Historian interpret the past through its texts and artifacts. Thus your goal in this paper is to take a historical document, investigate the historical context in which it was written, and then demonstrate how the context helps us to understand the document and how the document helps us to understand the historical context . Please do not hesitate to ask my advice. The paper is to represent your work. Questions of honesty and plagiarism will be followed through to their unhappy ends.
Papers are due in class on the day required.
Late papers will be penalized one letter grade for each day late. Use the Turabian Style Manual in preparing end notes and footnotes. DO NOT simply be descriptive, restating what the author states in the text. Your goal is to analyze the text and its relationship to its context.