Guidelines:
1. Type a 1200 word answer to the question. Your answer should be 4-5 pages, doublespaced,
12-point font.
2. Submit your answer as a MS Word document attachment in UT Canvas.
3. You may consult books and lecture notes while you prepare your answer.
4. You may discuss your answer with other students.
5. You must submit your own original answer to the question.
Do NOT copy someone else’s written work.
Do NOT copy passages from the books or lectures or websites.
6. Make sure that you answer the question as fully as possible.
Discuss all of the issues, readings, and lectures itemized in the question.
7. Make sure that your answer has a central thesis.
State your thesis in the first paragraph of your answer.
8. Make sure that your answer is clearly written without spelling or
grammatical mistakes. Proofread your answer for clarity, persuasiveness,
and style.

Question:
Did the United States become a more or less democratic society between the Civil War
and the Great Depression? Please define what you mean by “democratic society,” and tell
us how you judge whether the country became more or less democratic.
1. Describe the perspectives offered by:
a. James McPherson;
b. Michael McGerr;
c. Mae Ngai;
d. Jeremi Suri.
2. Make sure you refer to:
a. The Freedmen’s Bureau;
b. Home Rule;
c. Jane Addams;
d. The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine;
e. The Johnson-Reed Act of 1924;
f. The Civilian Conservation Corps.

Cite the Author’s last name and page number of book to give him credit.

NO PLAGIARISM