Understanding of the history of the American Revolution
This assignment addresses the following outcome: Using primary and secondary source evidence, apply an understanding of the history of the American Revolution to a written assignment from the perspective of an individual colonist from a marginalized group. (CO#3, CO#4, CO#6/Gen. Ed. Outcome 4.2, CO#7/History Program Outcome 1) In this paper, you will put yourself in the shoes of an “American” in the time period we have been discussing in Module 3. You will explain the significant changes in the past, and make a prediction about what will likely happen next. First, make sure you have completed the assigned primary and secondary source reading for this week. You are an American colonist, and you have just begun the practice of writing a diary. For your first entry, discuss the following in 3 pages (750 words): The year is 1783. You are writing about the past ten years and describing the War of Independence, which has just ended. What are the most significant changes you have witnessed and how have they affected Americans or particular groups of Americans (consider marginalized groups in particular, such as women, religious minorities, slaves, etc.)? What (from the perspective of 1783) do you think will happen in the next few years? The perspective that you write from is fictional but based on facts learned from the readings and your own research. Assume that your character has the ability to read and write. In addition to using at least one of the sources listed above, you must include at least one outside primary or secondary source beyond the course readings for this week. It can be either a scholarly secondary source

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