Chapter 13-14 Discussion
Chapter 13-14 Discussion
Choose one of the following discussion options:
A. After reading and reviewing Chapter 14 andwatching the video(s), answer one of the following discussion questions. Make sure to include relevant points to your answer and make sure that your information is correctly cited. You must post before you can see the posts of others.
1. Was it possible to save the Union in 1860? Trace the steps that had been taken to this point and discuss what else might have been done at this point to avoid Civil War.
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2. John Brown is often described as a terrorist. Do you agree with this description? Why or why not? What attributes might make him fit this profile?
After you post, reply to two peers. In your reply, explain why you agree or disagree and add support to your peer's arguments. Feel free to comment on the topicyou did not originally post about.
B.After reading and reviewing Chapter 13 and watching the video(s), answer one of the following discussion questions. Make sure to include relevant points to your answer and make sure that your information is correctly cited. You must post before you can see the posts of others.
1. In what ways did the Second Great Awakening and transcendentalism reflect and react to the changes in antebellum thought and culture?
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2. In what ways do temperance, health reforms, and phrenology offer reflections on the changes in the United States before the Civil War? What needs did these reforms fill in the lives of antebellum Americans?
After you post, reply to two peers. In your reply, explain why you agree or disagree and add support to your peer's arguments. Feel free to comment on the topic that you did not originally post about.