Write an essay (approximately 5-7 pages) on the following essay question:

Write an essay (approximately 5-7 pages) on the following essay question:

Describe the social structure that existed in the American colonies during the first half of the eighteenth century. How did it differ from England’s social structure during the same time period? Why were those differences significant?

Instructions:

You should use the course materials (lectures, discussions, articles, textbooks) to construct your essay. In writing your essay, make sure you back up your statements with supporting evidence, quotations, and details. Make sure you specifically and carefully cite your sources. Failure to do so will result in a hefty deduction of points. Do not use outside or Internet sources.

Papers containing such citations will be penalized. For all assignments, your bibliographical citations should be in the form of a parenthetical reference with the last name of the author and a page number, i.e.: (Morgan, 596) or (Winthrop, “A Model of Christian Charity,” 57).

Do not cite my lectures; you may use material from the lectures and class discussions without a citation.

If you neglect to cite any sources at all, your grade will be an F. If you do not know what plagiarism is and how to avoid it, you should find out before writing this paper. The minimum penalty for any student caught engaging in academic dishonesty will be an F for the course.

Books:

Alan Brinkley, The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People, Vol. I, To 1877, Seventh edition (ISBN: 9780077412296)

Michael P. Johnson, ed., Reading the American Past: Selected Historical Documents, Vol. I, To 1877, Fifth edition (ISBN: 9780312564131)

Articles: ALL ARTICLES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WKU LIBRARY’S DATABASES.

http://www.wku.edu/library/

Just copy the Article's name and paste it in the blank then you will find the article.

 

 

1- Edmund S. Morgan, “The Labor Problem at Jamestown,” American Historical Review, 76 (June 1971), 595-611 (JSTOR)

2- Matthew S. Holland, “Remembering John Winthrop—Hawthorne’s Suggestion,” Perspectives on Political Science, 36 (Winter 2007), 4-11 (EBSCO, Academic Search Complete)

3- Pauline Maier, “Coming to Terms with Samuel Adams,” American Historical Review, 81, No. 1 (February 1976), 12-37 (JSTOR)

4- Douglass Adair, “The Tenth Federalist Revisited,” William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., 8 (January 1951), 48-67 (JSTOR)