Essay Topic: (Locks, et al. Chapters 7-9):

Identify one of the following groups of people as the focus group for your essay: the wealthy, the small landowning farmer, tenant farmers, Native Americans, free Black people, or enslaved Black people.

Explain the experiences of that group of people during the Revolutionary War (1776-1783) and analyze how their lives changed in the post-war era.

Research Specifications: for this research essay you will need to go to the library, access an online library catalog/journal database, and / or use the Internet. You must use both of the following sources in your essay:

The required source:

Excerpt from A People’s History of the United States, A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn, HarperCollins Publisher, New York, Digital Edition March 2021

1. The required source: Ch5_PeoplesHistory_Zinn.docx Download Ch5_PeoplesHistory_Zinn.docx

APA format information:

1. One (1) secondary source of your choice, but it must be an academic source

1. Academic sources: History journal articles, a book published by a University Press, a website created by a historical foundation or university

2. DO NOT use a reference source: encyclopedia

3. DO NOT use your textbook as your required secondary source

Essay Construction Specifications:

• Your 3-page (1,100 words) essay must include one short (1-5 words) quote from the required source and one short (1-5 words) quote from the academic secondary source

o Quotes may NOT be longer than 5 words!

o A total of 2 quotes (one from each source)

o Hint: quotes should provide the opinion of your author and be worked into your sentence to provide evidence to support your position. Do not quote information that is commonly known or a statistic

Your essay needs to be in APA format. APA format resources.

• Page 1: Title page

• Page 2-4: 3-page essay (1,100 words)

• Page 5: Reference page (List all sources used for research)

o Do not include an Abstract

Essay Helpful Resources

DO NOT use Wikipedia!

DO NOT plagiarize! An essay with plagiarism will receive zero points. Check your Originality Report before walking away from this assignment