This paper explores whether the Indian Removal was Humanitarian or Racist. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the issue you have chosen by answering the question posed, and to support and defend your position (thesis) on the topic.

The Indian Removal

Term Paper Overview Your Term Paper must be written on the same topic you chose for the Term Paper: Thesis Development and Library Assignment. This topic must come from the Term Paper Topic List above. The purpose of the paper is to analyze the issue you have chosen by answering the question posed, and to support and defend your position (thesis) on the topic. Your essay should clearly present the topic, the time-frame you are discussing, your thesis, the counter argument to your position, your evidence, how the topic impacted the historical time period OR how it has impacted the social, political, international, economic or military development of the United States.

The Indian Removal

Remember, this is not a report, you must take a stand and present and defend your point of view. This assignment calls for logical analytical writing, rather than recall narrative writing and is meant to develop analytical skills in relation to historical time period, cause and effect per SLO 1. Term Paper Instructions: Topic, Formatting, Citations, and Submission You must use proper MLA citations for all direct quotes and when paraphrasing and you must include a Works Cited. Your Works Cited does not count toward the page minimum.

The Indian Removal

You must use a minimum of three sources ; NO wikipedia, NO dictionaries, NO encyclopedias, NO random webpages, and NO textbooks other than America’s History, Vol. 1, or Taking Sides (available in the VVC library). Internet sources should be limited to academic websites and journals found online Term Paper Content: Writing an Analytical Term Paper A structured analytical research paper is composed of the following 3 parts: 1. Introduction—immediately provides the reader with an overview of what they are about to read. Make sure your opening paragraph or introduction clearly conveys the nature of the paper the reader is about to read and the timeframe you are exploring.

The Indian Removal

What is the debate? What are you trying to prove in this essay? Remember a thesis is something that is debatable. Example: The Aztec lived in Mesoamerica (NOT a thesis—not debatable); The Aztec were the most advance civilization in Mesoamerica (a thesis-some scholars may or may not agree with this statement). Next, let the reader know how you are going to prove this thesis? In addition to a clear thesis, your introduction should also include a quick summary of the evidence (the points) you intend to use to prove your thesis.

This is important because it will provide an outline for the body of your paper. 2. Body—proving your thesis. Start out with no more than one or two paragraphs of background information concerning your topic.  https://youtu.be/yQfP2Y2t45U

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