HIST405N Week 2 Discussion (dq1+dq2) Latest 2020 August

HIST405N United States History

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 The American Revolution

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 5, 6

Lesson

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, pick two (2) of the leading causes of the American Revolution.

The Proclamation Act of 1763

The Navigation Acts

The Stamp Act

The Declaratory Act

The Townsend Act

The Boston Massacre

The Coercive Acts

Then, address the following for your selections:

Analyze the cause and effect of two acts passed by the British Parliament on British North America. Which of your two selections do you consider the most significant and why?

Examine and explain the significance of the Declaration of Independence to the development of the American Revolution.

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose different acts, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same acts, build on their posts by providing additional information about the acts that you have not already noted in your own post.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

DQ2 Confederation and Constitution

Required Resources

Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Textbook: Chapter 7, 8

Lesson

Link (website): Articles of Confederation (1777) (Links to an external site.)

Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook)

Initial Post

For the initial post, address the following:

Pick two (2) issues of the Articles of Confederation and describe the main problems that the United States was faced with under the Federation government.

Analyze two major debates (see textbook Section 7.4) by which the Constitution was created in the summer of 1787.

Then, address one (1) of the following to your initial post:

Discuss the ratification process of the Constitution of 1787.

How did ratification lead to the formation of America's first two political parties, the Federalists and Anti-Federalist?

What were the major differences between the Federalist and Anti-Federalist, and who were the best-known members of each party?

Follow-Up Posts

Compare your selections and analysis of those selections with those of your peers. If they chose a different perspective, examine how yours are similar and/or different. If they chose the same perspective, build on their posts by providing additional information about the events that you have not already noted in your own post.