Your research paper can be written on a person, or event (of your choice!) from U.S. History from Ancient through post Civil War period 1877.
Your paper should be 7 pages minimum and written in MLA or Chicago Manual of Style.
It should have parenthetical or footnote citations at the bottom of the page.
Your paper should also include a title page, and a works cited page or bibliography as a last page.
Your works cited or bibliography should have:
3 primary sources, and 4 secondary sources.
What are Primary Sources? Primary Sources are first hand accounts: letters, diaries, journals, newspaper articles, books from that time period, or someone
who has witnessed the event, or was alive at that time.
Secondary sources are from today’s (more recent) times.
This would include books, dvds, etc. check Chicago Manual of Style for more clarification.
Upload to Canvas upon completion by the due date.
Here is a good resource for your research paper:
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