Investigate a particular decision that Christopher Columbus made regarding his relationship with the first natives he encountered on his first voyage
Choose from one of the following controversial decisions. You will be writing your essay as one of the participants in the decision (so it will largely be in first person). The paper will have three parts: explain the background leading up to the/your decision, the decision itself, and the aftermath.
Ex: The Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision. You could write the paper as Roger Taney. Explain the buildup to the case, why you made the decision you did, and the aftermath. Or you could write the paper as Dred Scott, explaining why you chose to sue, what happened during the case, and the aftermath. (You can now no longer do the Dred Scott decision as a topic, BTW)
The paper MUST include the following criteria: one primary source, one secondary source, a works cited page, and in-text citations. This means that you MUST cite where you get your information from WITHIN the paper and not just in the works-cited page. So when you, as whatever historical actor you choose, says “I made the decision because of this, this, and that” you would need to follow it up with the citation. All citations and the paper itself will be in MLA.
Primary sources: (these are sources that are created by people who lived during the time of your topic. This would include letters, diaries, government documents, newspapers, interviews, pictures, paintings, maps. For example, if you do one of the topics on a Supreme Court case, the decision of the court would be a primary source. A book written in 2011 by a historian about the case would not be a primary source.
Secondary sources are written by historians after an event has taken place. This would include articles, webpages, and books. Encyclopedias and textbooks are NOT secondary sources; they are a summary of secondary sources. However, you can use encyclopedias and textbooks, they just won’t count as your required secondary source. Your secondary source needs to be scholarly. How do you know if it is? It will cite its sources.
The paper will be 1000 words, minimum.
You will submit it through SafeAssign for plagiarism issues.
Here are the controversial choices you can choose from.
Investigate a particular decision that Christopher Columbus made regarding his relationship with the first natives he encountered on his first voyage
paper_rubric__1_ standards_for_grading_papers__3_
Answer preview to investigate a particular decision that Christopher Columbus made regarding his relationship with the first natives he encountered on his first voyage
APA
1161 words
