Humanities Homework Help

(1) After watching the Gold Rush and the West and reviewing section 12.1.1 in your textbook please respond to the following. How do you think the discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill in 1848 altered the future of the United States? Or put another way, what would have been different if gold had not been discovered? at least 200 words

And just for fun, do you think you would have made the trip to California to mine for gold? Why or why not?

The California Gold Rush and the West

(2) After reading the Cornerstone Speech and the Texas Declaration of Causes please respond to the following:

How did Texas define white supremacy according to the Declaration of Causes? What other reasons were given for Texas’ decision to leave the Union? Is the argument in the Cornerstone speech similar to the one Texas makes about white supremacy? If so, how are they similar? If not, how are they different? at least 200 words

Texas Declaration of Causes (Links to an external site.)

DECLARATION OF CAUSES: February 2, 1861 A declaration of the causes which impel the State of Texas to secede from the Federal Union. | TSLAC

– Stephens Cornerstone Speech ( its been attached)

(3) We have now studied the history of the United States through 1877 (or thereabouts). When looking back over the last four and a half weeks what do you think is the most important thing you have learned about the history of this country? What was the most interesting thing that you learned? What topic do you still have questions about? at least 500 words