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This is the graded assignment from the teacher and the other document was what you were supposed to follow, nothing else. 

Runninghead: MISSISSIPPI SECESSION 1

Mississippi Secession

Student Name: Ralph Graham

Institution Affiliation: Ole Miss

Course: His 330 The History of Mississippi Sec 2

Date: September 23, 2013

Historians still debate the reasons which made Mississippi, as well as, her sister southern states opt to secede from the United States. State’s rights, along with high tariffs are some of the issues which are considered to be the main reasons which made Mississippi to secede from U.S but the ultimate reason which made the state to secede from the union was the defense of the slavery institution
. A Declaration from the state convention held on January 1861 to discuss the issue of secession states that “Our position is basically identified with the slavery institution-which is the world’ greatest material interest” (McDowell & McDowell, 2007). –paragraphs should be 4-8 sentences long. Also, the quote you use is found in the reading. Lastly, the thesis statement (the one I highlighted above) should be the last sentence of your introduction.

The 1850 compromise angered the Mississippians. Mississippians had strongly supported the American-Mexican war because they hoped to gain new slave territory, but the compromise would exclude them from reaping benefits from their concerted efforts. In addition, the Mississippians viewed the entry of California, New Mexico along with Utah as free states as a threat to the significant balance within free and slaves states.—Examples from the documents in the reading are needed.

The 1854 Kansa-Nebraska Act was part of the territorial issues which pushed Mississippi towards secession. The aforementioned Act considered the solution to the ambiguous slavery question to be ‘popular sovereignty’. In respect to the “popular sovereignty” the individuals of the territories, prior to making an application for statehood, would make the decision to allow or not allow slavery.

The said solution made the abolitionist invade the area. The said Act did not impress the Mississippians because they believed that there was no way the Congress would prevent the introduction of slavery within the various territories. The Mississippians were greatly angered by Senator Stephen Douglas who was the author of the bill which led to the implementation of the Kansa-Nebraska Act (Bond, 2003). –page numbers are needed for citations. In addition, the paper needs to focus exclusively on the primary source documents (the non-italicized stuff)

The other event which is considered to have compelled Mississippi to opt for seceding from U.S was the 1859 John Brown’s Raid. Brown who was an abolitionist ho was violent, organized a raid in the Harper’s Ferry federal arsenal in the hope of inciting and arming a slave uprising within the South. However, the raid failed and at last Brown was captured, tried, as well as, hung due to his crimes. Brown’s raid increased the slave revolts fears. The Mississippi parliament implemented several resolutions advising the other sates within the south to oppose antislavery aggression.

Finally, the November 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as the president actually pushed almost all the advocates of secession to the edge. This is due to the fact that the Lincoln’s Republican Party had made a pledge to fully restrict slavery (Bond, 2003). In that regard, the Mississippians considered the Lincoln’s election as a sure sign that slavery abolishment was imminent.

In general, it can be concluded that Mississippi’s secessionist’s journey was similar to that of numerous other southern states. Secessionist sentiment not only ebbed but also flowed until events basically got out of control. Passion, pride in addition to ego outclassed logic, as well as, rationality as Mississippians eventually felt that the only way they would preserve slavery along with their preferred way of life was through secession.

While this paper does a nice job highlighting the national context for secession, it does not examine the documents in the reading. This is purpose of the assignment. In addition, additional editing is needed to improve the quality of the writing. Work on eliminating unnecessary words. Note my corrections above for tips on how this can be done.

Grade: D

References

Bond, B. G. (2003). Mississippi: A documentary history. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi.

McDowell, G. D., & McDowell, R. A. (2007). Mississippi Secrets: Facts, legends, and folklore. Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse.

�This sentence is way too long and verbose. A better one is:

“Although states’ rights and high tariffs contributed to secession, protecting slavery was the ultimate reason.”

Same thing in far fewer words.

His 330

Fall 2013

Writing Assignments—Tupelo

General Guidelines

• Writing assignments should be doubled spaced and use a standard 12 point font. Remember to always put your name on your work.

• Writing assignments should be submitted via SafeAssign on Blackboard before class on the date listed below. One letter grade will be deducted for each day the paper is late. Papers more than four days late will not be graded and given a zero. It is your responsibility to insure that papers are properly submitted to Blackboard on time. If in doubt, email a copy to the instructor or bring a hard copy to class.

