Cleveland History Blogs | Mark Tebeau | Activity http://clevelandhistory.org/members/mtebeau/activity/feed Mark Tebeau - Activity Feed Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:13:09 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.3.1 en http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/02/07/414/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, , on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/02/07/414/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:20:08 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, , on the site Readings in Environmental History Thumbnail

]]> http://resources.clevelandhistory.org/2012/02/02/history-resources/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, History Resources, on the site Internet Resources For Teaching American History http://resources.clevelandhistory.org/2012/02/02/history-resources/ Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:35:27 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, History Resources, on the site Internet Resources For Teaching American History Teaching Resources
National Education Clearinghouse
Historical Thinking 

Mapping
Historic Maps-Rumsey Collection
Hypercities

World History
http://www.gapminder.org/
http://www.silkroadproject.org/
<a […]

]]> http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/31/does-the-environment-determine-empire-or-does-the-empire-determine-the-environment/#comment-255 Mark Tebeau commented on the post, Does the environment determine Empire or does the Empire determine the environment?, on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/31/does-the-environment-determine-empire-or-does-the-empire-determine-the-environment/#comment-255 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:33:49 +0000 Mark Tebeau commented on the post, Does the environment determine Empire or does the Empire determine the environment?, on the site Readings in Environmental History Not anti-historical, ahistorical. And, I think that the question is really not whether the Aztecs would have been able to defeat the Spanish, but whether or not particular global environmental conditions outside […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/29/power-of-place-natures-metropolis/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Power of Place & Nature's Metropolis, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/29/power-of-place-natures-metropolis/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:58:29 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Power of Place & Nature's Metropolis, on the site U.S. Urban History Excerpts of Dolores Hayden, The Power of Place, have been placed on Electronic Course Reserve. Read them in their entirety, as well as the whole book when it comes in. We will only be discussing the ECR readings […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/26/archive-day/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Archive Day, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/26/archive-day/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:51:16 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Archive Day, on the site U.S. Urban History Today, we meet in RT301 to learn about the Cleveland Memory Collection.

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/18/under-construction/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Week 2, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/18/under-construction/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:49:54 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Week 2, on the site U.S. Urban History This week, we discuss Howard Chudacoff's Evolution of Urban Society, focusing on the period before the 19th century. We also read Hayden's Power of Place, to explore how we understand landscape and how we study […]

]]> http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/23/the-potato-and-the-east-european/#comment-162 Mark Tebeau commented on the post, The Potato and the East European, on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/23/the-potato-and-the-east-european/#comment-162 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:40:02 +0000 Mark Tebeau commented on the post, The Potato and the East European, on the site Readings in Environmental History Now you have me thinking about the potato (spelled with an e or not?) What specifically accounts for the spread of the potatoe into Eastern (or perhaps a better term is Central) Europe? Ecological factors, […]

]]> http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/23/the-columbian-exchange/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Columbian Exchange, on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/23/the-columbian-exchange/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:45:42 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Columbian Exchange, on the site Readings in Environmental History Think specifically about the exchanges discussed. Consider the sources used by Crosby. Think about the originality of the thesis, as presented nearly 40 years ago. And, consider the implications for how we now […]

]]> http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/18/atchafalaya/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Atchafalaya, on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/18/atchafalaya/ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:02:40 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Atchafalaya, on the site Readings in Environmental History John McPhee's essay on the Atchafalaya River in Control over Nature can be read by downloading the pdf attached to this link. You may also want to read the slightly briefer version in the New Yorker. To connect […]

]]> http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/17/january-17-2012/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, January 17, 2012, on the site Readings in Environmental History http://environment.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/17/january-17-2012/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:10:40 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, January 17, 2012, on the site Readings in Environmental History Read section I; Paradise Lost and Found of Uncommon Ground.

Also read McPhee's essay "Atchafalaya," which I will link to on this website.

