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Journal Instructions:
Write 3-5 complex sentences for each question listed below (unless noted otherwise). The journals will be graded on depth of analysis, accuracy of historical knowledge, and writing clarity.
Note: All paraphrases and summaries of specific arguments and specific information from the class materials must be cited in your journal, along with all quotations. You may use the MLA citation style for the journal, given the technical difficulties of using Chicago Style in this format.
MLA Example: (Smith, 72)
Journal Questions:
President Thomas Jefferson and President Andrew Jackson
Summarize this period of presidential history. Be sure to focus on the major themes and changes of this time in your summary.
Which figure or group in this period had the greatest impact on the history of the presidency and why?
What event in this period had the greatest impact on the history of the presidency and why?
If you had to create a thesis for this period of presidential history what would it be? (1-3 sentences)
Many historical fields, especially ones like presidential history, often leave out the experiences of minorities in relation to their topics of study. How did the experiences of minorities (either as a whole or in relation to a specific group) impact the history of the presidency in this period and/or how did the presidency impact minorities or a particular minority group in this period?
***(Across the periods we are studying these groups include, but are not limited to: the enslaved, those native to North America, African-Americans, Native-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Chicanos, immigrants, white women, women of color
Please cite from the book The American Presidency (Origins and Development, 1776 to 2014)
by, Sidney M. Milkis and Michael Nelson
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