People and Places in Early America
\nPeople and Places in Early America
\nFor this exercise, you\u2019ll choose one of the following individuals: Sojourner Truth, Crazy Horse, Robert. E. Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Chief Pontiac, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubmand or Eli Whitney. in order to learn more about them. Here\u2019s what I\u2019d like you to do:
\nChoose one of the individuals listed.
\nUsing the information provided by Mary Rampolla in chapters 2 and 3 ofA Pocket Guide to Writing in History, gather some information about that individual. The information should include:
\nBiographical material that provides information about who this person was, where they were born and grew up, and a little bit about their family, educational, and occupational history.
\nBiographical material on the individual\u2019s notable achievements.
\nThe date and location of the individual\u2019s death.
\nGeographic material that provides information about the location(s) where this person resided during the years in which they made their most significant contributions to America\u2019s past.
\nWrite a 250-500 word essay about the individual you\u2019ve studied.
\nPlease note that while you are encouraged to start considering the use of primary and secondary sources, you may use encyclopedia resources to complete part of this assignment. Please use the encyclopedia resources gathered by the Empire State College library to gather basic information on the individual\u2019s biography and geographic location. However, to get a sense that these were actual people, try to locate a primary source such as a diary or a letter from that individual.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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