For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the research pap

For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the research paper due at the end of this course. Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History before 1877. If you are unsure of a topic, please contact your instructor.
After you have selected a topic, complete the following form.
Select three related research questions and start your research.
Formulate a thesis statement –- a claim about your topic.
Find three scholarly sources for your research. These should be primary and secondary sources. These should be cited according to the style guidelines relevant to your discipline — APA, MLA, or Chicago Manual of Style.
Please use the following format for this assignment and submit the proposal as a Word document.
The assignment is due on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 by 11:55 PM, ET.
Name:
Topic:
Research Questions:
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Thesis Statement: This usually includes one to two sentences summarizing the point of your paper. It states the argument of the paper and includes your conclusions.
Sources:
1. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
One-paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength of the source
2. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
One-paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength of the source
3. Proper citation according to MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style format:
One-paragraph summary including one weakness and one strength of the source.
The short paper must include a cover page with your name, course number and course title, instructor’s name, and date. You must also include a bibliography at the end of your paper. While composing your paper, use proper English. Do not use abbreviations, contractions, informal language, passive voice, or first/ second person (I, you, we, our, etc). And finally, students are not allowed to use encyclopedias or Wikipedia.
Before submitting your paper, check your grammar and use spell check. Remember, the way you talk is not the way you write a paper.
My topic is The Stamp Act Congress (October 7 – 25, 1765), also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York City in the colonial Province