We are going to look at some primary sources for this assignment that revolve around Nat Turner’s Rebellion. This rebellion was extremely significant because of its impact on the relationship between the North and the South; basically it fractured it almost beyond repair. In fact, even today, over 150 years after the Civil War began, some people in the South still feel anger towards the North. Sad, but true. This anger began nearly 200 years ago, with the rebellion of a brilliant but mentally unstable slave named Nat Turner, who led a group of slaves that murdered nearly 60 whites in the neighborhood. This included a number of children who were at school, and at least one baby in his cradle. The backlash was immediate and vicious, over 200 innocent Blacks were killed in retaliation, and the frightened Virginians blamed the Abolitionist groups in the North for inciting Turner to rebel. The fact is that the Abolitionists had nothing to do with it and, along with the rest of the North, condemned Turner’s rebellion.

Here is a short video clip for you to watch:

Here is your primary source:

What you need to discuss, in a 5 paragraph essay, is: how did Nat Turner’s Rebellion change the way the South looked at the North? Use specific examples from the sources, and be sure to cite them properly!

For much of the twentieth century, Western feminist scholarship portrayed African women primarily as passive victims of patriarchal domination and primitive cultural practices. Drawing on Nakanyike Musisis work on Ganda women and elite polygyny, as well as Susan Pedersens discussion of colonial sexual politics, critically assess this characterization. How did Ganda women actively shape state formation, gender relations, and power structures in pre- colonial and colonial contexts? In your view, how does their example challenge Eurocentric and feminist assumptions about African womens roles in history? 1000 words excluding footnotes.

The goal:

The aim of this assignment is to get you immersed in the Gilded Age mind by investigating and analyzing Gilded Age magazines. Magazines proliferated in this era, but in our own time, fewer and fewer of us read magazines at all, let alone with the anticipation and consistency that our Gilded Age forebears did. I hope it will be a fun task for you to turn the pages of these various magazines and to see what topics were covered and how, which products were advertised and how, and the ways in which magazines appealed to their different constituents.

The process:

If you know of a certain event, topic, or person you would like to investigate, begin there. Choose any topic in the Gilded Age that interests you–but be aware that the best choice for this paper will be both a very narrow topic and one that would be covered in magazines. You might consider a topic tied to a famous person, or an event of national concern, or perhaps the introduction of a new technology, specific changes in fashion, or a record that was just broken. Or for more specific examples: a presidential assassination (Garfield or McKinley), the erection of the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the opening of the Home Insurance Building (first skyscraper), the Johnstown flood, the Pullman strike, the Homestead strike, Wounded Knee, the founding of Tuskegee Institute (university), Nellie Melba’s tour, the opening of Ellis Island, the World’s Columbian Exposition, the Paris Exposition, the advent of electric light, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s wedding.

Then dig deeply and locate four or more articles on that topic. Remain open to other ideas at this stage. You will probably need to look in several consecutive issues of the same magazine for follow-up articles.

The paper:

Write a paper–no fewer than four pages–on your topic based entirely upon your readings from a minimum of four articles from at least one Gilded Age magazine. In other words, you’ll be looking for a topic that one magazine will have covered in at least four articles (almost certainly across four different issues or volumes).

Your job is to identify and analyze what you have read. You will do this in two parts. Part One (please label it that way) should be no less than three pages (all the way to the bottom of page three) long. It should be a beautifully written essay identifying and explaining your topic clearly. Provide enough background information that an educated reader who knows nothing about your subject will understand it. Part Two (again, please label it as such) should be three to four paragraphs long–so not much more than a page–written in first person and explaining what you learned about the magazine or magazines that you used in this assignment. For example, what did they cover in general? Who do you think was the intended audience? What was striking or unusual or puzzling to you about the magazines?

Your paper must be footnoted or endnoted in Chicago style, and include a bibliography in Chicago style.

The goal:

The aim of this assignment is to get you immersed in the Gilded Age mind by investigating and analyzing Gilded Age magazines. Magazines proliferated in this era, but in our own time, fewer and fewer of us read magazines at all, let alone with the anticipation and consistency that our Gilded Age forebears did. I hope it will be a fun task for you to turn the pages of these various magazines and to see what topics were covered and how, which products were advertised and how, and the ways in which magazines appealed to their different constituents.

The process:

If you know of a certain event, topic, or person you would like to investigate, begin there. Choose any topic in the Gilded Age that interests you–but be aware that the best choice for this paper will be both a very narrow topic and one that would be covered in magazines. You might consider a topic tied to a famous person, or an event of national concern, or perhaps the introduction of a new technology, specific changes in fashion, or a record that was just broken. Or for more specific examples: a presidential assassination (Garfield or McKinley), the erection of the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge, the opening of the Home Insurance Building (first skyscraper), the Johnstown flood, the Pullman strike, the Homestead strike, Wounded Knee, the founding of Tuskegee Institute (university), Nellie Melba’s tour, the opening of Ellis Island, the World’s Columbian Exposition, the Paris Exposition, the advent of electric light, Consuelo Vanderbilt’s wedding.

