USA HISTORY Assignment
Part 1:
Watch the film We Shall Remain: After the Mayflower and answer the below questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYAdf-oGc8c
What is a "virgin soil" epidemic? How did they impact European-Native American relations? What would have happened throughout North America if Native Americans had not been so vulnerable to these diseases?
Why did the developing relationship between the Wampanoag and Pilgrims make some Pilgrims uneasy?
What was the outcome of the Pequot War? How did this affect the actions of Massasoit and other Indian groups in the area?
Why were Native Americans relatively successful in the initial months of King Phillip's War?
How can the Thanksgiving Holiday be viewed from a Native American perspective?
Part 2:
Watch the film Andrew Jackson: Good Evil and the Presidency and answer the below questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGfxyeuy8u8
How is Andrew Jackson's character developed by the events of his childhood and young adulthood?
Give two examples of how Andrew Jackson can be viewed as a good president.
Give two examples of how Andrew Jackson can be viewed as an evil president.
Give three examples of how this film utilized primary sources.
Part 3:
Watch the film Dolley Madison: America's First Lady and answer the below questions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSFpZIHoKqc
How is Dolley Madison's character developed by the events of her childhood and young adulthood?
Describe Washington D.C. when Dolley Madison arrives. How does Dolley Madison change the role of the First Lady in the White House?
Dolley Madison believed slavery was a "necessary evil". Explain what "necessary evil" means. Also give an example of how slavery is an integral part of Dolley Madison's life.
Who is Dolley Madison's weakness and explain how this leads her to becoming impoverished towards the end of her life?
Give an example of two primary sources and how they are displayed in this documentary?