American Yawp discussion

Read, Think, and Write: American Yawp, Chapter 3 Primary Sources Your People Only Live on Cod Atlantic Slave Trade Map Excerpts from Billy G. Smith and Richard Wojtowicz, Blacks Who Stole Themselves: Advertisements for Runaways in the Pennsylvania Gazette, 1728-1790 As They Had Been in Ancient Times: Pedro Naranjo Relates the Pueblo Revolt, 1680 One Year in the Life of a Connecticut Farmer, 1668 A German Migrant in Philadelphia, 1750 Excerpt from William Byrd’s Diary, 1709-1712 The creators of your textbook, American Yawp, entitled chapter three “British North America.” Given the information provided in the documents above as well as documents assigned in previous units, consider that title. Do you think it is a fair representation of early America? Does it represent the lived experiences of people in North America? For this assignment, do the following in one MS Word or Pdf document: In a section labeled Thesis, write a well-crafted thesis statement that responds to the questions above. Do not merely repeat the questions! Use this worksheet to help you. In a section labeled Evidence, from the primary sources provided in this week’s study unit (the links above), choose 2-3 of them and explain (in one brief paragraph for each source chosen) how the source helped you develop your thesis. The primary sources are your evidence. How does each support your thesis? Use this worksheet to help you construct your paragraphs.