Captain Preston’s account of the Boston Massacre March 5 1770
write a paper that addresses the following questions:
Who wrote the documents and why?
How do the two documents agree? How do they disagree?
Why are the perspectives different?
Under what specific historical circumstances were these documents created?
What groups were the two authors associated with? Consider the conflicting visions of America the two had: why were they acting the way they were? Make specific connections to the documents and explain your thinking
Which perspective would you agree with more, and why?
Instructions:
Do NOT simply list answers to the above questions. The paper should be in essay format, with an introduction, several body paragraphs, and a conclusion. The questions do not have to be addressed in order, but should be answered throughout the paper.
You must provide historical context for the analysis. You must have at least one academic source for this paper (NOT Wikipedia). See “Helpful hints” for a recommendation! You can use your textbook as well, but it doesn’t count as your source! However, you must CITE the sources that you use. You will use MLA format to cite sources. [Failure to cite information that is not yours is plagiarism.] If you need help with MLA citation, visit the Writer’s Corner.
The paper must be a minimum of 500 words (no more than 800 words). The paper should be double spaced, 12 point font. Format, grammar, spelling and punctuation will be graded. (See rubric for detailed grading scheme). **Note: works cited page and heading are NOT part of the word count.
