Sunday, December 6, 2009

APUSH "Credit Assignment": 1992 Prompts

This assignment will be due on December 11, 2009. Remember to have bulleted information in the format of :
  • (insert information here)
  • INTERPRETATION: (insert interpretation of above information here)
Yes, the word "interpretation" must be written. There should be between 8-12 bullets with information, accompanied by 8-12 interpretations. Remember not to use the American Pageant, Princeton, or Barron's as a source. Additionally, do not use generic websites; look for reliable sources.

2. Evaluate the relative importance of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776:
  • Parliamentary taxation
  • Restriction of civil liberties
  • British military measures
  • The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas
3. Compare the debates that took place over American expansionism in the 1840s with those that took place in the 1890s, analyzing the similarities and differences in the debates of the two eras.

4. Discuss the political, economic, and social reforms introduced in the South between 1864 and 1877. To what extent did these reforms survive the Compromise of 1877?

5. In what ways did the Great Society resemble the New Deal in its origins, goals, and social and political legacy? Cite specific programs and policies in support of your arguments.

6. In 1945, Winston Churchill said that the United States stood at the summit of the world. Discuss the developments in the thirty years following Churchill's speech which called the global preeminence of the United States into question.

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