences between the way the English, French,and Spanish colonized the New World? 2. Discuss the accuracy, or inaccuracy, of this statement: Most people who came toAmerica in the 1600s were middle-or upper-class Protestants. If this is inaccurate, then who came , why did they come,andwhere did they settle? 3. How were the indigenous people who lived here treated by the English, French,and English? 4. What is the most significant factor(s) that you learned in responding to this topic? TOPIC 2: COLONIAL RELIGIOUS AND ECONOMIC ATTITUDES Questions: 1. Delineate, using specific examples, the limits of religious toleration in the colonies. 2. How did the various colonies develop economically,and how did this shape sectional differences? Generated: 11/29/2017 Page 2 of 7 3. What was the Great Awakening,and how did it affect colonial religion? 4. How did the development of colonialeconomies shape the desire for more independence between the colonies and England? 5. What is the most significant factor(s) that you learned in responding to this topic? TOPIC 3: THE REVOLUTION AND CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD Questions: 1. Explain the major causes and consequences of the French and Indian War. 2. The Declaration of of Independence set for the reasons why independence was being declared by the colonies. It is said that the the ideas asserted in this document were radical for the time,and ushered in the modern politicalera. Discuss. Be sure to develop your views. 3. While the Revolutionary government was able to successfully carry out the war effort, it was not capable of carrying out the peace that followed. Explain. 4. How did the Constitutionalsystem correct the problems of the Confederation? 5. What is the most significant factor(s) that you learned in responding to this topic? TOPIC 4: THE "ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS"AND PERIOD OF ANDREW JACKSON Questions: 1. Why was the period following the War of 1812 considered the "Era of Good Feelings"? And was this really the case? 2. The political party system underwent significant transformations during the period between the end of the war of 1812 and the end of the Jackson Presidency. What were some of the most significant changes? 3. Some have referred to the Period of Jackson and the rise of democratic values and transformations. What might this be referring to? Give examples to support your view. 4. What is the most significant factor(s) that you learned in responding to this topic? TOPIC 5:YEARS LEADING TO THE CIVIL WAR Questions: 1. Ethnic, religious,and racial bigotry was a common feature of American society before the Civil War. What groups were the victims of prejudice in this period,and what forms did the prejudice take? 2. Discuss the accuracy, or inaccuracy, of this statement: The reputation of Frederick Douglass has been overrated, because he was not an important leader in antebellumAmerica. 3. In the years between the Mexican War of 1846 and the Civil War, the North and South developed distinct sectional points of view. What were these viewpoints,and how did they coexist before 1860? 4. Discuss the fate of blackAmericans, North and South, before and during the Civil War. 5. What is the most significant factor(s) that you learned in responding to this topic?