Instructions:
· US II Choose a significant event from World War II until Barack Obama’s victory in 2008.
US I Select a key event from Thomas Jefferson’s election through American Imperialism in the 1880s.
o Why is the occurrence significant? Is it still remembered as such? (For example, how much space does the subject get in your textbook? Is it something you were aware of previously?)
Identify and explain the aftermath/legacy; any ongoing effects; and the influence o What happened in the long term as a result of this event?
o How should the topic be remembered/commemorated, in your opinion? o Based on the facts received, was the event critical or exaggerated?
Provide your evaluation/analysis of the event. This is the location of your thesis/opinion comes in.
o Why is this occurrence significant? What do you want to prove regarding the event? o This fundamental question will guide all of your writing throughout the paper.
Remember, you’re not just relaying the event’s tale. You are attempting to make a point about the event and must use your research to do so.
Final Thoughts
o Restate your claim (thesis) and outline how the data from your investigation supports your key concept. Overview
Inauguration on March 4, 1801. Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third President of the United States, becoming the first president to be inaugurated in Washington, D.C. Aaron Burr, who had equaled Jefferson in electoral votes until losing the House election, is installed as Vice President.
Tripoli declares war on May 14, 1801. Yusuf Karamini, Pasha of Tripoli, declares war on the US by symbolically tearing down the flagpole at the US Consulate. The United States took this measure after refusing to pay further tribute to the Tripolitans in exchange for protection against piracy against American ships.
William C.C. Claiborne is appointed as the new territory governor of Mississippi on July 10, 1801.
Jefferson addresses Congress on December 8, 1801. President Jefferson writes his first speech to the newly assembled United States Congress, which is read out by the House clerk. Jefferson established the practice of not giving the State of the Union speech in person, which was not broken until Woodrow Wilson’s term.
8 January 1802 The United States and the United Kingdom meet. The treaty of 1794 is finalized by a convention between the United States and Britain. A commission determines that the United States owes British people £2,664, 000 in settlement of Revolutionary War claims.
War with Tripoli began on February 6, 1802. Congress declares war on Tripoli and authorizes the arming of commercial ships to repel assaults.
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