History 1301 Paper

HIST 1301

Primary and Secondary Source Assignment

In order to complete this assignment you must read the following:

1) J.H. Hammond’s Instructions to His Overseer

2) Lizzie Williams Looks Back on the Days of Slavery

3) Eugene D. Genovese,

Paternalism and Class Relations in the Old South

When you have finished your reading, please

answer the following questions in paragraph form. The answer

to each question should be written separately (not as a unified paper) and

THE ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION

MUST BE A MINIMUM OF 1 FULL PAGE TYPED WITH A 12pt TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT

OR 11pt CALIBRI

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DOUBLE SPACED USING STANDARD MARGINS.

DO NOT write as a unified paper, but submit the assignment as a single document. Each question should start

on a new page. You will not be allowed in class if this assignment is not completed.

1. Briefly describe the contents of

a. J. H. Hammond’s Instructions to His Overseer

b. Lizzie Williams Looks Back on the Days of Slavery

2. Using the secondary source

Paternalism and Class Relations in the Old South and your textbook, briefly

explain the background in which the primary sources were written.

3. Pretend that you are a foreign traveler in the American South in the mid-1800s. You have visited several plantations and farms and spoken to landowners, overseers, and slaves. Write a letter to one

of your relatives back home and describe what life is like in the South of the United States. Remember

that in order to do this, you must include information from the three sources and your textbook. Make sure that all your information is historically accurate!

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YOUR ASSIGNMENT NEEDS TO HAVE A SIMILARITY RATING OF 15% OR LOWER. IF IT IS OVER 15% AND IT IS NOT DUE TO QUOTATIONS FROM THE READINGS OR TEXTBOOK, I WILL NOT

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