Part 1
Read:”Antebellum Reform, Evolving Causes and Strategies.pdf” in this module. The first part of this article is what’s called a historiographical review. In other words, the interpretations by historians of Antebellum reform over the past 150 years. Get familiar with these if you’re going to pursue a higher degree in any Humanities or Social Sciences fields.
Your submission:
Take notes only for the first part of the article. You will submit your notes.
Part 2:
Read the essays begging on page 249 of Antebellum Reform, Evolving Causes and Strategies.pdf. (the second part of the reading) in the same article. Write one paragraph summarizing each essay. Then go back to your notes on the first section and identify what historiographical school or genre the two authors fit. Write a paragraph explaining your reasoning If you feel they are not similar to any historiographical school, explain.
Your final product should include the following:
1 page of notes on the first half of the reading.
1 paragraph summarizing Hershberger.
1 paragraph summarizing Ginzberg.
1 paragraph fitting the two authors into a historiographical school discussed in the first part of the article.
At the end of this exercise, you should have a very strong understanding of the motivations of people who pushed reform and went on moral crusades. It should also show that historians can use similar sources and come up with different conclusions.
The assessment addresses the Course Learning Outcome(s):
Discuss the historical development of pre-civil war America, including the key political, social, cultural, artistic and economic forces that shaped the nation.
Discuss varying interpretations of institutions, people, practices, and events throughout this period, including ethics and motivations.
Identify and analyze problems throughout this period, such as factors leading to the Revolution and the Civil War.
Relate the events, ideas, and people of pre-civil war America with present societal conditions.