4 PAPERS THAT NEED TO BE READ ARE INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTION BELOW!! You should have a thesis sentence for each paragraph that answers the questions being asked and states the argument that you will make. Provide actual historical evidence as proof for your argument and pay attention to your grammar (I need to be able to understand what you are explaining). Most students aim for a six-paragraph essay or 1,000 to 1,500 words to complete this assignment; they include an introductory paragraph, a body paragraph for each set of sources, and a concluding paragraph. However, you are not limited to just six paragraphs. I suggest that you write until you have sufficiently answered the questions provided below. You will need to read the four primary sources and then compare the opposing pro-slavery and anti-slavery perspectives. The Introduction should describe in general the issue of the pro- and anti-slavery debate. Each Body Paragraph should have at least four sentences describing what the main argument of each perspective is and then analyze the evidence that provided to support each thesis, but of course you can write more if you feel the need. I suggest that you read each document together as a set. First, start with The Declaration of Independence (1776) and The Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858) because both involve arguments against slavery. Second, read George Fitzhugh and the Proslavery Argument (1854) then Samuel S. Cox Condemns Emancipation (1862), which are pro-slavery arguments. The Conclusion needs to answer the following: How the reading/s change the way in which you understood the subject?; How are the issues presented in the reading/s still relevant to you today? Please explain how your personal background and life experiences might influence your prospective on this topic?; Imagine that you have been asked to tackle a current national or global issue. How would you use the readings to help you do so? All papers must be written in Times New Roman, have 12pt font with 1-inch margins, and be double-spaced. If you paraphrase or directly quote any part of these documents you need to provide a footnote that indicates which source you used and the page number if applicable. The footnote text needs to also be Times New Roman, but 10pt font. Analyzing an Historical Debate For this assignment, you will analyze an historical issue from the first half of U.S. History (pre-1877). You will need to compare at least two opposing perspectives on that issue. Part I. Introduction 1. Describe in general the issue that is debated: For example, you may analyze the importance of this issue important to the culture, economics, political system, or social structure at the time. Part II. Historical Debate 2. What is the main argument in each perspective? On what points do they agree or disagree? 3. Analyze the evidence that is provided to support each thesis: What types of evidence are used? Does the evidence support the thesis? Part III. Conclusion 4. How did the reading(s) change the way in which you understood the subject? 5. How are the issues presented in the reading(s) still relevant to you today? Please explain how your personal background and life experiences might influence your perspective on this topic? 6. Imagine that you have been asked to tackle a current national or global issue. How would you use the readings to help you do so? Format: The paper must be a minimum of 1,000 to 1,500 words. Typed, double-spaced, using 12 point font. The assignment will be uploaded as a file on Blackboard. Please cite sources using Chicago Manual of Style or Kate Turabian’s: A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertation citation style manual formatting. If you use web-based articles or ebooks, you should provide the full web address (not just the home page or search engine page that you used to find it).

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