Historians use primary sources to construct historical arguments. For your essay, you will need to use primary
sources that you have read in class to craft an argumentative essay. These are written by historical figures -
the selections from the Reader…NOT the textbook! Use as much evidence and be as specific as you can.
Don't forget to cite what you use. No outside sources.
• “Never in the history of the world was society in so terrific flux [definition: continuous change] as it is right
now,” Jack London wrote in The Iron Heel, a 1908 dystopian novel. --Think about this statement (no need to
read the book). In an argumentative essay, answer the following prompt: How had the United States changed
in the fifty years since the end of the Civil War (the Civil War ended in 1865)?
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