Write a page-long essay (double spaced, 12 type) about an American history story for this assignment. It can date back to any period after 1700 and can be historical, legendary, or just a fantastic story. It may also originate from one of the US dependent territories (Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the US Virgin Islands, etc.), Canada, Mexico, Cuba, or any other country. Finding something you are interested in and having fun with it are the goals here.

Lesson Obiectives

The paper should be 300-500 words

Conduct research and produce a presentation on a turning point in

American history before 1900.

Conduct historical research.

Explain the research process.

Cite source of where you got your information from.

In this case you will produce a chronology that places major (violent) social upheavals of the early colonial period (mostly dealt with in chapter 3 & 4) in their proper historical periods and explain how their Historical Significances subsequently shaped American history back then (colonial society) and today (think about serious contemporary racial, economic, social issues we’re witnessing right now).  Below is a list of the events  you will explore in a chronology with dates/events correctly laid out in a historically ascending or descending order:

• King Philip’s War

• Yamasee Uprising

• Pontiac’s Rebellion

• Stono Rebellion

• Leisler’s Rebellion

• Bacon’s Rebellion

Reference Guide: How To Determine Historical Significance?

Please consider the steps below to determine the significance of any historical events,

figures, or processes in this course:

Step #1) Name your Topic of investigation (who/what, events, actions, deeds, achievements,

etc.)

Step #2) Briefly indicate What & Where your topic happened.

Step #3) Briefly describe Why (causes or reasons) and How (main actions, deeds, plot) the

event occurred?

Step #4) Briefly explain or note the main wider social and historical effects or consequences of

the event at the time it occurred?

● Some Helpful Questions: How people’s lives were changed afterward? How did

it affect major cultural, political, social and economic developments at the time?

Or how did its aftermaths change the course of history for people in the societies

involved? What can we learn from it? And/or what useful precedent was set for our understanding for the history of that period

Graded Assignment

Unit Test, Part 2: Democracy Tested

Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test, and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit.

(10 points)

Score

1. Franklin Roosevelt promised the American people a new deal. Most believed that he also meant a good deal. Did America get a good deal with the New Deal? Write an essay explaining ways in which the New Deal was a success and the ways in which it was not.

Answer:

(10 points)

Score

2. Franklin Roosevelt's presidency was the longest in U.S. history. He is famous for the fireside chats that informed and encouraged the American people through the Great Depression and World War II.

Suppose you were asked to give your own fireside chat about

Roosevelt's presidency. What would you say?

Answer: