In the Antibellum era (1830s-1850s)
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* To develop an appropriate thesis, you need to understand the lives, voices, resistance, and impact of working-class people in the antebellum era
* Analytic essay, 750-900 words long, double-spaced, with standard margins. It should follow the format in the ABCs of writing an essay for history: an introduction setting up the thesis, a number of body paragraphs using evidence to support and document the analysis, and a conclusion.
* You should cite sources as you use them with a footnote at the end of the sentence where the information or quotation appears.
* Use at least 4 sources
