Use attached texbook.

Do not use any outside sources. Quotations should
include the author and page number of the source "and must be cited thusly" (Foner, 649).
Consider the six major disruptions to the status quo that we've explored in History 104 since
February:
World War I
the 1918 Spanish Flu
the Great Depression
World War II
the Vietnam War and the Turbulence of the 1960s
the Recession of the 1970s and 1980s


Select two or three of the six crises listed above and answer this question: To what degree did these crises lead to reforms that expanded the boundaries of freedom for Americans? Give specific factual examples.* In the final sentence of the essay, you  may wish to speculate about whether the current coronavirus crisis--like crises past--will lead to outcomes which will contract or expand freedom.


*You may wish to define which definition of freedom they are using--negative (absence of
obstacles) or positiv

In 350-400 words, write an original post that responds to all of the following five questions. Please answer these questions in a narrative essay style. Cite using APA format.

1.The first written "constitution" of the United States was embodied within the Articles of Confederation. Which political group believed that the Articles were inadequate and needed to be superseded by the present-day Constitution--and why?

2.Which group opposed the adoption of the Constitution, and why?

3.Which group insisted on the adoption of a Bill of Rights, and why?

4.Which present-day political party (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian) most closely aligns with the views of the Federalists and why?

5.Which present-day political party (Republican, Democrat, Libertarian) most closely aligns with the views of the Antifederalists and why?

Cite and reference specific passages using APA style from the textbook and  Birth of the US Constitution video with the link ht