Considering Canada and the US from the early 19th century until about 1920, in what ways did people employ their ideas about progress and development to shape their relationships with the environment? How so, and why? What were the benefits and costs of this phenomenon?
discuss a number of specific case studies or historical examples that illustrate different ways that people used ideas about progress and development to interact with the environment or experienced the environment differently because of their specific cultures or politics. Keep in mind that urban spaces (cities) are part of the environment. Keep in mind that you should employ historical examples that show different groups and how they uniquely defined these terms. In marshalling evidence, you should include examples from all three assigned books
Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History, 4th ed.Ted Steinberg
Canadians and the Natural Environment to the Twenty-First Century Neil Forkey
As Long as the Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock.Dina Gilio-Whitaker
Please indicate the source of important ideas and historical information in your essays by providing either footnotes or endnotes according to the Chicago Manual of Style. No parenthetical citations please

Write on a historical topic of interest to you after Instructor approval.

What were the factors that led to the Progressive Era. What was the role of the Muckrakers? (For this you may wish to refer to some of their writings.) What were some of the results achieved by the Progressives?
What led to the Great Depression? What policies of President Hoovers administration made the Depression worse? What was the New Deal?
What was the Cold War? How did the Cold War begin? Discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis in terms of its cause and American policy during the crisis.

The above are General Subject Areas and are too broad to research in their entirety. Write on a single topic not all of those within the subject area. If you are interested in writing on another topic within the time range of those of Paper 2 discuss it with me first. The assignment length is 1,500 words.

Use a minimum of 3 sources and a maximum of 5. Try to use Journal articles but books are also acceptable. All sources should be written by historians and come from the Palm Beach State Library or the Databases it supports. ( Journals of History can be found in JSTOR) If you are having difficulty getting started check with a Research Librarian at the Library or use Ask a Librarian on the Library web site.

Include a word count and a bibliography. Use Chicago Book of Style for citations and Bibliography. The Noodle Tool supports this style so try it. For Quick reference look at Turabian or A Pocket Guide to Writing in History by Mary Lynn Rampolla.

These are research papers and must be based on books and other peer reviewed materials (Journal Articles and other similar sources). Examples of unaccepted sources include: Encyclopedia Entries, Wikipedia, the textbook, any databases ending in .com ( Including Facts on File, Google, Yahoo, and material from other similar sites), and Films (Unless pre-approved). If you are unsure of a source, see me.

Historians are always trying to understand the causes and consequences. Causes tell us how things happened (or changed) and consequences indicate the size and scope of the change. One would expect the biggest changes to have the biggest consequences. What would you say were the three most important changes that occurred from 8000 BCE to 1450 CE? Why were they the most important changes? What were their consequences or effects (up to 1450 CE)? What were their origins or causes?

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