History 200 Assignment: Weeks 1-4 Short Responses on Historical Topics

This document presents a student's responses to a HIS 200 assignment, covering short responses from Weeks 1 through 4. The assignment explores various historical lenses, including economic, political, religious, and social perspectives, applied to scenarios such as Irish immigration to New York City. It identifies primary and secondary sources for research on topics like the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge and the women's suffrage movement, and defines relevant search terms and subject terms. The document also addresses research questions related to historical events and figures, such as the impact of the 19th amendment and the role of key individuals. Additionally, the assignment analyzes website reliability, biases in sources, and audience considerations for communicating historical ideas. The student also reflects on the influence of events like the social tumult of the 1960s on social movements and the impact of figures like Simon de Beauvoir. The assignment concludes with considerations on adapting writing styles for different audiences and identifying necessary and contributory factors in historical contexts.

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Week 1 responses-Number 1
The historical lens, which is being used in the scenario stated above, is known as an
Economic lens.
I think it is an economic lens since an economic lens indicates one in which the focus is
put on the fundamental economic conditions of a circumstance. In this statement, the influx of
immigrants of Irish into NYC had numerous different political and social dimensions.
Nevertheless, the author is concentrating mainly on the economic dimension since he illustrates
how their existence drove wages down for some workers.
Week 1 responses-Number 2
I believe that a political lens has been used in this statement. This is because of the
scenario talks of an immigrant being appointed to the public office. Also, being elected a
governor of a particular region is part of the political lens.
Week 1 responses-Number 3
The historical lens used in this scenario is known as a religious lens (Huang & Wang,
2019). This is due to the fact that the scenario discusses about the immigrants of Iris being a
dominant take part in the Catholic Church of American.
Week 1 responses-Number 4
The historical lens used in this scenario is known as a social lens. This is because it
discusses how immigrant women, which is a social team, were seen migrating to the US in the
20th century.
Week 1 responses-Number 5
My research paper would contain the following questions:

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 With the change of power from Republic to Democratic, how did the congress
and the housework together?
 When the newly appointed president Andrew Jackson took control of the office,
how did he proceed with the work of the Lincoln?
 In what way did the death of Lincoln affect post-civil war about African
Americans?
Week 1 responses-Number 6
 If I were to write a research paper that discusses Title IX, I would be interested in
knowing more about the following:
 Is there any relationship between Title IX and women’s suffrage movement?
 Want was the initial aim of Title IX?
Week 1 responses-Number 7
One of the research questions that may address the experience of the immigrant of Irish
via the lens of the history of political remains:
As the Irish immigrants started to settle in the United States, what were their political
outlooks on a developing American Country? Did they take part in politics?
Week 1 responses-Number 8
One of the research questions that may address the experience of the Irish emigrant via
the lens of economic history is:
With the food shortage being that major reason for the migration of Irish migrants to the
United States, what were their talents and trades that assisted them to survive? How did the Irish
emigrants diminish or enhance the United States economy?
Week 2 responses-Number 1

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Some of the primary sources that I shall require to support my topic are works of
literature, unofficial/official records of agencies of government, government documents,
speeches, and newspaper articles (Hobbes, 2016). On the other hand, the secondary sources that I
shall require to support my topic are historical books, reference books, and textbooks.
Week 2 responses-Number 2
Some of the keywords to search with could be ‘’sandhogs’’ as well as Irish immigrants,
construction of Brooklyn Bridge, as well as the development of the construction industry of
NYC.
Week 2 responses-Number 3
The subject terms that I would use to further my research can include; Construction by
immigrants of Irish, construction of Irish Immigrants in the City of New York, as well as the
growth of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Week 2 responses-Number 4
The conforming search terms that I would apply to narrow my search include:
 NYC as well as construction
 Construction as well as Brooklyn Bridge
 Construction as well as Irish Immigrants
Week 3 responses-Number 1
Youngest parade in NY (New York) City suffragist remains a photo that may be found in
the congress's library, as well as the Declaration of sentiment that has sixty-eight (68) signatures
of women and thirty-two men's at the first right convention of women, are both the best sources
for researching the social as well as the economic impact of the movement of women (Mercado,
2018). Relevant search terms, for example, the rights of women, women’s declaration, as well as
women's suffrage, may be used to trace these sources.

