What is or are the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author is trying to convey to the reader? (Think about why they decided to sit down and write the document and what their aims were, i.e., what’s their agenda?
Read the Thomas Jefferson documents
Thomas Jefferson on Indians and Blacks (1784) Review Sheet
Thomas Jefferson on Black Colonization (1801)
Thomas Jefferson on the Indians’ Future (1803)
Address the sources in the order they are listed above for the primary source review sheet assignment. Then complete the primary source assignment review sheet and submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word document. Remember to utilize quotes to provide specific examples and as evidence to support your contentions. Remember to cite all direct quotes and paraphrasing using footnotes.
Argumentative Essay – A minimum of 750 of your own words plus a minimum of two quotes per primary source properly cited.
An essay has an introduction paragraph that introduces the sources assigned with a thesis statement, body paragraphs that start with topic sentences and end with transition sentences ,and a conclusion paragraph that summarizes main points of essay and ties back to thesis
statement.
What is or are the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author is trying to convey to the reader? (Think about why they decided to sit down and write the document and what their aims were, i.e., what’s their agenda? Is it simply to inform, to inspire people to take action of some sort, to influence political leaders, etc.?) Then discuss your argument about the main idea(s) and argument(s) the author presented.