Writing assignment

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Purpose

As we have seen in this unit, the origins of the American Revolution were complicated and the outcome was more complicated than simply forming a new, sovereign national government.

In this essay, you will be analyzing and evaluating the outcome of the American Revolution using both primary and secondary sources.

In the process, you will be practicing one of the key skills in the historical thinking: evidence-based argumentation. Learning to make a clear argument that is supported by specific evidence is essential to the kind of critical thinking that your time in college should help you develop.

Task

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

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Samson Occom describes his conversion and ministry, 1768

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Extracts from Gibson Clough’s War Journal, 1759

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Pontiac Calls for War, 1763

·

Alibamo Mingo, Choctaw leader, Reflects on the British and French, 1765

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Blueprint and Photograph of Christ Church

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Royall Family

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George R. T. Hewes, A Retrospect of the Boston Tea-party, 1834

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Thomas Paine Calls for American independence, 1776

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Declaration of Independence, 1776

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Women in South Carolina Experience Occupation, 1780

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Oneida Declaration of Neutrality, 1775

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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?

Criteria

Your essay should be a minimum of:

1. 5 paragraphs and 1000 words (approximately 4 pages)

2. Formatted with a 12-point, clean font such as Times New Roman or Arial (or similar font)

3. Double spaced text

4. 1” margins all around

5. Formatted according to the “Five Paragraph Essay” format

a. Introductory paragraph, with a defined thesis statement

b. 3 body or proof paragraphs

c. A conclusion

6. 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.

7. 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.

Five Paragraph Essay Format:

Paragraph 1 –
Introduction – This should include a clear statement of what you will argue in the essay. Thesis statements are never questions.

Paragraphs 2, 3 & 4 –
Body of the Essay – Three paragraphs is the minimum you should include. This should be the bulk of your work on this essay.

Paragraph 5 –
Conclusion – Conclude your paper by discussion the key conclusion you reached and why. Remember not to use first person references in formal academic essays.

Be sure to revise and edit carefully.

Please remember you should submit documents as JPG, PDF, RTF, PNG, DOC and DOCX only. Other formats will not be accepted. Also, please ensure documents are submitted vertically and not horizontally. Incorrect submission formats could impact your grade.

This activity may use a different grading

rubric

than what was used in past activities. Be sure to check the grading
rubric before starting.