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Week 3 responses-Number 2
The approval of the 19th amendment in 4/6/1919 by the congress remained a necessary
cause of the triumph of the WSM.
Week 3 responses-Number 3
NAWSA gave support to the United States' decision to join WW1 as well as publicly
fortified women to provide support to the battle effort represented a contributory cause to the
achievement of the WSM.
Week 3 responses-Number 4
The main aim of this website principally remains to assist congress. Information may be
easily found on this website using the navigation menu or the search box. The data on the
website is extremely reliable as well as up to date, depending on the topic as well as the subject
of the discussion.
Week 3 responses-Number 5
This website remains sponsored by the ACLU. It is quite easy to navigate as well as
search for information on the website, and it contains an updated, current look. The information
found on the website is exceptionally current and very accurate. It encourages a specific opinion
about equal pay. It has one-sided point of view on matters in support of it. The website would be
a suitable source when undertaking a research paper relating to the minimum wages in the US.
Week 3 responses-Number 6
Yes, the article must contain references. The references given must consist of different
scholarly sources. This article would indeed be valuable to obtain information regarding the
resemblances between political sentiments in various states that allowed female the voting right
earlier to the 19th amendment. Also, it would be useful in acquiring the information required for

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an essay the concentrates on the NWSA (National Women Suffragists Association). The aim of
the article remained to inspect the dissuasive strategies of national suffragists. In the article, the
author claims that California hindered the efforts of females gaining their rights. The credentials
of the author include she is one of the professors of studies of women in the twentieth century in
UN, Race, and Gender, as well as Historical Methods in the unit of history at Nebraska
University, Kearney, and it remained published by Pacific Historical.
Week 3 responses-Number 7
Subjects: National Organization for Women, Janet Boles, and Alice Paul, politics of the
amendment of equal rights, collection of Audiotape are the best subjects to study for my
historical analysis.
Events: Equal rights Amendment approved by Congress, Advocates Reignite the struggle
for the amendment of equal rights, as well as Bid to review the amendment of equal rights in
Virginia fails by one vote are some of the events to research for the historical analysis.
Time period: The proper time eras to be researched for the historical analysis remains
from 1970 to 1982 and from 2018 to 2020.
Week 3 short responses-Number 8
1) The author who generated the poster is unknown, and the poster was produced by the
National American Suffrage Association (NASA). This poster was written to reinforce the right
of women.
2) The intended audience remains organizations that are not employing women and men
equally. The methods that the creator used to target the audience include pamphlets, leaflets, and
Broadsides. The intended might have uncounted this poster on the streets and the newspapers.
The posters were spread on the streets and advised on the newspaper.

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Week 3 responses-Number 9
1) Yes, there are indeed biases in the sources. The sources remain biased in favor of the
equality of women. To my interpretation, words such as demand, courage, enfranchised, and
unfair point to the authors' assumptions and biases.
2) Biases that I personally might have regarding the source used is that the writer could
have been radical.
Week 4 short responses-Number 1
For my best friend, I shall organize my writing well in a way that she may easily
understand the content of my paper. She shall be capable of understanding the message that I
attempt to pass since she knows me well.
For my professor, I shall write professionally. I will also try to include some of the
essential subtopics in my paper. I will also ensure that the professor got to attach to my topic of
discussion.
In this case, my listeners would be unknown, unfamiliar, as well as nonacademic. I will
write professionally as well as elaborate on the themes of the paper. I will also try to write about
something that can change the life of my audience.
For the individuals reading a newspaper editorial, I shall put more effort into my paper in
order to make them understand the content of my paper.
Week 4 responses-Number 2
Numerous different audiences might be interested in my essay. It might be any person
from the groups of women's activists or young women. For this example, I would try to address
all of my audience professionally. I would also try to involve my audience in the presentation by

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narrating stories about the movement. All these would allow my audience to understand about
the suffrage movement clearly.
Week 4 responses-Number 3
I would not elaborate much about the origin of the constitution as well as the 19th
amendment since the lawyer's civil rights already had information about the subject. However, I
would concentrate more on explaining how the 19th amendment and the constitution were
interpreted during those periods. I would also explain to them how the interpretation impacted
the women's suffrage movement. My approach would be different from that given to the high
school learners because most of the students would not be aware of the 19th amendment and the
constitution at that time period.
Week 4 responses-Number 4
Indeed, the decision of Kennedy as a president of the United States to offer support to the
ERA was never a necessary factor. It was a contributory factor.
Week 4 responses-Number 5
Yes, the social tumult of the year nineteen sixty remained a necessary cause of the
liberation movement of females. This is because it reduced the scrutiny as well as the taboo
nature of women in the nation.
Week 4 short responses-Number 6
The second rise of American feminism had its determinative influences, one of them
being Simon de Beauvoir. To historians, Simon is well-known as the creator of the liberation
movement of women.
Week 4 responses-Number 7

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Issues linked to the sexual freedom of women such as reproductive rights, and galvanized
support from young females. Also, these issues cost the movement to lost support from
conservative women and older women.
References

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Hobbes, T. (2016). Thomas Hobbes: Leviathan (Longman Library of Primary Sources in
Philosophy). Routledge.
Huang, T. R., & Wang, Y. H. (2019). Perceiving Self, Others, and Events Through a Religious
Lens: Mahayana Buddhists vs. Christians. Frontiers in psychology, 10, 217.
Mercado, M. L. (2018). The Politics of Women's History: Collecting for the Centennial of
Women's Suffrage in New York State. Collections, 14(3), 331-350.