Ensure you have read Colonial Society (Chapter 4) and The American Revolution (Chapter 5) in the American Yawp textbook and all of the following primary sources:
- Boston trader Sarah Knight on her travels in Connecticut, 1704
- Eliza Lucas Letters, 1740-1741
- Jonathan Edwards Revives Enfield, Connecticut, 1741
- Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768
- Extracts from Gibson Clough’s War Journal, 1759
- Pontiac Calls for War, 1763
- Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, Reflects on the British and French, 1765
- Blueprint and Photograph of Christ Church
- Royall Family
- George R. T. Hewes, A Retrospect of the Boston Tea-party, 1834
- Thomas Paine Calls for American independence, 1776
- Declaration of Independence, 1776
- Women in South Carolina Experience Occupation, 1780
- Oneida Declaration of Neutrality, 1775
- Boston King recalls fighting for the British and for his freedom, 1798
- Abigail and John Adams Converse on Women’s Rights, 1776
- American Revolution Cartoon
- Drawing of Uniforms of the American Revolution
Then, in an essay of at least 5 paragraphs and 1000 words, address the following prompt:
What did the Revolution mean to different groups of Americans?
Your essay should be a minimum of:
- 5 paragraphs and 1000 words (approximately 4 pages)
- Formatted with a 12-point, clean font such as Times New Roman or Arial (or similar font)
- Double spaced text
- 1” margins all around
- Formatted according to the “Five Paragraph Essay” format
- Introductory paragraph, with a defined thesis statement
- 3 body or proof paragraphs
- A conclusion
- Evidence should support your paper with proper citations. Include at least 3 of the assigned primary sources in your Works Cited Page. Each reference should include a proper in-text citation. These citations do not count toward the 1000 word minimum of the paper.
- You should base your discussion with the information in the course content; outside research is not allowed. As always, be sure to keep track of where you find your information so that you can provide citations in your final essay. Citations must be formatted according to the MLA guidelines, including both in-text and a final source page. Guidelines for MLA can be found using the Purdue Owl or you can reference the Citation Help PDF from the Start Here Module of the course.