Please upload your Midterm Paper by the due date. The paper must be formatted as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). Please note that “Pages” files are not compatible and must be converted to a Word file prior to uploading.
Each student will write two, 3-page essays totaling six written pages plus a cover page and bibliography page. Each paper shall be typed, double spaced, using 12-point type size, one-inch margins and a cover page and bibliography page. The paper must be properly formatted, and all sources must be cited using Chicago Style formatting. Each essay must include a minimum of three citations from three separate in-class sources (cited in the body of the paper and added to the bibliography).
Papers without citations and a bibliography will not be accepted.
Each prompt must be answered with clarity, detail and address each part of each question. Your sources should include the textbook, primary source documents from the course, the additional readings in the weekly modules, and lecture notes only. Outside sources are not permitted. Quotes should be limited to direct quotes from historical figures/documents and no more than 1-2 sentences. Please see me or email with any questions.
prompts
- Discuss the northern and southern arguments for and against free and slave states in the New Territories petitioning to be admitted to the Union in the 1800s. Explain how the Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1850 intended to settle the issue of slavery (be sure to discuss all five parts of the Compromise). What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act and how did it affect the territories of Kansas and Nebraska (including the implementation of popular sovereignty). Describe the events that contributed to “Bleeding Kansas,” and finally, the consequences of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry.
- Why did eleven southern states choose to secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and why did Lincoln and the United States go to war in response? Describe the northern and southern advantages throughout the Civil War and how each side financed the war. What factors prompted Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and how did it go into effect? What contributions did women and black Americans make to the war effort?