Select one of the periods of history that we studied this class and identify how it shaped the modern America today. In your paper, you must address the specific era by identifying the years you chose to cover, specific events and or people in that period, and how that shaped Modern America today. Here are a few topics to get you thinking:
• The passing of the 13th Amendment.
• The rise of the railroads.
• The rise of monster cities.
• Free Market Economies in the 1910’s and 1920’s.
• The cultural shifts of the 1950’s and 1960’s.
• The rise and fall of Communism.
Your paper needs to be 4-6 pages in length, and incorporate at least three scholarly sources in addition to the class textbook. Format your paper according to APA style
The class book is A HIstory of the American People by Paul Johnson
The title can be changed to fit which topic you choose.
