Essay Assignment:
Welcome to the first essay assignment Some reminders from the syllabus:
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Answer the following question. Be sure that you include a thesis statement, evidence, and analysis.
Please review the prerequisite essay assignments for what constitutes a proper thesis, evidence, and analysis.
Choose only one of the essay prompts to answer – you are submitting one essay
Choice #1:
Between the years 1492 and 1700, was England or Spain more successful in colonizing the New World?
Choice #2:
Who was more responsible for the outbreak and/or outcome of the American Revolutionary War for Independence? The American colonists or the British Empire?
For full credit your paper must:
– Be a minimum of 2.5 pages
– Double spaced, size 12 font, 1 inch margins
– Quote 2 primary source readings in your paper that utilize the in-text citation format, examples below:
“Weapons, they have none” (Christopher Columbus)
“Government of New Plymouth” (United Colonies)
If you need to cite the textbook, use in-text citations with the author’s last name and page number, example below:
“The Jamestown deathtrap” (Brinkley, 54)
– No online or outside sources are to be used in these writing assignments. Please only use the information from the textbook, videos, and source readings in assessing this question.
– Keep citations to a minimum – when using quotes, no more than 3 lines, and 4 total citations.
Choice 1 – Primary Sources: Colonization – quick reference (Quote 2 of these in your essay)
Choice 2 – Primary Source: Revolution – Quick Reference Page (Quote 2 of these in your essay)
Book: Alan Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation, Volume I, 8th edition