https://hcommons.org/members/simsmere/activity/ Activity feed for Meredith Danielle Sims. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 02:31:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 0f756573fd6559ce0381886444a1aa51 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1735327/#acomment-1735647 Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:29:29 -0400 Hello George, great blog post! I absolutely agree with your thesis for Lemann's novel Redemption. Although it was not clearly stated, we can infer that Lemann's purpose for writing this analysis on Reconstruction was to illustrate how the Union's Civil War victory was not an easy revolution to the deep rooted racial conflicts in the deep South.

In reply to - George McKay IV wrote a new post, Week 12, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era While Lemann does not provide an unambiguous thesis at the beginning of the book, he does focus on the South’s treatment of A […] ]]> 6bdaaed5ae5845bb1c3f2b52bf8abe62 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1733835/#acomment-1733857 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 21:43:24 -0400 Hello Nianyuan! Happy Sunday. Great blog post! I really appreciated your interpretation of Gallagher & Waugh’s assessment for this week's reading. In some ways, I would agree that the war restored the union between the Northern and Southern states and gave centralized power back to the federal government. However, your argument that slavery and f…[Read more]

In reply to - Nianyuan Hu wrote a new post, post 11, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era According to Gallagher & Waugh the Civil War settled "3 great questions": that of the Union, that of the "cancer of slavery" and, that […] ]]> 43e8816c769c99febee962eb2304ce5b https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1731372/#acomment-1732597 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:06:06 -0400 Hi Jeremy, great blog post! I really appreciate your organization of the categories the class should research for the final Omeka project. You did a great job of itemizing the themes considering how large the workload is to be divided among our class size.

In reply to - Jeremy Stass wrote a new post, Blog 8:, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Based on the research collected by our class and the amount of time left to work on the project, I believe that the omeka project […] ]]> 9c359787ad742ba42237483bd2adf372 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1732330/#acomment-1732578 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:42:50 -0400 Hello David, great bolg post! I completely agree with your argument that President Lincoln's greatest weakness was his lack of organization. I think this stems from the pressures of the Civil War and his lack of military experience. Having to make decisions for generals who know more about combat or think they know more than you is definitely a…[Read more]

In reply to - David Joseph Solis wrote a new post, Weekly Blog Post 10, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Lincoln as Commander in Chief: As described in Lincoln's Generals, Lincoln's top three qualtities were being able […] ]]> 1cd2bcd7d9f916918120deebe781ea3b https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1729455/#acomment-1729774 Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:09:04 -0500 Hello Anna, great blog post thank you for sharing! I agree with your analysis of the Civil War technology. It is extraordinary to read how the inventions of that time made such an impact on today's warfare technology. Especially the development of launching bullets from long distances.

In reply to - Anna Jo Weigel wrote a new post, Blog Post #7, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era McWhitney's thesis is that whichever side of the Civil War took the offensive in any given battle was likely going to lose a […] ]]> 300a0abb22a72bc2ab18f8ea4525f37a https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1728371/#acomment-1728573 Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:06:06 -0500 Hi Brian, Happy Tuesday! Great blog post! I absolutely agree with your thesis about the authors' intention to illustrate how little both the Union and Confederacy anticipated how long the conflict would last between the two parties.

In reply to - Brian Micheal Maghran wrote a new post, blog post 6, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Thesis: The thesis shows how the Union and confederacy were prepared for war but not for an extended conflict. It is […] ]]> 53586a44d67c1f7d4b89bdad513b1fb8 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1727448/#acomment-1727460 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 23:29:37 -0500 Hello Noah, great blog post! I agree with your interpretation of Silder's thesis that Northern women’s participation in the war redefined womanhood. The Union women were not only upholding their households while many of their husbands were fighting in the Civil War, but they were also contributing financially to replace the absence of the men t…[Read more]

In reply to - Noah Long wrote a new post, Weekly Blog 5, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Gender and the nation state: When the author writes that northern women were more tied to the nation state she means that women […] ]]> c569302b41d120999e17208c8cfb0630 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1726617/#acomment-1727454 Sat, 13 Feb 2021 21:40:29 -0500 Hello Maddie, great blog post! I absolutely agree with your statement about the influence of the telegraph! It was a pivotal invention during the 19th century, not only because it revolutionalizing long-distance communication, but it also allowed the media platforms to keep the American public well informed about the divisions between the North…[Read more]

In reply to - Maddie Stedry wrote a new post, Week 4 Blog Post Maddie Stedry, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Thesis Ratner and Teeter's thesis states that the U.S. media had a huge role in dividing the north and the […] ]]> fd4a447683727901fe0f79b1af4a3451 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1725806/#acomment-1725912 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 23:08:23 -0500 Hello Violet, thank you for sharing! I agree with your assessment of how geography impacted slavery. You made a great point about popular opinion. In Bibb's narrative, we see that as he traveled North via the underground railroad he encounters whites that do not agree with the institution of slavery and their support of his freedom helped him to…[Read more]

In reply to - Violet Alice Obrien wrote a new post, Blog Post Three, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Thesis: Henry Bibb’s thesis statement describes, in detail, the grim reality of an enslaved person’s life. He sou […] ]]> 68b45f1c72ce049a2bbc622c794b0f59 https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1724789/#acomment-1724794 Mon, 25 Jan 2021 02:22:39 -0500 Hi Violet, thanks for sharing! I was also surprised to read that slaves engaged in witchcraft! I guess I assumed that Christianity was so heavily advertised to slaves and most of the Western World that it was hard to believe that non-Chrisitan ideas were entertained by enslaved people.

In reply to - Violet Alice Obrien wrote a new post, Week Two Blog Post, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era The Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb was written with the intention of shedding light on the […] ]]> 1a0497615cfac5281b3df4416ef7169c https://commons.msu.edu/activity/p/1723708/#acomment-1723749 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:33:57 -0500 Hello Jack, great blog post! I am also a business major, I'm graduating in May as well with my B.A. in Accounting, so I am very happy to see another Broad student enrolled in this course. The Civil War greatly influenced the current structure of our Federal Government so I am also interested in this time period's impact on the monetary system.

In reply to - Jack Anthony Shore wrote a new post, Introduction Blog, on the site HST 304: The Civil War Era Hello all, My name is Jack Shore, I am a senior graduating this May with a degree in Supply Chain Management. I am […] ]]>