Drafting of the U.S Constitution
1. Choose two secondary sources that discuss historical events that influence your research topic.
2. Next, explain in the chart how the chosen events impacted the historical context of your research topic.
3. Lastly, describe whether the events support your thesis statement.
Prompt: To understand your topic, you need to understand the world in which the events related to that topic took place. First, list your research topic and the revised research question you plan to address moving forward. Then, choose two secondary sources related to your research topic and provide the citation for each in the chart. You may use secondary sources from previous assignments. Next, explain in the chart what the source tells you about the historical context of a chosen event and how it relates to your topic. In the last chart column, explain how the context provided by the source will help you write your thesis statement, answering your research question. For this assignment, download and complete the Historical Context Chart.
Drafting of the US Constitution
Student’s Name
Southern New Hampshire University
Perspectives in History
HIS 100Historical Context Chart
Research Topic: Drafting of the U.S Constitution
Selected Revised Research Question: 1. Why was it possible for the people to vote directly during the ratification of the US constitution?
2. What were the weaknesses of the Article of Confederation?
Secondary Source Citation
Historical Context of Event
Support Your Thesis Statement
Edling, M. M. (2003). A Revolution in Favor of Government: Origins of the US Constitution and the Making of the American State. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
This source talks about the origin of the US constitution. It informs that the American revolutionary war of 1775-1783 shaped the making of the U.S constitution. Before the war, each state had its own constitution. After the war, the states united to establish a federal government under the Articles of confederation (Edling, 2003). The Articles turned out to be a weak system of government, which needed to be changed. The new states drafted the written constitutions, which was an important innovation from the traditionally un...
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