Exploring American Histories Volume 1:To 1877 Authors are Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson. NO PLAIGARISM!!! There should be a total of 8 pages. 2 pages for each essay. There are so many pages and so many essays because there are four questions. I want an essay for each question.

HIST 2010 Review Questions for the Final Exam Essay. You must include a thesis statement.
1.) Why was Texas an important part of the antebellum United States? Be sure to discuss the Republic of Texas, Ben Lundy, the Mexican-American War, and the Wilmot Proviso. Be as specific as you can, and include references to your textbook and primary sources whenever possible.
2.) What was paternalism and how did it work in the south? Be sure to discuss “king cotton”, Thomas Dew, the Ladies of Augusta, Caroline Hentz, Harriet Beecher Stowe, race and gender. Be as specific as you can, and include references to your textbook and primary sources whenever possible.
3.) What was the relationship between abolitionism and women’s rights? Be sure to discuss the American Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass, Lucretia Mott, the Seneca Falls Convention, and the 15th Amendment. Be as specific as you can, and include references to your textbook and primary sources whenever possible.
4.) Did Reconstruction succeed or fail to guarantee freedom and equality for freed people? Be sure to discuss the Freedmen’s Bureau, Amendments 13-15, the black codes, sharecropping, and the Compromise of 1876. Be as specific as you can, and include references to your textbook and primary sources whenever possible.