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Runaway slave ad paper

Write a paper of at least five paragraphs (include an introduction and conclusion) about one of the following topics:

Compare ads (1730s to 1790) about runaways from Southern Colonies with ads for runaways from northern colonies. Make sure you have ads from both northern and southern colonies.

How do runaway slave ads change from the colonial period (1730s to 1790) to the Early National era (1790 to 1820)? Make sure you include ads from a variety of states. 

Compare runaway slave ads from the old south (Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, and Maryland) with the trans-mountain west (Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas) during the period from 1821 to 1860.

Rubric for paper

Introduction—up to 5 points

Thesis included in introduction—up to 5 points

Three body paragraphs –up to 10 points

A thesis for each body paragraph—up to 10 points

Examples to demonstrate thesis

One example in the paragraph—up to 3 points

Two examples in the paragraph—up to 6 points

Three examples in the paragraph—up to 12 points

Four or more examples in the paragraph—up to 18 points

Conclusion—up to 5 points

Writing Style –up to 10 points

Appropriate citations of up to 6 sources—up to 5 points

Appropriate citations of up to 12 sources—up to 10 points

Appropriate citations of up to 18 sources—up to 15 points

Each body paragraph beyond three—up to 10 points per paragraph

Each body paragraph with a thesis beyond three—up to 10 points per paragraph