Final Project Milestone One Guidelines

Overview: For the final project, you will write a historical event paper on a pre-selected event in American history taking place between 1607 and 1865, using provided primary and secondary resources. A list of events/topics is provided in the Final Project Research Kit section of the course.

You will be asked to describe the event and situate the event within the context of the time period, connecting the event to trends of the period. This milestone will allow you to set the stage for your final paper by asking you to identify the cause of the event you have chosen, the key people involved in the event, and the dates from start to finish.

Prompt: You will use this milestone to set the stage for your paper and to develop your main argument. In this milestone, you will describe chronology of the event you have chosen and when the event began; identify and briefly explain the most obvious causes; and list the key participants involved in the Event Description.

You will also draft your Thesis Statement, which will be your one-sentence response to the Research Question provided and will include three supporting facts that you will use to defend your answer. Remember to use the assignment responses you already drafted in the Soomo resource.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

I. Develop a thesis statement that responds to the research question and includes three components you will defend in your essay.

II. Establish the Context: In this section, you will write multiple paragraphs using information from the course regarding the time period in which your historical event took place. You will use this section to set the stage for your argument. This section of your essay must include the following:

A. Describe your chosen historical event with clear and accurate information about why it happened, when it happened, and who was involved.

The description must include:

1. Cause(s): What events led to the event you selected?

2. Participants: Who was involved?

3. Chronology: When did this happen?

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 1- to- 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and at least one primary and one secondary source from the provided list cited in APA or Turabian format.

Please read all the assignment guidelines read it correctly before you begin doing the assignment. Also please do not use any plagiarism because I will be running the assignment true my system check-in for that. It should be written in APA style.

This is my first primary primary source Fugitive Slave Act, 1850

This is my second primary source Journal C of Station No. 2 of the Underground Railroad, Agent William Still (excerpt), June 2-29, 1855

This is my third primary The Slave Policy

This is my final primary source Reward for Return of Slave.