American History, 1877 to present - Loewen Chapters 8 Reading Response

Chapter 8

By Use this text book :

James W. Loewen, Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got 

Wrong (Touchstone, 2007).  ISBN 978-0743296281

NOTE:  You need the 2007 (or later) edition of this book.  It will 13 chapters (not 12).

For assigned texts (Loewen) you will write a response (at least 180-200 words) to a prompt based on the readings assigned for that day. (answer qauestions ) : Chapter 8 

What is Loewen’s argument about textbook portrayals of the federal government?  Identify two examples of his evidence for his argument.  Do you agree or disagree with him?