Then dig deeply and locate four or more articles on that topic. Remain open to other ideas at this stage. You will probably need to look in several consecutive issues of the same magazine for follow-up articles.

The paper:

Write a paper–no fewer than four pages–on your topic based entirely upon your readings from a minimum of four articles from at least one Gilded Age magazine. In other words, you’ll be looking for a topic that one magazine will have covered in at least four articles (almost certainly across four different issues or volumes).

Your job is to identify and analyze what you have read. You will do this in two parts. Part One (please label it that way) should be no less than three pages (all the way to the bottom of page three) long. It should be a beautifully written essay identifying and explaining your topic clearly. Provide enough background information that an educated reader who knows nothing about your subject will understand it. Part Two (again, please label it as such) should be three to four paragraphs long–so not much more than a page–written in first person and explaining what you learned about the magazine or magazines that you used in this assignment. For example, what did they cover in general? Who do you think was the intended audience? What was striking or unusual or puzzling to you about the magazines?

Your paper must be footnoted or endnoted in Chicago style, and include a bibliography in Chicago style.

The dates for your paper topic are 1877-1901–nothing will be accepted outside of those years. Make sure that your paper gets to the bottom of page four at a minimum. If you use footnotes, you will want to get to page five. Please use 12-point font, ideally Times or Times New Roman, and one-inch margins.

• Godey’s Ladies Book — found online here:
• The Economist — online through HathiTrust:
• The Century Magazine — online through HathiTrust:
• Scribner’s Magazine — online through HathiTrust:
• –>Try searching for Index to see if that will pull up an multi-volume index of articles that can help pique your interest or take you to articles you want to read.
• –> Remember that Caroline Astor is more likely to appear as Mrs. Astor. Women seldom went by their full names.
• –> If you search John Sherman instead of “John Sherman” you will often get every single time anyone named John or Sherman is mentioned. Quotes can be your best friend in on-line searching!
• –> Think about the era when you search. “Negro” is more likely to get to appear than “African American,” or even “Black.” The word “feminism” did not exist in the Gilded Age. If you have trouble finding what you think should be there, email me. I’ll help.
• Remember that newspaper and magazine titles are always, always italicized–everywhere you use them (paper, footnotes, bibliography), and that article titles are always, always put inside quotation marks.
• Last thing remember must have 5 different magazine. Also 5 pages

do not use big terminology

do not use big terminology

The Topic Selection Paper/Research Prospectus is a part of the Research Project process. Students must: 1. Select a topic of their choosing within the timeframe of this course (1450-present) for HIST 1112. 2. Students should find at least one source or reference (book, article, primary sources, etc.), read that material and summarize or paraphrase that source into the students own words.

Write a 350-500 word essay that describes the components of Progressivism, highlights city and state-level reforms, and analyzes the Supreme Court case Lochner v. New York. Use Revel sections 22.1 and 22.2 as resources to help you prepare for this assignment. In your essay, you must include: An explanation of at least one reform accomplished during the Progressive Era. A thoughtful response to whether a Progressive at the time might feel discouraged or motivated to continue reforms, based on Lochner v. New York. Be sure to use MLA formatting for your essay and to cite any information used from your textbook. Refer to the Support Materials for help. Begin by opening a new Word document. Then, follow this outline for creating your response: Introduction Use your introduction to provide a brief overview of the Progressive Era (1890s1920s) and set the tone of your essay. Be sure to include a thesis statement summarizing the main components you will discuss (muckraking journalism, art movements, reforms, and the Lochner v. New York case). Body Paragraph 1: The Components of Progressivism Describe and define key components of Progressivism, answering the following questions as a part of your paragraph: Muckraking Journalism: Who were the muckrakers, and what were their goals? How did they contribute to reform? The Ashcan School of Art: What was this art movement, and how did it reflect or inspire Progressive ideals? Body Paragraph 2: City and State Reforms Explain reforms at both the city and state levels, referencing Revel 22.2. Provide one specific example of a reform at the city level. What was reformed? What impact did it have? Provide one specific example of a reform at the state level. What was reformed? What impact did it have? Body Paragraph 3: Supreme Court Case: Lochner v. New York Analyze this landmark case using Revel 22.2.3. Address the following: Detail both sides of the argument: What were the main points made by each side? What was the Supreme Courts decision, and how did it impact labor laws and workers rights at the time? How did it impact citizens? Discuss whether the case is still relevant today. Reflect as a hypothetical Progressive: If you were a Progressive back then, would you have been discouraged by the outcome? Would you have wanted to continue promoting workplace reform? Why? Why not? Conclusion For your conclusion, please summarize how Progressivism addressed what was occurring in society and the workplace at the time (in other words, briefly summarize the key points of your essay.) Then, make any final comments and conclude your essay.