Abolitionists

What challenges did 19th century abolitionists face in promoting their message?

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The Anti-Slavery Movement

An engraving of poet Phillis Wheatley from her book, Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral
CREDIT: Wheatley, Phillis, poet. Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, 1773. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.

Next week we’ll discuss the growth of the anti-slavery movement in the 19th-century, but based on this week’s discussion of slavery spanning the 17th through 19th centuries, what do we already know about anti-slavery arguments? Where have we previously encountered anti-slavery discussions? Can you find any examples of anti-slavery figures that we did not discuss in class? (Provide links and citations where appropriate). 

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Turnitin.com outage

Hi Everyone,

I heard from lots of  you about turnitin.com not being available yesterday when you were trying to upload your response essays.

It looks like everything is back to normal today, so please submit your essay to turnitin.com directly if you have not done so already. Even if you already emailed it to me, please submit it to turnitin.com. You will not be penalized for lateness.

Thanks for your patience with this inconvenience!

--Mariel

Response essay

Using documents and images from Chapter 6 on StudySpace and Chapter 6: The Revolution Within from your Give Me Liberty textbook, answer the following question with an essay: 

In what ways did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? 

Upload your essay to www.turnitin.com under the “Response Essay” assignment before 11:59 PM on Friday, October 24. 

• Class ID: 8495390
• Password: History

Your essay must meet the following requirements: 

• contains a clear, strong thesis statement that answers the question and outlines the body of the essay in the introductory paragraph

• uses examples ONLY from the StudySpace documents and images, or the textbook. 

• uses examples that support each section of the essay

• provides analysis for examples that demonstrates how each example proves the main point of the essay

• organized logically and includes an introduction, three body sections and a conclusion

• written in clear, formal language

• all references to sources (documents, images and textbook) must be cited, and quotations must have appropriate punctuation. References without appropriate citations may constitute plagiarism and will be considered individually. The use of non-approved sources will result in automatic failure of the assignment.

• submit your essay before the deadline; late essays will be reduced by one letter grade for every day they are late. No late submissions will be accepted after Friday, October 31.  

We will discuss strategies for this assignment in class on Tuesday, October 21. We will not meet on Friday, October 24. I will be available to answer questions via email.

ETA- Please double space your essay.

Name your topic!

Checking in to see what kind of progress you are making on your research essay. By this point in the semester-long assignment you should have:

• A clear, precise topic
• Several primary and secondary sources
• An idea of what your argument will be

Your paper is due in class on Tuesday, December 2.You should have most of your sources by the beginning of November and you should aim to begin writing your rough draft NO LATER THAN mid-November.

If you are still fine-tuning your topic or have not found your minimum required sources, please arrange to meet with me during office hours as soon as possible.

In the comments below, provide a concise summary of your research so far. What is the most interesting/intriguing/challenging thing you have discovered about your topic?

This post will be available for comments until Friday October 31.