Slavery

Slavery Order Description Primary Source Historical Research Paper From the book... american horizons U.S history in" rel="nofollow">in a global context volume I to 1877 For this assignment you will use the tools of historical research to write a paper on a topic of importance for the time period covered in" rel="nofollow">in this history course. You will need to in" rel="nofollow">incorporate a primary source document (source from the time period) as well as secondary source documents (modern history books written after the fact) in" rel="nofollow">into your research paper. To help with this process I will provide a lin" rel="nofollow">ink to a variety of primary source documents from American History. This is not the only lin" rel="nofollow">ink to primary sources you may use, but will help you if you do not want to search all over the in" rel="nofollow">internet. In addition you will need to conduct research usin" rel="nofollow">ing additional “actual books” book that you might fin" rel="nofollow">ind at a library or bookstore about your topic. This should be a book or two you can hold in" rel="nofollow">in your hand. ? Begin" rel="nofollow">in by choosin" rel="nofollow">ing a topic of relevance to our history course (somethin" rel="nofollow">ing on World War II is irrelevant to our class) ? Fin" rel="nofollow">ind a primary source document relevant to your topic (speech by a president about a war or important event, article on slavery or the abolition of it by an abolitionist, etc…) o https://www.law.ou.edu/hist/o https://www.loc.gov/topics/americanhistory.php ? Fin" rel="nofollow">ind 1 or more secondary sources about your topic (books from a library or book store) ? If topic is mentioned in" rel="nofollow">in the textbook, use this in" rel="nofollow">information as well. ? Draft a 4-6 page paper about your topic usin" rel="nofollow">ing quotes from all sources. ? Cite your paper usin" rel="nofollow">ing MLA, APA or Chicago Manual style. Ex: (Smith, 47) (Smith, 1865, p. 13) or footnotes for all citations ? Include a Works Cited page ? Your paper should in" rel="nofollow">include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing sections o Introduction to the topic of relevance to American History o Paragraph explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing how the paper will explore the topic and about the author’s perspective on it (your perspective) o Paragraphs outlin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the key issues, events, writin" rel="nofollow">ings, and/or impact of the event on American history o Conclusion once again" rel="nofollow">in tellin" rel="nofollow">ing importance of the event and how the paper proved its significance. Additionally how the primary source document sheds light on the topic and puts it in" rel="nofollow">in historical perspective. ? Paper should be written formally and not contain" rel="nofollow">in “I,” “me,” etc…. o Instead of “I feel like the president didn’t fully understand the situation the country was in" rel="nofollow">in…” use “The president didn’t fully understand the situation the country was in" rel="nofollow">in…”