HIST 1493 OSU Causes of Secession
The Homework Assignments in this class will general revolve around the “Readings From the Norton Mix: History” section found in the back of your textbook. Generally, you will be asked to read three of the small, 2-4 page readings, and then answer a number of questions based on them.Your responses should be 1-2 pages, double spaced, typed, in 12pt Times New Roman font. Please upload them to Canvas by the due date. 5pt late penalty per day late.For the first assignment, please read the following readingsIgnatius Donnelly, Populist Party Platform (1892), OSU-190-195Ida B. Wells, From Southern Horrors, OSU-196-207U. S. Supreme Court, Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), OSU-208-213In your written response, please answer a total of six (6) questions, with two (2) coming from each of the readings. Although your answers should be in paragraph form, do not feel like you must compose this assignment as if it were an essay. Feel free to label your answers as “Reading 1, Question 2:” and then compose a paragraph, and then “Reading 1, Question 4:” and your response to the second question. Please clearly indicate which questions you are responding to.
