book review

Select 2-3 of the documents and essays from Major Problems in American History, our course text.
These materials should relate to one another in some way or the other — for instance, they may all address a common theme or problem, or a particular historic event.
The materials also should speak directly to the topic that you identified for your final research essay in Week 3, and should differ from each other in form: For instance, select no more than one speech, or one essay, or one governmental document.

For each document you select, identify whether it is a primary source or a secondary source, and evaluate its historic value, using the strategies that Rampolla outlines in chapter 2.

Write a 750-1,000 word essay based on the documents that you select, using your evaluation of the sources as well as the tips that Rampolla provides in chapter 1. The essay should bring the documents together into a coherent argument that asks a historical question of substance.