Difference between revisions of "American History Homework Seven"

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Read the lecture.

1. What was the "Gilded Age"?

2. What do you like about Thomas Edison, and do you think it helped him to have been homeschooled?

3. How do you think the frontier might have affected the views of Americans?

4. What do you think is different about America that has made it the world leader in inventions?

5. How influential do you think political cartoons really are? Use examples.

6. Other than Thomas Edison, who do you think was the most influential person between 1877 and 1896?

7. Need cartoon here.

Honors (pick 3 out of 5):

H1. Do you agree that the Democrat Grover Cleveland was a conservative, and why?

H2. The Blaine Amendments: good, bad, or bigoted? Your view, please.

H3. Write about any controversy or mystery relating to the time period covered by the lecture.

H4. Do you support or oppose unions? Use an example from the late 1800s.

H5. William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech: right, wrong, and/or demagoguery? Your view, please.

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 Read the lecture.
-.  Who do you think was the most influential person in American history between 1877 and 1896, and why?
+.  What was the "Gilded Age"?
+.  What do you like about Thomas Edison, and do you think it helped him to have been homeschooled?
+.  How do you think the frontier might have affected the views of Americans?
+.  What do you think is different about America that has made it the world leader in inventions?
+.  How influential do you think political cartoons really are?  Use examples.
+.  Other than Thomas Edison, who do you think was the most influential person between 1877 and 1896?
+.  Need cartoon here.
+Honors (pick 3 out of 5):
+H1.  Do you agree that the Democrat Grover Cleveland was a conservative, and why?
+H2.  The Blaine Amendments:  good, bad, or bigoted?  Your view, please.
+H3.  Write about any controversy or mystery relating to the time period covered by the lecture.
+H4.  Do you support or oppose unions?  Use an example from the late 1800s.
+H5.  William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech:  right, wrong, and/or demagoguery?  Your view, please.
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