Assignment

Write a five to seven paragraph essay about one of the following topics.

You may choose and write your essay ahead of time.

Choice 1: Include three citations from the Divine book and one citation from the Annual Editions book.

Choice 2: Include five citations from the Divine book and two citations from the articles that we have read in class.

Use the following methods for citation:

(Divine, p. 289)
(Annual Editions, p. 24)
(What the KKK wanted)
Divine: Chapters 16 through 23

Annual Editions: Units 1 and 2

1. Compare and contrast the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow era (1877 to 1915)

2. Write about the changes that one or more of the following groups experienced: women, workers, farmers, and immigrants.

3. What were the most important changes in the American economy of our period?

4. What were the most important technological changes our period.

5. What were the most important problems faced by the American people during the period we have studied, and how did reformers try to
solve these problems.

By our period, I am referring to the Reconstruction era through the Progressive era, approximately 1865 to 1912.

Text Book: America Past and Present: Brief Edition, Volume 2: Since 1865 by Robert A Divine T H H Breen T H Breen George M Fredrickson Deceased George M Fredrickson R Hal Williams Randy J Roberts Ariela J Gross H W Brands H W A Brands, 8th edition.