• The quality of the writing will constitute a significant portion of your grade. Writing assignments should be carefully edited and proofread to eliminate grammatical and typographical mistakes. Refer to the guidelines for good writing listed below. Numerous errors will result in a lower a grade.

• While consulting with your colleagues is acceptable, writing assignments are to be written individually. Papers that are exceptionally similar will receive a failing grade.

To receive credit, assignments must be completed on the date specified and over the correct reading. For instance, do not submit the assignment over chapter three on the day chapter six is due.

• The writing assignments should be argumentative and not reviews of the reading. Argumentative papers will have a clearly defined thesis and support the thesis with examples from the primary sources in the reading. Writing assignments that are reviews of the reading will receive a lower grade.

• Papers that fail to meet the required length will receive a grade no higher than a ‘D’.

Citations

The following provides an example for the appropriate way to cite for these assignments:

Regarding his Indian policy, De Perier believed that he had “profited by the mistakes” his predecessors made. (27) He also feared that Indians planned to massacre all Frenchmen in the colony.

In other words, if you quote directly from the readings, a page number is needed. Failure to cite properly will result in a lower grade.

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is stealing somebody else’s thoughts, ideas, and words and claiming them for your own. Like stealing, plagiarism is a serious offense that could lead to expulsion. Be forewarned that all papers will be vetted by anti-plagiarism software. If you cheat, you will get caught.

Guidelines for Good Writing

Since writing constitutes a significant portion of your grade, refer to these guidelines. Papers that do not adhere to these guidelines will receive a lower grade.

1. Use proper grammar, punctuation and a formal tone. Avoid slang or other informal phrases. If you heard a phrase on SportsCenter, it is slang and should not be used.

2. Do not use first person. For example do not write, “I think the book was great.” Instead, write “the book was great.”

3. Make sure that your paragraphs are between 4-8 sentences long.

4. Do not use contractions. For example, write do not instead of don’t; cannot instead of can’t; will not instead of won’t; etc.

5. Either Underline or Italicize a book’s title. Same for court cases.

6. Once you have used a person’s first and last name, you only refer to them by their last name throughout the rest of the paper. Do not repeatedly use titles like Mr. or Mrs. or Dr. or Judge.

7. Place punctuation inside quotation marks.

8. Spell numbers that are two words or less. For example, twenty-eight, sixty-three, twentieth century are spelled out. Numbers like 383, 1935 remain numerical

9. Eliminate unnecessary words. For example, “Caldwell shows the importance of race.” This is far better than “Caldwell is able to show the importance of race.”

10. Diversify your verb choice and vocabulary. Instead of “Caldwell shows” try using “Caldwell demonstrates” or “Caldwell discusses” or “Caldwell highlights” or “Caldwell chronicles.” Use the synonyms feature on Microsoft Word by right clicking or visit theseraus.com!

11. Do not misuse words. If you are uncertain of the meaning of word—look it up. Dictionary.com is a wonderful website. Use it!

12. Organize your paper in a clear, logical manner.

Writing Assignments:

1. Bond, Chapter 3 “Antebellum White Society”

Due Date: Before class on Sept. 10th

After read chapter three of Mississippi: A Documentary History, your assignment is to write a 500-750 word essay that discusses the hardships whites in antebellum Mississippi faced. Be sure to include specific examples from the primary sources to support your position.

2. Bond, Chapter 5 “The Secession Crisis”

Due Date: Before class on Sept. 24th

After reading chapter five of Mississippi: A Documentary History, your assignment is to write a 500-750 word essay that discusses and explains why Mississippi seceded from the United States. Include specific examples from the primary sources to support your position.

3. Bond, Chapter 7 “Free Labor and Violence in Reconstruction”

Due Date: Before Class on Oct. 8th

After reading chapter seven of Mississippi: A Documentary History, your assignment is to write a 500-750 word essay that illustrates how Democrats employed violence and fraud to overthrow Republican governments during Reconstruction. Be sure to include specific examples from the primary sources to support your position.

4. Bond, Chapter 10“The Jim Crow World”

Due Date: Before Class on Oct. 15th

After reading chapter ten of Mississippi: A Documentary History, your assignment is to write a 500-750 word essay that discusses the hardships and horrors African Americans endured under segregation. Include specific examples from the primary sources to support your position.