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Assignment prompt:
Answer the below questions with one substantial paragraph per answer (minimum 4 sentences,
maximum 200 words). The first sentence should provide a specific answer to the whole
question. The rest of the paragraph should provide information and quotes drawn from
assigned reading in order to provide examples that support your answer.
1) According to Vol. 1, Chap. 6 of Who Built America?, what are some of the ways that
African Americans (both those who were enslaved and those whom the text calls free
blacks) challenged the institution of slavery in the U.S., and how did slave owners
respond to those challenges? Answer should be two paragraphs, one paragraph to
answer each part of question, with at least one example per paragraph. (50% of grade)
2) According to the A Transformation Begins section of Vol. 1, Chap. 7 of Who Built
America?, who benefited and who struggled as a result of the shift away from
household and subsistence production to factory and market production in the northern
U.S. in the early 19th century? As part of your answer, summarize the texts explanation
for why these groups benefited or struggled. (25% of grade)
3) According to the Urban Mayhem and Middle–Class Reform section of Vol. 1, Chap. 8 of
Who Built America?, what were moral reform campaigns and how did they influence
the development of a campaign for womens rights? (25% of grade)
Identifying and Citing Sources
When quoting a text, you must identify in your writing who or what you are quotingfor
example, the text itself, the name and title of a person quoted in the text, the name of an
historical figure referenced in the text, the title and date of a document that runs alongside the
main text, etc. If the meaning of the quote is not obvious, you should analyze and/ or explain
the quotes meaning and how it helps support your argument.
Unless otherwise noted, it will be assumed that the textbook is the source for your writing. You
should not use outside sources (including web sites). But if you do, you must cite those outside
sources using footnotes or endnotes formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style:
https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide/citation–guide–1.html
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