ASSIGNMENT ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN, SLAVERY, AND THE CIVIL WAR (900 words)

 QUESTIONS: 

If his campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1858 and for the Presidency in

1860 are considered together, how important was opposition to racial 

slavery in Lincoln’s political perspective at this time? or did other 

issues play equal or greater roles in his debates and speeches? 

INSTRUCTIONS : 

9. ALWAYS REVISE your first draft into a FINAL VERSION, by 

a) paying special attention to what you have written in the 

conclusion, because that’s usually where you’ve figured out 

the best main point for your essay, and b) clarifying your opic sentences throughout the essay to link your argument 

with the topics.

10. Be sure to CITE all quoted passages and important 

information with page numbers from the book in 

 parentheses at the end of the relevant sentence or quotation. 

If you are referring to the introduction to the book itself or 

of the editor’s sections of the book (the parts in larger

 print), put the abbreviation “intro” in front of the page 

 reference: Ex. = (Intro 25). You will lose substantial credit if 

 you don’t include page referencing in your paper. And 

again, aim to use MAINLY the information from the sections 

in smaller print.

 11.Even though everyone will be using the same book and 

ONLY that book, end the paper with a SOURCE CITED 

 PAGE (standard practice in college work), listing the 

 Lincoln book by author, title, and publication information 

 for the book (edition, place of publication, publisher, and 

 year published). 

 12. The final version should be approximately 900 words (3 

 pages) long, double-spaced, in 12-point type (NOT 

 including the Source Cited page).