This assignment addresses the following outcome:

• Using primary and secondary source evidence, apply an understanding of the history of the American Revolution to a written assignment from the perspective of an individual colonist from a marginalized group. (CO#3, CO#4, CO#6/Gen. Ed. Outcome 4.2, CO#7/History Program Outcome 1)

In this paper, you will put yourself in the shoes of an “American” in the time period we have been discussing in Module 3. You will explain the significant changes in the past, and make a prediction about what will likely happen next.

First, make sure you have completed the assigned primary source reading for this week, including the following: Adams, A. (1776), “Remember the Ladies”, Backus, I. (1774–1775) “Petition to the Continental Congress” (1774) and “Petition to the Massachusetts Legislature” (1775), and “Natural and Inalienable Right to Freedom”: Slaves’ Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature, 1777”.

You are an American colonist, and you have just begun the practice of writing a diary. For your first entry, discuss the following in 3 pages (750 words):

• The year is 1783. You are writing about the past ten years and describing the War of Independence, which has just ended. What are the most significant changes you have witnessed and how have they affected Americans or particular groups of Americans (consider marginalized groups in particular, such as women, religious minorities, slaves, etc.)? What (from the perspective of 1783) do you think will happen in the next few years?

The perspective that you write from is fictional but based on facts learned from the readings and your own research. Assume that your character has the ability to read and write.

In addition to using at least one of the sources listed above, you must include at least one outside primary or secondary sourcebeyond the course readings for this week. It can be either a scholarly secondary source from the Excelsior College Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or a primary source from the Excelsior College Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or from this list of pre-approved primary source websites in US History (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. You should NOT use non-scholarly websites such as Wikipedia. If you have questions about finding appropriate sources, please contact your instructor.

For help on locating appropriate sources consult the following Library resources:

Your submission should contain a short abstract that explains what you are going to argue and whose perspective you are describing. Not counting abstract, citations, and a list of references, your submission should be 2–3 pages (500–750 words). While this is to be written in the form of a diary, this class assignment requires citations/footnotes and a reference list of sources used (including internet sources) in APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or Chicago/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Turabian format.

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.”  Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.”  Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”

Turnitin

This course has Turnitin fully integrated into the course dropbox. This means that you should only submit your assignments to the dropbox below. Please do not submit your assignment directly to Turnitin.com.   

Once submitted, your assignment will be evaluated by Turnitin® automatically.  You will be able to view an Originality Report within minutes of your first submission that will show how much of your work has been identified as similar to other sources such as websites, textbooks, or other student papers.  Use your Originality Report as a learning tool to identify areas of your assignment that you may not have cited appropriately.  You may resubmit your assignment through this dropbox as many times as you need to check to see if you have made improvements, until the due date of the assignment. However, once you have made your first submission, you will need to wait 24 hours after each subsequent submission to receive a new Originality Report.  Plan accordingly as you draft your assignment.  Once the due date has passed, your assignment submission will be considered final.

Evaluation

This assignment will be graded using the Writing Rubric located on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here section of the course. Please review the rubric prior to beginning your work so that you ensure your submission meets the criteria in place for this assignment. This assignment is worth 10% of your final course grade.This assignment addresses the following outcome:

• Using primary and secondary source evidence, apply an understanding of the history of the American Revolution to a written assignment from the perspective of an individual colonist from a marginalized group. (CO#3, CO#4, CO#6/Gen. Ed. Outcome 4.2, CO#7/History Program Outcome 1)

In this paper, you will put yourself in the shoes of an “American” in the time period we have been discussing in Module 3. You will explain the significant changes in the past, and make a prediction about what will likely happen next.

First, make sure you have completed the assigned primary source reading for this week, including the following: Adams, A. (1776), “Remember the Ladies”, Backus, I. (1774–1775) “Petition to the Continental Congress” (1774) and “Petition to the Massachusetts Legislature” (1775), and “Natural and Inalienable Right to Freedom”: Slaves’ Petition for Freedom to the Massachusetts Legislature, 1777”.

You are an American colonist, and you have just begun the practice of writing a diary. For your first entry, discuss the following in 3 pages (750 words):

• The year is 1783. You are writing about the past ten years and describing the War of Independence, which has just ended. What are the most significant changes you have witnessed and how have they affected Americans or particular groups of Americans (consider marginalized groups in particular, such as women, religious minorities, slaves, etc.)? What (from the perspective of 1783) do you think will happen in the next few years?

The perspective that you write from is fictional but based on facts learned from the readings and your own research. Assume that your character has the ability to read and write.

In addition to using at least one of the sources listed above, you must include at least one outside primary or secondary sourcebeyond the course readings for this week. It can be either a scholarly secondary source from the Excelsior College Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or a primary source from the Excelsior College Library (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or from this list of pre-approved primary source websites in US History (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. You should NOT use non-scholarly websites such as Wikipedia. If you have questions about finding appropriate sources, please contact your instructor.

For help on locating appropriate sources consult the following Library resources:

Your submission should contain a short abstract that explains what you are going to argue and whose perspective you are describing. Not counting abstract, citations, and a list of references, your submission should be 2–3 pages (500–750 words). While this is to be written in the form of a diary, this class assignment requires citations/footnotes and a reference list of sources used (including internet sources) in APA (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. or Chicago/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.Turabian format.

Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.

Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.”  Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.”  Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”

Turnitin

This course has Turnitin fully integrated into the course dropbox. This means that you should only submit your assignments to the dropbox below. Please do not submit your assignment directly to Turnitin.com.   

Once submitted, your assignment will be evaluated by Turnitin® automatically.  You will be able to view an Originality Report within minutes of your first submission that will show how much of your work has been identified as similar to other sources such as websites, textbooks, or other student papers.  Use your Originality Report as a learning tool to identify areas of your assignment that you may not have cited appropriately.  You may resubmit your assignment through this dropbox as many times as you need to check to see if you have made improvements, until the due date of the assignment. However, once you have made your first submission, you will need to wait 24 hours after each subsequent submission to receive a new Originality Report.  Plan accordingly as you draft your assignment.  Once the due date has passed, your assignment submission will be considered final.

Evaluation

This assignment will be graded using the Writing Rubric located on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here section of the course. Please review the rubric prior to beginning your work so that you ensure your submission meets the criteria in place for this assignment. This assignment is worth 10% of your final course grade.