After the Revolution and Before the Civil War - Tuesday, October 28

Today, you were given your readings which will serve as a point of departure in your study of the time period for which you are responsible after the American Revolution and prior to the Civil War.

In the next days, I will lay out specifically the parameters of this assignment. For now, know that you are going to write a three page essay which looks at the significance of the time period for which you are responsible.

This assignment serves as the culmination of our work to date. You will be practicing your skills in historical criticism and analysis. That is to say that you will be examining, with a critical historical eye, the specified time period for the purposes of determining the following:

If the colonial period represented the "incubation period" and the War of Independence represented the "birth" of the United States, then what role did your specific time period have in its development? And in support of your analysis, what specific events and people led the way in that development?

Also, just a reminder about the presidential election study... it will be due November 18, two weeks after the election is over. Remember, you can find the required structure for the study on the Thursday, September 16th edition of the blog.