American History Essay

AMERICAN REVOLUTION ESSAY REQUIREMENTS

Question:

1. What was the primary cause of the American Revolution?

Requirements

 This is not a research essay; this section includes all the resources needed to answer the question.

1. The essays should be approximately five pages in length with 1-inch margins and 12 point font.

2. Late drafts are penalized 10 percent per day.  

3. You need to include in-text citations in your essay. These do not have to be full citations but need to clearly indicate where you obtained your information.   You may use MLA or footnotes.

For example,   (Cahill, Class Revolution PowerPoint), is an adequate citation.

4. You should use at least 3 sources from Unit 2 in your essay.   One of these should be a primary source

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· 2 sources = 10 point deduction

· 1 source =   15 point deduction.

· 5 point deduction for failing to use a primary source.