Note that the entire site is under construction; look for it to be […]

]]> http://csudigitalhumanities.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/mobile-historical/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Mobile Historical, on the site Center for Public History + Digital Humanities http://csudigitalhumanities.clevelandhistory.org/2012/01/mobile-historical/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:15:29 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Mobile Historical, on the site Center for Public History + Digital Humanities We are excited to announce that Spokane Historical, Baltimore Historical, and New Orleans Historical will be up and running as beta proof of concepts in the next six weeks.

Mobile Historical is a mobile app […]

]]> http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/12/06/paper-civil-war/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper: Civil War, on the site U.S. History to 1877 http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/12/06/paper-civil-war/ Tue, 06 Dec 2011 22:21:22 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper: Civil War, on the site U.S. History to 1877 What caused the American Civil War? Describe the factors that led to the war and how various constituencies differed in their understanding of the war's origins. Also, consider the War's consequences? What were […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/11/28/posters-grades-assignments/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Posters + Grades + Assignments, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/11/28/posters-grades-assignments/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:42:08 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Posters + Grades + Assignments, on the site U.S. Urban History Tomorrow, in class discussion we will synthesize the broader urban history themes of the course.

On 11/29, Interpretive Essays are due.

On 12/1 all Omeka Posters are due. Later posters will receive a […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/11/08/course-readings/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Course readings, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/11/08/course-readings/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:51:32 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Course readings, on the site U.S. Urban History 11/8:
Gladwell, The Terrazo Jungle (ECR)
Cohen, Chapters 5/6 from Consumer's Republic (ECR)
Isenberg (continuing)

11/10:
Michney, on the Hough rebellions
Moore, on school desegregation
Isenberg
Johns, <a […]

]]> http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/25/october-28-slavery-expanding/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Slavery, on the site U.S. History to 1877 http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/25/october-28-slavery-expanding/ Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:12:02 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Slavery, on the site U.S. History to 1877 This week, we will focus on the history and expansion of slavery.

Here is a nice essay on visualizing slavery through maps and other sources.

Browse the Library of Congress's collection of images on […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/17/schedule/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Schedule, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/17/schedule/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:30:25 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Schedule, on the site U.S. Urban History 10/18; Bibliography due; discuss Hammack et. al.

10/20; Read and Discuss Isenberg + Cohen, Encountering Mass Culture (ecr)

10/25; Discuss Isenberg

10/27; research day (responding to bibliography)

11/1: […]

]]> http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2009/10/23/immigration/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Immigration, on the site U.S. Urban History http://tebeau304.clevelandhistory.org/2009/10/23/immigration/ Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:11:22 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Immigration, on the site U.S. Urban History This week we will read a lot. Pay attention to your reading groups for specific assignments. You should read chapters of David Hammack, editor, Identity, Conflict, & Cooperation. For further reference read John […]

]]> http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/04/the-cotton-gin/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Cotton Gin, on the site U.S. History to 1877 http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/04/the-cotton-gin/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:09:16 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, The Cotton Gin, on the site U.S. History to 1877 ThumbnailThink about the cotton gin and its invention as a beginning point for thinking about the industrial revolution.

Taken from: http://invention.smithsonian.org/centerpieces/whole_cloth/u2ei/index.html.

Read and […]

]]> http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/06/paper-revolution/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper-Revolution, on the site U.S. History to 1877 http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/06/paper-revolution/ Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:07:36 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, Paper-Revolution, on the site U.S. History to 1877 How radical was the American Revolution? Assess the legacy of the Revolution. In what ways did politics, economics, and/or society change or stay the same? Define your terms and use course materials to explain […]

]]> http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/04/october-21-cities-urban-life/ Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, October 21: Cities & Urban Life, on the site U.S. History to 1877 http://tebeau111.clevelandhistory.org/2011/10/04/october-21-cities-urban-life/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:44:33 +0000 Mark Tebeau wrote a new post, October 21: Cities & Urban Life, on the site U.S. History to 1877

Review the above three images; answer the following questions.

1. When was the period of greatest immigration, prior to the Civil War?
2. Which groups came during this period?
3. Why did these immigrants […]

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