Category Archives: History

Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of this week’s main history topics: Presidents McKinley, Roosevelt, and Taft, The Spanish-American War (include the political outcomes), The Titanic and American Entertainment.       The Spanish-American War was a significant event in American history that resulted in America overthrowing the Spanish rule of several countries in theContinue reading “History 8, Week 19 – The Spanish-American War”

Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of this week’s main history events: Presidents Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland, and Harrison, Tuskegee Institute and the Red Cross, or Immigration to America.     Tuskegee Institute and the American Red Cross were two very notable associations from the late 1800’s. The American Red Cross was an organizationContinue reading “History 8, Week 17 – The Tuskegee Institute and the Red Cross”

Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of the following topics: The Kansas-Nebraska Act and John Brown’s Rebellion, Abraham Lincoln, and The Beginnings of The Civil War.     Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was one of the greatest American presidents in history.  He was a very smart and successfulContinue reading “History 8, Week 13 – Abraham Lincoln”

Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of the following topics: Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, California Gold Rush.     Many important events occurred during the 1800’s. There were several groundbreaking inventions, cultural developments and territory changes in the United States, and other events that got us to where we are today. But outContinue reading “History 8, Week 12 – The California Gold Rush”

Writing Assignment: Write a two to three page paper on one of the following topics: Summarize the life and career of one of the presidents discussed this week: 1: James Monroe, 2: John Quincy Adams, 3: Andrew Jackson.       This week I have learned about several presidents during the early stages of America’s history. These includeContinue reading “History 8, Week 10 – John Quincy Adams”

Writing Assignment:  Write a two to three page paper on one of the following topics: The Second Great Awakening, Westward Expansion, Trail of Tears, Inventions of the mid-1800’s.     The Industrial Revolution, from the 19th century, was an incredibly beneficial period of time for America and the rest of the world.  Unlike other revolutions, it didContinue reading “History 8, Week 11 – Inventions of the Industrial Revolution”

Writing Assignment: Write a 2-3 page paper on one of the following topics:  Choose two or three of the cultural updates discussed this week and summarize them. This week we learned about the French Revolution, the life story of Napoleon Bonaparte, the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition. I have chosen to writeContinue reading “History 8, Week 8 – The French Revolution”

Writing Assignment: Write a two-to-three-page paper on the following topic: Describe the history of the Seven Years’ War.     This week I have learned about the Seven Years’ War in my history class. It was a major war including most of the European nations and was very expensive and bloody. All the countries involved fought for soContinue reading “History 8 Week 3 – Seven Years’ War”

Writing Assignment:  Write a one to two page on one of the following topics: History of China and India, History of Europe, History of South and Central America, or History of North America.     This week in history I have learned about the early development of several big and important region, specifically China, India, Europe, andContinue reading “History 8, Week 2 – History of Europe”

Writing Assignment: Write a one-to-two-page paper on one of the following topics: History of the Middle East, History of Africa, History of Oceania and Southeast Asia.     The Middle East is a very important region. It’s been the world’s most important source of energy since 1930, the key to the stability of the global economy, and theContinue reading “History 8, Week 1 – Middle Eastern History”