Prompt:
Using the primary sources I have listed at the bottom, answer this question:
How did the expectations of the people who lived in early America compare to their lived experiences?
Mechanics and Citations
For the writing assignment, double-space your paper, use 12 point font and standard margins. Cite your sources (use MLA Links to an external site. The essay should be a minimum of 8 – 10 good paragraphs.
You must use at least 8 of the primary sources.
Step One: Introduction
The essay must begin with an introduction that starts with a thesis statement. Your thesis statement must respond to the bolded prompt above. Underline or highlight your thesis statement.
Step Two: Body of Essay (Using Evidence to Support Your Thesis)
Organize the body of your essay in paragraphs that each have a clear topic sentence (the main point of the paragraph). The topic sentence must support your thesis, so always keep your thesis (the main point/contention/argument) of your paper in mind as you construct each paragraph. Organize your paragraphs by topic; then use one or more (related) primary sources that explain or illustrate your main point. Each paragraph should be several sentences long. Use transitions at the end of each paragraph to move from one topic to the next.
Each paragraph must use evidence from the primary sources I listed. Use the evidence to support your thesis. You must use at least 8 of the primary sources.
Step Three: Conclusion
Your essay must end with a concluding paragraph. Your conclusion should reiterate your main thesis from your introduction as well as the most important main points or topics you explored throughout the essay, and should explain the significance of the topic (in other words, “why is this important/significant to the study of early American history?”).
The essay must begin with an introduction that starts with a thesis statement. Your thesis statement must respond to the bolded prompt above. Underline or highlight your thesis statement.
Step Two: Body of Essay (Using Evidence to Support Your Thesis)
Organize the body of your essay in paragraphs that each have a clear topic sentence (the main point of the paragraph). The topic sentence must support your thesis, so always keep your thesis (the main point/contention/argument) of your paper in mind as you construct each paragraph. Organize your paragraphs by topic; then use one or more (related) primary sources that explain or illustrate your main point. Each paragraph should be several sentences long. Use transitions at the end of each paragraph to move from one topic to the next.
Each paragraph must use evidence from the primary sources I listed. Use the evidence to support your thesis. You must use at least 8 of the primary sources.
Step Three: Conclusion
Your essay must end with a concluding paragraph. Your conclusion should reiterate your main thesis from your introduction as well as the most important main points or topics you explored throughout the essay, and should explain the significance of the topic (in other words, “why is this important/significant to the study of early American history?”).
Sources
https://shec.ashp.cuny.edu/items/show/862
https://www.gilderlehrman.org/sites/default/files/02437.00638_OS.docx_.pdf
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/testimony-in-the-trial-of-gabriel-october-6-1800/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h493t.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h32t.html
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h23t.html
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5710
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6233
https://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=modern_english/uvaGenText/tei/Gle1115.xml
https://xtf.lib.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=modern_english/uvaGenText/tei/Gle1223.xml
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/acts-ordinances-interregnum/pp559-562
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1h283t.html
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5712
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6228
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6527
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Blacks_Who_Stole_Themselves/u08rEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PP3&printsec=frontcover
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5828
https://www.slavevoyages.org/blog/tag/intro-maps
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=61
https://history.hanover.edu/texts/masslib.html
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6594
https://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6593
https://static-prod.lib.princeton.edu/visual_materials/maps/websites/wendt-world-maps/Mercator_1587.html