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Spacing:  Double-spaced, with no additional spaces between lines or paragraphs

Margins:  1” on every side (top, bottom, left and right)

Page Numbers: Centered at the bottom of every page except the cover page

Chicago Manual of Style Format:  You need to include a title page, rather than a heading on the first page.  You also need to use endnotes and provide a proper bibliography.

To try and bring some different topics to American History to 1877 when you write your Assignment 2 paper, I am giving you a list of items that are unique or not really talked about in American History.

The list is here for you to pick from and write your short research paper on.  For the most part, the events are in chronological order.

Events

Alien and      Sedition Acts

Reasons for      the Monroe Doctrine

Barbary Wars

1. Federalists’      vs Jeffersonians (Also known as Anti-Federalists) and their thoughts on      the French Revolution and alignment with Britain.

Jay Treaty      and Pickney Treaty

1. Washington’s      Farewell address

XYZ Affair      and Quasi-War with France

1. United      States and the Haitian Revolution

United      States and the French Revolution

1. Constitutional      Convention of 1787

Federalist      Papers

1. Anti-Federalist      Papers

Secret      Committee of Correspondence also known as the Committee for Foreign      Affairs 1775-1777

1. Articles of      Confederation

Impeachment      of Samuel Chase

1. Henry Clay’s      American System 1816

Rush-Bagot      Pact 1817 and Convention of 1818

1. Benjamin      Franklin as the First Diplomat

Model Treaty      of 1776

1. Continental      Congress

Napoleonic      Wars and the United States

1. Treaty of      Wangxia, 1839-1844

Webster-Ashburton      Treaty 1842

1. Wilmot      Proviso

Founding of      Liberia, 1847

1. The United      States and the opening of Japan 1853

Panic of      1857

1. Territorial      Expansion and Filibustering 1849-1861

US interests      in Central America 1849-1861

1. US interests      in Cuba 1849-1861

The Trent      Affair 1861

1. The Alabama      Claims, 1862-1872

Burlingame-Seward      Treaty 1868

1. Purchase of      Alaska 1867

Immigration      – Page Act of 1875

1. Election of      1824

Martin Van      Buren and the Panic of 1837

1. Tippecanoe      and Tyler Too – The 1840 Election

Grantism –      Presidency of Ulysses S Grant

1. Treaty of      Washington 1871

Salary Grab      Act 1873

1. Panic of      1873

Any of the      Supreme Court Cases from 1790s to 1877

1. Political      Parties, including Other parties out of the mainstream from the beginning      to 1877

Submarines      1776-1877

1. American      Technology from Inventions to patents 1776-1877

Buffalo      Soldiers

1. People

You can      discuss anyone of the explorers that  had a hand in the founding of      the New World

1. You can      discuss anyone of the founding fathers.

Francisco de      Miranda’s Travel to the US between 1783-1784

1. Anne Hennis      Trotter Bailey

Daniel Boone

1. James Bowie

John Brown

1. Kit Carson

Dred Scott

1. Hiram Revels

Thomas Paine

1. Davy Crocket

Alexander      Hamilton

1. Ralph Waldo      Emerson

Susan B      Anthony

1. Harriet      Tubman

Booker T      Washington

1. Chief      Seattle

Any of the      gunfighters of the west

1. Research papers often start by first submitting a proposal

For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the research paper due at the end of this course. Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History before 1877.  If you are unsure of a topic, please contact your instructor. 

1. After you have selected a topic, complete the following form.

Select three related      research questions and start your research.

1. Formulate a thesis      statement – a claim.

Find three scholarly      sources for your research. These should be primary and secondary sources.      These should be formatted according to the style guidelines relevant to      your discipline – APA, MLA, or Chicago Manual of Style.

1. Please use the following format for this assignment and submit the proposal as a Word document. 

The Project is due on Sunday by 11:55 PM, ET.

1. Name:

Topic:

1. Research Questions:

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2.
3.

1. Thesis Statement: This is usually one to two sentences that summarizes the point of the paper. It states the argument of the paper and includes your conclusions.

Sources:

1. 1. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
   One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength

2. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength

1. 3. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
   One paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength.

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1. The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, informal language, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). And finally, students are not allowed to use encyclopedias or Wikipedia.

Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper. Please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST101Proposal.

1. Part 2

A Short Paper Assignment allows you to demonstrate your research skills to your instructor and to receive feedback that will benefit you when you write research papers for future courses. With this assignment, you will learn how to do proper research and write a short paper.

1. Your topic must be the the same topic approved by your instructor in Week 3.

This short paper is at least three double-spaced pages of text and you must consult a minimum of two academically credible sources. Your bibliography and citations may be in APA, MLA, or Chicago Style format. Students majoring in history must use Chicago Style format.

1. The short paper needs to be turned in through the assignment section for grading. If you use any of the information from your sources word-for-word, you must cite the source by using endnotes, footnotes, or parenthetical citations. If you read the information and write it in your own words and it is not common knowledge, then you must cite the source because you are paraphrasing someone’s information.

The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). And finally, students are not allowed to use encyclopedias or Wikipedia.

1. Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper. Please label your paper as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST101ShortPaper.