Describe the philosophical and political trends which have influenced American society since 1876. Critique the historiography.
One and half pages history essay
Standard for evaluation
0-2: Thesis sentence (answer)
0-2: Thesis paragraph (how you are going to support your answer)
0-2: Supporting paragraphs
0-2: Quality of supporting paragraphs including citing sources
0-2: Historical relevancy overall quality
What is being described? the philosophical and political trends which have influenced American society since 1876.
What are some of the philosophical trends?
• English Common Law and Bill of Rights
• Puritanism
• Enlightenment
• Evangelical Christianity
• Transcendentalism
• Pragmatism
• Existentialism
What are some of these trends?
• Populism
• Progressivism
• Liberalism
• McCarythism
• Modern Conservatism.