History Assignment Sheet: SOTW 3
After reading Calico Bush, write a newspaper report about the plight of bound-out girls. ‘Interview’ Marguerite Ledoux for your article and include ‘quotations’ from her.
Research the weapons available to the two armies during the revolutionary war. Write a short report including the advantages and disadvantages of the available weaponry. Remember to give a bibliography of sources (check with Writer’s Inc. how to do this) Try these resources:
http://www.doublegv.com/ggv/battles/tactics.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/revwar/guco/gucoweapons.html
http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/revwar/morr/morrequip.html
Compare and contrast the younger years of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington. What do you think each of them may have learned from their childhoods?
Write a piece about the arrival, stay and demise of Captain Cook, from the point of view of a Hawaiian person.
What were the French revolutionaries trying to achieve?
A Changing World
No assignment
Write an account of Macartney’s audience with the emperor, from the point of view of one of the Chinese courtiers.
The USA should give money to American Indians today to compensate them for the land that was taken from them two hundred years ago. Discuss.
This is an ‘on the one hand….. on the other hand…’ essay. Conclude with your opinion.
Write a description of Silas Marner: his character and appearance. Give specific references to support your points.
Freedom in the Caribbean
no assignment
Write a letter from a Luddite to a local magistrate, explaining why he has been involved in violence. Use as much detail (real or imaginary) as you can.
Napoleon was a great leader. Discuss.
Again, this should give evidence for and against the proposition, then give an opinion at the end.
Freedom for South America and Mexican Independence
No assignment
Research the life of Frederick Douglass and write a short biography. Use at least two sources.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html
(notice the hook!)
http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html
No assignment.
You are President Andrew Jackson. Write a speech justifying the Indian Removal Act.
Compare and contrast the attempts of China to avoid drug use to modern efforts in Britain. Research China’s actions and refer to:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2057565,00.html
Texas often sees itself as different from the rest of the USA. What aspects of Texas’ history might cause these feelings?
Write a diary entry by a Chinese miner working in the California gold rush.