History 1
1
/
Section:
1011, 1012, & 1013
Fall
201
5 / Professor
Robinson
Assessing Causes of the
American Civil War
ESSAY TOPIC
(Chapter 14
)
:
In essay format critically examine how two
of the key
events
(listed below) of the 1850s were primary causes
of the Civil War
E
ssay: 100
Points
Work must be uploaded to the Turnitin.com
link in your Moodle Classroom
Final Essay 10
0 Points
Due Date:
11/18/15 at 11:59 PM
Final Essay submitted to
Turnitin.com link in your
Moodle classroom
Frederick Douglass
Key Events:
Abolition Literature
: How did Frederick Douglass’s story (published in 1845)
influence public opinion
about s
lavery
?
Compromise of 1850: How did this
legislation provide compromises regarding
slavery and the
land acquired by the Mexican American War?
Kansas
–
Nebraska Bill, 1854 / Bleeding Kansas:
How does this event reflect the
national conflict over slavery and
the effectiveness of popular sovereignty?
Dred Scott Decision, 1857:
What does this say about the future of slavery?
The outcome of the e
lection of 1860
: How did this affect the South?
Essay Research
Specifications:
For this research essay you will need to go to the library, access an online library
catalog/journal
database
, and/or use the Internet.
You must
use the following for your research:
1.
One (1)
secondary source of your choice, but it must be an academic source
a.
Academic
secondary source includes
: History journal articles, a book published by a
University Press, a web site created by a historical founda
tion or university
i.
Do not use a reference
/tertiary
source: encyclopedia
/ your textbook
2.
One (1)
primary source for at least one of your chosen topics
a.
Primary sources include: Autobiographies, Diaries, Interviews, Official records, Speeches
Essay
Construct
ion
Specifications:
Your
3
page essay must inc
lude
one
short (1
–
5 word
s
)
quotation
(one
from
each source)
o
Quotes may
NOT
be any longer than 5 words!
o
Hint: quotes should provide the opinion of your author
and be worked into your sentence to
provide evidence
to support your position
. Do not quote factual information that is commonly
known
.
Your essay needs to be in
APA
format
o
Your es
say must inclu
de a Title page, 3
pages of your written work, and a Reference page
in
APA format
(An abstract is not required)
o
Se
e the APA Cheat Sheet located in your Moodle classroom
Do NOT use Wikipedia!
Do NOT plagiarize! Please refer to the plagiarism policy on your syllabus and use the resources
available on Moodle to assist you with identifying plagiarism
. Plagiarism will resu
lt in a zero grade
Questions: Contact me
by Moodle message or
at
:
robinste@lattc.edu
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