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What did William Leuechtenburg mean when he called the New Deal a “half-way revolution?” (Your answer should focus more on the information before this term than on the information after it.)
Please post a 50 word summary of Anthony Badger The Hundred Days and Beyond: What did the New Deal Accomplish?
These days, most American Indian children go to public schools. But remnants still exist of the boarding-school system the federal government set up for Indian children in the late 1800s. Some people, such as U.S. officials at the Bureau of … Continue reading →
For the United States government, the creation of Indian schools was a possible solution to the so-called Indian problem. For the tens of thousands of Indians who went to boarding schools, it’s largely remembered as a time of abuse and … Continue reading →
According to WEB DuBois Reconstruction was a “splendid failure” because it did not achieve its goals in any lasting manner. Do you think reconstruction was a failure, or do you feel the attempts to rebuild the south were successful? Post … Continue reading →
Attorney and Lincoln scholar James L. Swanson discussed his best-selling book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer” in a program sponsored by the Library’s Center for the Book. Watch Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s and generate notes for … Continue reading →
In response to the weakening of this first fugitive slave act, the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850 made any federal marshal or other official who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave liable to a fine of $1,000. Law-enforcement officials … Continue reading →
Watch an Interview with American Lion author Jon Meachum as he discusses his new book on Andrew Jackson CLICK HERE A SHORT REVIEW OF THE BOOK: “What passes for political drama today pales in the reading of Jon Meacham’s vividly-told … Continue reading →
AP Nation Podcast #7 10.27.08 DIRECT LINK TO PODCAST #8 Right Click and “Save Target As” (Coming Soon) SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: AP Nation Podcast #8 features a reading of an essay exemplar from the 2004 Form B Free Response: Here is the … Continue reading →