Wednesday, 4 June 2014

The advantages of increased connectivity

The advantages of increased connectivity (i.e. improved linkage and interoperability) are readily apparent. What can be said about the disadvantages?



How did the American nation evolve politically and economically between 1787 and 1820? Did Federalism or Jeffersonian Agrarianism gain the upper hand?

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the American government under the Articles of Confederation

Compare and contrast the effectiveness of the American government under the Articles of Confederation with its effectiveness under the Constitution (ratified between 1787-90). Why didn’t more rebellion such as Shays' occur after 1787?

How and why did the United States win its independence from Great Britain? Why was George III not able to continue the war?



Detail the rise of American nationalism from 1700 to the Declaration of Independence.



the evolution of the various communities in North America between the arrival of Columbus to 1776.


 List and chart, briefly, the evolution of the various communities in North America between the arrival of Columbus to 1776. Why were the English/British colonies able to grow and unify so much more easily than the other communities?



Detail the growth of democratic politics, the evolution of religious faith, the growth of cities, and the rise of reform movements between the 1820s and the 1850s


Detail the growth of democratic politics, the evolution of religious faith, the growth of cities, and the rise of reform movements between the 1820s and the 1850s. Which groups did various reform groups, the evolution of religious faith, the growth of cities, and the rise of reform movements between the 1820s and the 1850s. Which groups did various reform groups target? Did these movements produce class, gender, and sectional conflict? 3- Explore the theory and practice of Manifest Destiny. How did its evolution help cause sectional conflict? 4- Trace the rise and decline of the Whig Party and its replacement by the Republicans in 1856. Why was the Republican Party able to be much more successful much faster than had the Whig Party? 5- Outline the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.