World History According to Undergrads

The crossroads of America

“During the 16th century, Spaniards and Portuguese in the New World supplemented Indiana laborers with enslaved Africans.”

Let my evangelical Protestants go

“The Great Awakening occurred when a massive plague broke out in the English colonies, killing off all the children under 16. With nothing to explain the tragic events the colonists turned back to the bible for answers.”

Time traveler’s first lady

“Eleanor Roosevelt wrote the Mayflower Compact.”

Happy 4th of July!

“After the colonies prevailed in the American revolution the four fathers got together and wrote up a declaration of independence and presented to Britain.”

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North American Man Boy Liberation Army?

“The Boston Massacre had a significant impact in Boston and in all the colonies, because at this time many people were sticking up for their individual rights that the British were taking away, including teenage boys.”

Welcome to World History According to Undergrads! This site is run by a number of teaching assistants and graduate instructors at a major American university that shall remain nameless. One of our favorite, if frustrating, pastimes is comparing the ridiculous responses we get from our students on exams, quizzes, and papers. It has gotten to the point that we feel these are just too much fun to keep to ourselves. So we have decided to share them with the internets. Some of these are innocent mistakes and typos that create a hilarious alternate history. Others make us fear for the future and wonder what we could possibly be doing so wrong. All of these, sadly, are very real. This is not done out of malice or ill-will toward our students. But, sometimes, you have got to laugh to keep from crying. Let history be re-written through bad Photoshop!

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