+1 862 207 3288 Essay Highlights:
The slave trade, systems of slavery, slavery continuance and abolishment policies varied greatly
geographically within North America. These variations produced competing ideologies and
inconsistent Federal policies on slavery in the United States of America up to the start of the
Civil War ñ resulting in the war being, in part, over the issues of slavery and complicated by race
issues.
Assignments:
(1) Describe the origins and growth (why and how) of the Atlantic Slave Trade and how this
trade produced Chattel slavery in the United States. Your description must be clear, with specific
examples, as to how the Europeans were able to acquire the slaves and how it became legal to
own these Blacks as personal property.
(2) Analyze how the need for cooperation among the British colonies before 1783 and the
European ideologies of that time provided varying levels of African American achievements by
the time of independence for the United States.
(3) Referring mostly and specifically to the resources used in this class; and by concentrating for
the most part on the period after 1783, analyze how the system of slavery had expanded after
1789. Your analysis should consider and include specific examples of how
The various types of work slaves performed;
The various production methods;
The expansion of the domestic slave trade;
Constitutional clauses pertaining to African Americans;
Federal and state laws; and
The various movements and institutions that opposed the institution of slavery
support your analysis.
Organization:
Overall, your essay should reflect your understanding of the issues concerning African
Americans well into the 19th century as exposed in the resources used in this course. The title of
your paper should reflect the topics in your essay and should be made clear in the introduction.
Your introduction should provide a brief ìsignificanceî of the subjects in your essay and should
also lead the reader to a clear understanding of what the essay is about and provide a plan of
analysis. The body of your paper should respond to the assignments by clearly developing,
defending and analyzing your arguments using ideas found in the resources used in this class and
your ideas. The concluding paragraph(s) should not mirror the introduction, but strengthen the
body of your essay while pointing out possible problems with your analysis.
Format:
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Typed and double-spaced with a one-inch left margin.
Use black ink and (around) size 12 of popular fonts.
Type the course/section, title of your essay, and your name on the top center of the first
page. A cover sheet is not required.
Page numbers should be on the bottom of the pages.
Although the use of the Modern Language Association (MLA) guidelines in citing your
work is preferred, any popular methods will be accepted (be consistent).
The length of your essay is not as important as your essay responding to the
assignments. Only as a guide, your essay should be around 10 pages long.
Grading:
According to the syllabus, Essay #1 is worth 15% of your final grade. The essay will be graded,
in part, based on the content and context of your responses to the assignments. Your grade in the
paper will also be based on your integration of the material in the text books and other resources
used in this course; your opinions and on your writing skills. The breakdown of the points (out of
100%) is:
The title and writing skills: 5% each;
The introduction and conclusion: 10% each;
The body of your essay is to integrate the three assignments (1, 2 and 3) into a continuous
essay:
1st part of the assignment 10%
2nd part of the assignment 20%
3rd part of the assignment 40%
As explained in the syllabus; there is no make-up for any missed assignment. Please
understand the re-write opportunity given in the syllabus for this essay.
Statement on Plagiarism: Using someone else’s ideas or phrases and representing
those ideas or phrases as your own, either on purpose or through carelessness, is a serious
offense known as plagiarism. You may not realize it, but certain practices lead others to conclude
that someone else’s work is your own. “Ideas or phrases” include written or spoken material.
They also include statistics, lab results, art work, etc. “Someone else” can mean a professional
source, such as a published writer or critic in a book, magazine, encyclopedia, or journal; an
electronic resource such as material you find on the internet. Proper use of footnotes and
citations in your work will greatly reduce chances of plagiarism. Here are some of the practices
to avoid:
1. Using someone’s exact words and not putting quotation marks around them, which
means the reader has no way of understanding that this is not the work of the author.
2. Using someone’s work and not referencing the source.
3. Close paraphrasing (same order of sentences, same order of paragraphs, same order of
sections), with merely a word substituted here and there. This indicates that the work is
really still someone else’s. The intellectual work of re-thinking the meaning wasn’t done.
This is true even if the source is given.
4. Cut and Paste: Using parts of several people’s work, which some think is original.
Please note that the sum of sentences from other authors doesn’t make the combination
original.
If you have any doubt, please check with the instructor. Also please refer to the University of
Arizona’s code of academic integrity for procedures concerning misconducts – such as plagiarism
– since these misconducts will not be tolerated in this course.
Helpful Information and Hints.
1. The ìEssay Highlightsî are not assignments! These guide you on what the essay is about.
Understanding this part will help you in the assignments.
2. Please respond to the assignments. For example, if the assignment is to analyze, please do
not just ìreportî. A summary of what you read is not an analysis. Your essay should not ignore
relevant literature; however, you can challenge the resources used in this course. Notice that the
3rd part of this essay carries more weight than the other parts. Spend more time on this part of the
assignments.
3. The Modern Language Association (MLA) <http://www.mla.org> publishes handbooks for
writers of research papers for style and documentation of papers. The Purdue Online Writing Lab
(OWL) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ has excellent resources on academic writing and
citations practices for both MLA and APA styles.
4. The main purpose of these essays is for you to express how you understand the material being
presented to you in this course. If you have questions or you have an outline of your essay, you
are welcome to contact your instructor for a discussion. Limit your E-mail questions to an
anticipated reply of no more than very few sentences. Outline-discussions canít be conducted via
E-mail.
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