Assignment: Paper #2For your second paper: Create an argument responding to ONE OF the questions below in a 4-6-page essay due at the beginning of lecture November 4th submitted via D2L. The essay should incorporate specific examples from the readings and lecture as evidence for your argument.Compare and contrast the development of the northern and southern states in the period from the end of the Revolutionary war until 1860. What caused some of these differences and similarities?Guidelines1. Make an argument that is based on careful reasoning and your current assessment of the evidence presented in the readings and discussed in lectures. DO NOT use any outside sources for this assignment.2. Be selective in what you write. Don’t try to summarize everything you read and hear in the course up to October 31st. Your paper should be more analytical than descriptive.3. Express yourself predominantly in your own words. An occasional brief quotation from the readings or lectures is acceptable if it’s properly cited but don’t organize your paper around a string of quotes.5. Stay close to the 4-6 page limit. If you go significantly beyond the limit, I may choose to base your grade only on the first 4-6 pages.6. You may use the citation style with which you are most familiar. Historians generally use Chicago style, but other widely recognized styles (e.g. MLA, APA) are acceptable if done accurately and consistently. Footnotes, endnotes, and parenthetical citations do not count towards the page limit. Purdue University offers an Online Writing Lab where citation models are shown: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/.7. Proofread the paper for typos or other mistakes. Do not simply rely on automatic spell or grammar check.8. The paper must be formatted according to the rules below:•The text must be double-spaced with one-inch margins on all sides.•The font must be 12-point Times New Roman.•Do not include an extra space between paragraphs.•Points will be deducted if the above formatting requirements are not met.REMINDER: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Any discovery of plagiarism will result in a failing grade for the course and other disciplinary measures. For more information, see http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/Academic%20Integrity.htm.Essay #2 Study Guide These papers will do more than show two separate timelines. The best papers here will show connections and explore a variety of facets of society- economic, political, social, and explore a variety of changes in these regions. What were culture differences between the north and south, and why were they different? How did similar groups (think class/gender/race) experience life similarly or differently in the North and South, and why?For the question:How were changes experienced for different classes? Genders? Races?Who are some influential figures you could talk about?What are some primary sources that we’ve seen that you could use?In class, we started this study guide by listing changes and responses- this is not an exhaustive list, but one to get your brain thinking. Other places you could look include lecture notes, your textbook, and also the key terms/discussion questions that are posted each week.Changes:Development of classMarket RevolutionTextile Mills/Factory systemRegional/Sectional economic differencesTechnology (cotton gin, steam power, telegraph)Participatory democracyInternational changes- War of 1812, piratesDevelopment of political partiesIndian Removal / Westward migrationInternal Slave TradeUrbanization/industrializationResponses:Abolition movement, resistance to enslavementWomen’s rights,Temperance, education, prison reform, antislavery/abolitionism, women’s rights, utopian experiments/communitarianismRacism, nativismTranscendentalism, Unitarianism, self-reliance, individualismWeek 6 Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1pRBIA-6HYyBmHZaRpUnQBpaAoWWPLOsPnSzK95CLTdc/edit?usp=sharingWeek 7 Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4QMt-qYJxZTGGKqAGfEpdg5lithQWpnyZrnt_pskOQ/edit?usp=sharingWeek 8 Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1tN2hs1n2idwKSLNNjSn9Y-KaFp6U65bxZrAWzghvg3I/edit?usp=sharingWeek 9 Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1uGr4PBeuQhDly2y0D_89Z0u-1bTKSMRQVzfnpW-Jhyk/edit?usp=sharingWeek 10 Noteshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nhya3K2aCEaYZndz-EMDcp3qZMqj_IcEEJfTB-TJ7mA/edit?usp=sharingTextbookshttp://www.americanyawp.comUse #6-13 for info
