American history

How did class-based labor become race-based slavery in colonial North America? Explain how and why race-based slavery developed starting in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s.

• sources for this prompt:
• American Yawp textbook
• Howard Zinn- Drawing the Color Line (L3/4)
• Virginia Slave Codes and Fornication Laws (L3/4)
• White Slaves, Black Servants, and the Question of Providence by WTM Riches (L 3/4 project sources)
• For Outline: use at least 2 of the above sources
• For Project: Use all 4 of the above sources

DO NOT USE ANY OTHER SOURCES

-Outline on its own separate page

1. Choose a topic:

• Place the topic question you chose at the top as the heading.

1. Use Word:

• All work must be submitted as a Word document.

1. Thesis.

• Write a thesis. Do NOT use AI to develop any part of the thesis (or any other part of the outline or project). A thesis will answer the question (all parts) and indicate subtopics that help to support the main argument. The thesis can be one or multiple sentences.

1. Sub-Topics and Organization:

• Identify the sub-topics of your body paragraphs and show an organizational framework.

1. Meaningful Use of Assigned Sources:

• Use at least 2 of the assigned sources for your topic question in the outline (the assigned sources are listed under your topic question).
• “Use” of a source in this class means incorporating short (not more than 2 sentences) direct quotes from each source you use. Quotes should provide unique, detailed information and ideas from the sources, not broad concepts that might be found in any source on the topic. Work that does not clearly make meaningful use of the assigned sources will not be graded.
• USE ONLY the sources provided in course content. No outside sources, no research (unless cleared with instructor first)
• Your work should be no more than about 20% direct quotes.
• NOTE: The outline only requires use of 2 of the assigned sources, but your module project must make use of all the source required by your topic question (usually 4-5, identified with the topic question).

1. In-Text Citations and Works Cited:

• Include in-text citations anytime you use a source. This includes direct quotes and paraphrasing.
• Provide a Works Cited for the sources used in the outline. The sources cited in-text and in the Works Cited should match.

1. Historical Details and Examples:

• Include lots of specific examples and historical details to support your argument. Include dates, names, places, laws, people, stories, data, numbers. Think like a lawyer in a courtroom drama. You need multiple forms of specific evidence to prove your case. The details build the argument.

1. Length Requirement:

• Contain 400 words of original writing, half of which must be complete sentences that demonstrates your thoughts, analysis, and idea