Evaluate, interpret, and compare differing historiographical interpretations of the American Revolution..
This activity addresses the following outcomes: MO3: Evaluate, interpret, and compare differing historiographical interpretations of the American Revolution. (CO3, CO4) MO4: Identify, analyze, and interpret primary and secondary sources relating to Federalism and Anti-Federalism in the revolutionary era. (CO1, CO2, CO4) you will be building on two projects we began in Module 6: the Federalism/Anti-Federalism debate and the historiography of the American Revolution. This final consists of two required prompt responses, each of which must be answered in approximately 750-1000 words (3-4 pages) and submitted together in one Word document. 1) Prompt 1: Federalism and Anti-Federalism: In Project 3, we examined the arguments of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists and answered a series of questions about their arguments. That project prepared you for this activity, in which you will construct a fictional debate between a Federalist and an Anti-Federalist. For this debate, you will have your fictional Federalist and Anti-Federalist characters answer four questions. Three of the questions are listed below, and then you should add one question of your own. What is your position on a bill of rights being added to the Constitution? How would you address concerns about the “powers of government” under this new Constitution? Can you explain why this Constitution is or is not in the best interests of our nation as a whole? Your script should be approximately 750-1000 words and should reference at least one source not assigned in class. Richard Epstein’s “The Federalist Papers: From Practical Politics to High Principle (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. ” and Joshua Miller’s “The Ghostly Body Politic: The Federalist Papers and Popular Sovereignty (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. ” are both good resources, but you may also find your own. Your script does not need to be written in essay format. However, it should include: Proper grammar, syntax, and spelling In-text citations and references or a bibliography in APA (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. or Chicago (Links to an external site.) Links to an external site. style 2) Prompt 2: Interpretations of the American Revolution For this prompt, we will be tackling the historiography of the American Revolution by examining the differing perspectives of Charles Beard and Bernard Bailyn. We began exploring the concept of historiography in our M6D1 discussion, where we paid particular attention to the approach of Gordon Wood. As you have learned throughout the course, historiography is the history of history, or a study of differing interpretations of historical topics over time. For this prompt, you will write a paper defending either the economic interpretation or ideological interpretation of the American Revolution in approximately 750-1000 words (3-4 pages). While your paper will defend a particular approach to interpreting the American Revolution, you should consider the strengths and weaknesses of both the economic and ideological approaches to examining the American Revolution. You should also assess Gordon Wood’s perspectives and consider where they fit in the larger debate.