Essay Assignment
Essay questions. Write an essay of five to seven paragraphs about one of the following topics. You may write your essay ahead of time. Please include four citations from the Divine textbook.
By "our period", I am referring to the period from the Declaration of Independence through the Civil War:
1. When did the Civil War become inevitable?
2. Discuss the growth of tensions between the North and the South.
3. Discuss the most important political developments of our period, for example, the development of political powers, Supreme Court cases, and elections.
4. Write about the experiences of one or more of the following groups during our period: women, African-Americans, labor, or Native-Americans.
5. Discuss the expansion of the United States during our period.
6. Discuss the development of the American constitution.
7. Write about the importance of rivers for the period between the American Revolution and the American Civil War.
8. What are the major changes that took place in the institution of slavery in our period?
9. What are the most important military events that took place during, OUT period?
10. Write about the technological and economic changes of our period.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.