Define and explain the significance of the terms from the list below in 1-2 paragraphs each:
(15 points – 5 terms @ 3 points each)
Indian Removal Act
Boarding School Era
Jim Crow Laws
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Bracero Program
Choose ONE of the following essays to write:
(10 points)
Your essay must contain at least 3 different in-text citations from A Different Mirror or American Like Me.
Plan to write 2-4 pages.
(typed, double-spaced, 1 margins, 12 point font, Works Cited listed at the end)
Argumentative Essay:
How has American society been based upon Us-and-Them values and policies?
Provide two specific pieces of evidence to support your argument.
Link these historical values/decision(s) to todays race/ethnicity issues in the US.
For your concluding paragraph, state why learning hard history is important for current and future policy making.
Personal Essay: We have now explored various Native, African, and Latinx, experiences within the American nation. Key words to include in your essay: Master Narrative, racism, stereotypes, policies.
How has your view of American history changed?
Give two specific examples.
What are the consequences of deciding whose stories matter when history is written?
Conclude with a paragraph or two telling why multicultural history matters.
