Your paper must:

be four to five pages long (no less than four, no more than five), not including the title page,

use materials from Weeks 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11

have a title/cover page with your name, my name, the course title and number, and date,

be typed in 12 point Times New Roman font,

be double spaced (strictly double – no extra spaces before/after lines or between paragraphs),

have 1″ margins on all sides,

be free of writing errors,

include parenthetical citations of your sources in the body of your paper [i.e. (text, 127) or (documentary, Week 12) or (primary source, Week 11)],

address the prompt directly and completely,

rely only on materials assigned in this course

contain specific information from the text, films, and primary sources

contain an introductory paragraph, clearly defined body paragraphs, and a conclusion,

be submitted as a Word document or PDF ONLY.

Your paper should:

have a clear thesis, stated in the introductory paragraph,

be well organized using paragraphs with topic sentences that support your thesis,

use information from a wide variety of the assigned sources.

NO OUTSIDE SOURCES. MUST ONLY USE THE TEXT (US HISTORY BOOK) AND LINKS IN ‘SOURCES’ FOR ESSAY’

Your prompt is:

Describe the political development of the United States from 1776 to 1848. Being sure to discuss key issues, opposition, and figures, evaluate the state of U.S. politics in 1848, relative to the ideals of the revolution.

Category: Essays