In the aftermath of the french and indian war, do you believe that the british or the native was more responsible for initiating the process of native dispossesion?

Examine the validity of this question by analayzing the following historical events: Pontiac’s Rebellion, The Proclamation Line of 1763, The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, The Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790, and the Greenville Treaty of 1795.
Must take a position either yes or no

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Argumentative Paper Assignment #1

Question: In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, do you believe that the British or the Native was more responsible for initiating the process of native dispossession? 

Examine the validity of this question by analyzing the following historical events: Pontiac’s Rebellion, The Proclamation Line of 1763, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787, the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790, and the Greenville Treaty of 1795.  Remember, this is a position-driven paper. You cannot take both sides of the argument. You must take a position, either yes or no.

The assignment requires you to do the following:

1)    Read pages 152-164 in your text

2)    Read Reading #26, “Pontiac, Two Speeches,” in Voices of Freedom.

3)    Read American Indian Civics Project (contained in Module)

4)    Write a minimum 1000-1500 word answer to the question being sure to use content from 2 of the above underlined sources as well as one additional web-based or text based scholarly source (an authoritative source—not Wikipedia) to bolster your case.  That’s a total of 3 sources. While the textbook can be used, it does not count as a source.

5)    Your paper must also contain at least 3 minimum citations (one citation each from the two underlined sources and one outside source. (Remember, at least one of these citations must refute your position). Thus, like a debate, you must consider the opposing viewpoint and then present support/evidence that counters it. Remember, this is a position-driven paper. You cannot take both sides of the argument. You must take a position.

6)    One of the sources utilized must be a primary source: www.yale.edu/collections.

Each paper must have the following elements:

1)    New York Times-Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced.

2)    An introduction that briefly discusses the aim of the paper, your position on the argument, and a conclusion that summarizes your position.

3)    Contains a bibliography that uses Chicago-style format to list the source. For example, to cite a book, use this format: Fain, Cicero, Textual Analysis of Samuel L. Jackson Movies (University of Kanye West: Los Angeles, CA, 2013), 145. This, and other format styles (for a variety of source material), can be found through the Little Seagull Handbook, the CSM library, or just Google it.

When citing a source within the body of the text, just cite last name and page number i.e., (Jones, 47). If using a website that doesn’t have an author and/or page number, just cite shortened web address i.e., (www.humantrials.com). Then provide full address in bibliography.

The paper must be submitted to BB by our next class, Tuesday, October 7. Please bring hard copy to class.