Using the primary texts supplied, choose two pro-slavery and two anti-slavery documents and write a 750-word essay that examines how the proponents and opponents of slavery used similar concepts in their arguments. You should identify the authors’ main point, and examine how they defended their positions. Your paper should conclude by explaining why some contemporaries of slavery may have found certain arguments compelling, while others found them offensive
No secondary sources, other than the Cengage text, should be integrated into this paper’s analysis.
See Blackboard for the primary sources.
Goals of this Paper: The purpose of this assignment is to advance your ability to reason through a specific historical question and to express your ideas in writing. Thus:
Common Style:
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Typewritten, double-spaced
Length: 750 words
Documentation: Chicago Style
Common Instruction on Academic Honesty:
To meet the standards for Academic Honesty:
• Cite your sources consistently throughout your paper (good rule of thumb: at least one citation per paragraph, although introduction and conclusion may not require citation).
• Cite your source for any statement or quotation that is not common knowledge.
• Place quotation marks around phrases/sentences that represent the words of someone else.
• Use proper paraphrasing rather than poor paraphrasing to avoid plagiarism.