Write an essay of five to seven paragraphs about one of the following topics. You may write your essay ahead of time. Please include five citations from the Divine textbook. Use the following format:...

Write an essay of five to seven paragraphs about one of the following topics. You may write your essay ahead of time. Please include five citations from the Divine textbook. Use the following format: (Divine et al., p. 168)

By “our period”, I am referring to the period from the Declaration of Independence through the Civil War:

1. 
   When did the Civil War become inevitable?
   


2. 
   Discuss the growth of tensions between the North and the South.
   


3. 
   Discuss the most important political developments of our period, for example, the development of political powers, Supreme Court cases, and elections.
   


4. 
   Write about the experiences of one or more of the following groups during our period: women, African-Americans, labor, or Native-Americans.
   


5. 
   Discuss the expansion of the United States during our period.
   


6. 
   Discuss the development of the American constitution.
   


7. 
   Write about the importance of rivers for the period between the American Revolution and the American Civil War.
   


8. 
   What are the major changes that took place in the institution of slavery in our period?
   


9. 
   What are the most important military events that took place during our period?
   


10. 
    Write about the technological and economic changes of our period.
    


11. 
    Write about the presidents of our period.
    


12. 
    Write about the Civil War and or the American Revolution. You can write about the causes, the course of war, and the outcome.