What was the meaning of Charles Sumner’s remark “that rather than being a threat to liberty’, the federal Government had become “the custodian of freedom.”.,.What were the implications of Sumner’s realization.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the Bengal Renaissance? (Select all correct options.) —- A-Bengal Renaissance refers to the period of great vibrancy in literature and culture centered in the city of Calcutta during the late eighteenth and nineteenth century when Indian and British intellectuals worked together B-It was during this period that Hindu intellectuals like Rammohun Roy, Dwarakanath Tagore, etc. were actively engaged in reforming many traditional practices like Sati, child marriage, caste hierarchy etc. C-The Bengal renaissance only affected the upper strata of Indian society, and did not have much effect on the rural poor D-The Bengal […]

After reading Vasari’s “Life of Michelangelo” and Wallace’s “A Week in the Life of Michelangelo,” please answer the following three questions. Please note that Vasari is a contemporary of Michelangelo and thus his biography is considered a primary source (something that was written or created in the time period under study). Wallace is a modern art historian, who has researched Michelangelo’s life (using multiple primary sources including Vasari) for his article (which is a secondary source). These authors have very different motivations (for more on Vasari’s motivation’s make sure to listen to this week’s narrated talks), which you should keep in mind, […]

Which of the following best describes the federal government’s response to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle?

What were the Founding Fathers’ motives for creating the constitution, according to the author of source one? This question is from Chapter 5 of JohnHollitz textbook “thinking through the past”. I am supposed to answer this question from an exploratory standpoint rather than just answering the question