Writing Assignment #4
Based on your readings of the texts and primary documents, describe and analyze the factors that led to the American Civil War. Could the war have been avoided? How?
Your analysis should be in the form of an argument following this basic structure.
Thesis (What is your argument? What is your main point going to be?)
Body (of evidence. What can you cite form lectures, readings, documents that will help you convince the reader that your thesis is correct?).
Conclusion (What have you provided overall to convince us of your thesis? Here you can summarize your evidence and perhaps acknowledge plausible alternative views.)
The questions/prompts for your analysis are:
When answering this question, consider the following points when choosing the documents:
Follow these formatting guidelines:
Length of Paper: Your analysis should be no less than three and no more than five pages.
Sources: For this last exercise, you should use only the text, lecture, and the documents provided.
Citations: You do not need a Works Cited page.
Font: 12 point, Times New Roman
Line Spacing: Double spaced.
Other Particulars:
Colling, Michael
History 11
Paper #4