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Unit 12: Discussion Response
Expectations
The discussion responses you submit for each Discussion Post should all follow the same format and style. These should be 250-350
words, and are meant to be written in a “blog style,” as opposed to more formal writing. The intention behind this is to map the process of
learning and analyzing history–therefore it should have a tone of personal reflection in addition to analysis. Reflect on the content you’ve
learned in this unit. Then, consider your position/experience and how you relate to this material (yes–you can use first-person). Though
there is an overall informal tone to these posts, your answers should employ critical thinking (as opposed to regurgitating material) and
effectively apply reading and media sources from the unit’s module within your overall analysis. Include several specifics from course
material, offering really simplistic citations in parentheses such as: (name of textbook chapter), (name of primary source), (name of
historian video).
Background
John O’Sullivan romanticized expansion and spoke of America fulfilling it’s Manifest Destiny. Ralph Waldo Emerson, on the other hand,
would refer to the land gained from Mexico as a dose of arsenic. Drawing on this unit’s material, write a 250-350 word post considering
the below questions in your response.
Questions
What was Manifest Destiny, and why did Americans embrace positive views on expanding?
What were the causes of the Mexican-American War?
Why did Emerson refer to the new land as poison?
Why is it important to understand both the motivations for expansion and the consequences that followed?
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