Select TWO Essay Topics from the list below, and write a 2 pg. (minimum) essay for EACH one. YOU MUST SELECT ONE ESSAY FROM GROUP A, AND ONE ESSAY FROM GROUP B. Support your arguments with historical evidence; I suggest using the list of “Terms to Know” provided in each Week’s Focus Questions to support your arguments, but you are free to use other examples as well.YOU MUST LIMIT YOUR SOURCES TO CLASS MATERIALS (i.e. lecture, textbook, D2L files, documentaries, and Oregon Encyclopedia). Make sure to cite when appropriate, and please use MLA format when citing (author pg #). For lectures and documentaries, just list the source in parentheses. Plagiarism will lead to an automatic F.
GROUP A (PICK ONE)
1. Native Oregon until 1919. Write an essay describing the experiences of Oregon’s indigenous people until 1919. First, describe the traditional lifeways of peoples living in Oregon’s three major culture areas before Europeans arrived. Then, show how native people responded to Euroamerican colonization, and highlight the major changes that impacted native societies until 1919. Some post-contact eras to address include: the fur trade, massive settlement and conflict, and federal policies (i.e. reservation system, education, allotment).
2. Homogeneity and Race. How did non-Native Oregonians in the decades following major American settlement in the 1840s try to create and maintain a homogeneous state? How did such efforts specifically impact the lives of marginalized groups in Oregon? Specifically, address African-American and Chinese communities.
GROUP B (PICK ONE)
3. Geopolitics, Economics, and the early Oregon Territory (pre-1846). How did geography, politics, and economics influence the race for empire in the Pacific Northwest in the 18th and 19th centuries (among the major imperial rivals of Russia, Great Britain, and the United States)? How and why did power relations shift, and what factors explain the triumph of the United States in securing its claim to the region?
4. Industrialization and the Progressive Era. How did the industrialization of Oregon have both positive and negative impacts? What problems or abuses associated with the industrialization did reformers in Oregon seek to rectify? What were the main accomplishments of the Progressive Era?
Grading Rubric (each essay is worth 25 points)
• A (23-25 points) – Thorough, well-written and clearly organized, logical arguments with ample supporting evidence, displays critical thinking, proper citations
• B (20-22 points) – Mostly thorough, mostly well-written and organized, contains arguments but not always supported with evidence, displays critical thinking, proper citations
• C (17-19 points) – Somewhat thorough, grammatical errors and loosely organized, arguments not supported well with evidence, improper citations
• D (15-16 points) – Incomplete/short, many grammatical errors and poor organization, vague arguments without supporting evidence, improper/lacking citations
• F (less than 15 points) – Extremely short, inaccurate, difficult to read
Submission Instructions
YOU MUST SELECT ONE ESSAY FROM EACH GROUP; IF YOU SUBMIT TWO ESSAYS FROM THE SAME GROUP, I WILL ONLY COUNT THE FIRST ONE.
Put both essays in the same document. Do NOT submit two files/documents. Your total page count should be at least 4 pages.
Please use double-spacing, with standard margins and fonts.
Please submit your file into the Midterm Exam Dropbox.
You must submit it by the 11:30 deadline on Sunday, Nov 1. I will ACCEPT NOTHING AFTER THIS TIME, NO EXCEPTIONS. If I do not receive it by this time, you will get a ZERO, making it difficult to pass the class.
Papers are written from scratch We have molded our writers to develop content for all assignments from scratch. This way, we promote originality and reduce cases of plagiarism that might affect your grades and hinder you from realizing your academic goals. We encourage our clients to indicate the deliverables that should be featured in the final paper. Our online help services allow one to make a clarification and even interact with the writer directly to help them understand the needs of the assignment. Many of our writers are professional tutors who understand the approaches that should be used to fulfill the specified instructions. Every time a client places an order on our system, we link them with the most qualified writer in the subject of interest.
YUnlike other writing companies, we encourage clients to draw back their money at any stage of the writing process if they experience any uncertainties with the quality of generated content. However, you will hardly have to make this decision because of our business approach that suits your needs.
We have an advanced plagiarism-detection system that flags any work that fails to meet the required academic expectations. Our company thrives in honesty, and as such, you will be guaranteed to achieve a paper that meets your expectations.
We encourage our clients to return papers for revision seven days after the last submission for free. Depending on the proposed changes, we will work on your article to achieve the desired expectations.
We uphold confidentiality and privacy through our interactions with clients, an aspect that has enhanced our relationship with prospective customers seeking for assignment help. We do not disclose your information with third-parties
We boast of a diverse pool of ENL and ESL professionals who respond with a personal touch to the needs of every client. Our focus is to become the best platform that offers specialized services to individuals to accomplish their academic goals.
