• In a minimum limit of four full pages of text, craft a well-written response to one of the following prompts listed below. There is no maximum limit of words or pages. You will need to refer to and cite information used in your written responses from your textbook, America a Narrative History. • Your essay must include adequate support from at least ten citations from America a Narrative History and at least five citations from primary sources. Many secondary sources are also available various digital archives, such as the University of Houston’s Digital History page and the Avalon Project at Yale University. (see my caveat about Internet sources below first!) You may also use the primary sources from the Primary Source Exercises. Submission: All papers must be submitted on Blackboard. Do not use GoogleDocs, as Canvas has difficulty converting the formatting. Please submit your file as .doc, .docx, or .pdf. Blackboard will not accept any other file format. I will not accept papers that are emailed to me. Required format: • Font – Use either Times New Roman (12pt), Calibri (11pt), or Arial (11pt). • Margins – 1 inch margins all around • Page numbers at the bottom and centered on each page after the cover sheet. • Double-space, do not include extra spacing between paragraphs. • The cover sheet and works cited do not count towards the minimum length. • Cover Sheet - Name, assignment title with the chosen prompts, course number and section, and date should be single spaced, center aligned, and placed in middle of the cover sheet. Example: Student name Final essay (prompt x) Course number and section Due date • The works cited sheet must include every source that you document in your essay in alphabetical order by author’s last name, separated by source type. • The essay should be organized into multiple paragraphs including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a concluding analysis. • All citations, including the works cited page, should be in footnotes in accordance with the current edition of the Chicago Manual of Style. MLA, APA, or any other format is not acceptable. • Primary sources are resources that were created at the time of a historical event. These items are often manuscripts, recordings, photographs, and speeches that are safely preserved in archives. • Secondary sources are resources that were created after an event occurred and interpret the events. These are often journal entries, books, or studies on a topic. The library has several secondary sources that may be useful for this assignment. You are also free to look at academic journal databases such as JSTOR. Encyclopedia entries are not acceptable. • Internet sources: Primary sources from state, federal government, and academic websites (.gov and .edu) are allowed. Organization sites (.org) must be cleared through me before use. Newspaper archives and secondary article depositories from JSTOR are acceptable. Commercial websites (.com) are strictly forbidden. Any use of a commercial website such as history.com or Wikipedia or intellectually dubious sites such as Quizlet, Chegg, or course-notes.org will result in a failing grade for this paper. When in doubt, ask me before you use an Internet source! Prompts (choose one of these!) 1. Examinethesectionaldebateoverslaveryfromthe1820suntilthestartofthe American Civil War. Within your argument, explain how anti-slavery and abolitionist arguments differed from pro-slavery arguments and how those arguments changed over time from a political dispute over the spread of slavery to a moral dispute over the existence of slavery. Your essay must also examine and analyze how the United States attempted to address the sectional dispute over slavery by using specific examples of compromises and proposals that dealt with the slavery issue. 2. DiscusstheUnitedStatesduringtheReconstructionera.Youressaymustexamine how Reconstruction dealt with the following problems: reintegrating the former Confederate states into the Union, rebuilding the South, and determining the status of the former slaves. In doing so, your essay must include a thorough analysis of the following topics: Presidential Reconstruction under Lincoln and Johnson, Congressional Reconstruction, the Republican State governments in the South, “Redemption,” and the Compromise of 1877. What were the major problems facing the United States during Reconstruction and how were they addressed? Your essay should also address the nuanced question of what aspects of Reconstruction were successful, and which parts failed. RUBRIC: Addresses the Topic 20 Essay completely answers the topic. 15 Essay mostly answers the topic. 10 Essay addresses the topic in part but leaves questions unanswered. 5 Essay substantially digresses from the topic. 0 Essay does not answer the topic. Evidence 40 Essay incorporates and documents information from primary and secondary sources. Evidence used clearly supports the argument. 30 Essay incorporates and documents some information from primary and secondary sources, but could incorporate more. Evidence is moderately supportive of the argument. 20 Essay does not adequately incorporate and document information from primary and secondary sources, or relies on general or unsupported statements. Evidence offers some support to the argument. 10 Essay does not incorporate and document information from primary and secondary sources, or does so minimally or irrelevantly. Evidence poorly supports the argument. 0 Essay does not incorporate and document information from primary and secondary sources. There is no support for the argument. Organization and Readability 20 The essay presents information clearly and concisely in an organized, professional, and attractive manner. 15 The essay presents information fairly clearly with few organizational problems. 10 The essay is sometimes unclear and/or has significant organizational problems. 5 The essay has significant problems with clarity and organization. 0 The essay lacks any recognizable organization. Formatting 10 The essay meets all formatting requirements. 8 The essay meets most formatting requirements. 6 The essay meets some formatting requirements. 3 The essay meets few formatting requirements. 0 The essay fails to meet formatting requirements, or does not document sources in Chicago Style. Spelling and Grammar 10 No grammar and spelling errors. 8 Few grammar and spelling errors. 6 Some grammar and spelling errors. 3 Many grammar and spelling errors. 0 Several grammar and spelling errors.