U.S History

Using the U.S free history text book on https://cnx.org/ (openstax) we need to answer each and every
1) Americana Sections (indicated by a Red Bar)
2) Defining America (Orange Bar)
3) My Story (Blue Bar)
for chapters 3 through 8 using these guidelines to answer each question pertaining the Americana, Defining America and My Story (even if the section does not ask a question):
1. Is it prescriptive–telling you what people thought should happen–or descriptive–telling you what people thought did happen?
2. Does it describe ideology and/or behavior?
3. Does it tell you about the beliefs/actions of the elite, or of “ordinary” people? From whose perspective?
4. What historical questions can you answer using this source? What are the benefits of using this kind of source?
5. What questions can this source NOT help you answer? What are the limitations of this type of source?
6. If we have read other historians’ interpretations of this source or sources like this one, how does your analysis fit with theirs? In your opinion, does this source support or challenge their argument?
You do not to hit all of these guidelines each and everytime, but try to hit as many of them as you can for each question.
as well as one Click and explore link for chapters 1 through 8 and answer them using these guidelines:
A) A summary of the site (what types of sources are presented, who is the intended audience,
how complete is the site, how accessible is the site, is the site easy to navigate, etc)
B) Some in-depth discussion of multiple sources contained in the collection
keep these to a page length
C) A comparison of the sources to the information presented in class or the textbook. Tell me
how this site helps you understand the major themes of the course.
its best to view the text book as a downloaded PDF so you can view what each assignment asks
I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY PAGES EXACTLY I WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT, IT COULD BE MORE OR IT COULD BE LESS THAN THE NUMBER I HAVE DOWN. IF THERE ANY DIFFICULTIES PLEASE CONTACT ME…but do not try to use this as an opportunity to up sell.
here is an example of how to format the document and to what length/ extent I have been answering each question.
My Story: The Aztec Predict The Coming Of The Spanish, Chapter One
A: The account from the old man tells of prophecy given to him in a dream about the Spaniards coming to Mexico. Considering the amount of details the old man got right (horses, white men, large ships) without ever seeing any of these things It’s difficult to make a case for this accounts legitimacy. Not to mention it came from a dream, where details are usually nonsensical and no one can witness it to deem it true or false besides the person sleeping. Later in the text it is mention the accounts surfaced after the Aztecs defeat. It would be easier to argue that either the european historian or an Aztec person under spanish colonization made up the story than calling the initial account true. There is no logical sequence or benefit to using this account as historical evidence. However, this source does show how prevalent prophecy and mysticism is in Aztec society. Prophecies and omens were not seen as just hoopla conjured up by commoners but as something taken seriously by leaders and important figures. Later in the text it says that Moctezuma, the Aztec Emperor was troubled by the sightings of comets, water spouts and unexplainable burning of temples and saw these events as a sign of bad things to come. However, it is mentioned that the sightings were recorded after the Aztec empire fell, which can once more lead the door open to speculate if these sightings even occurred.

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