Primary Source Paper – 3–5-page paper critically analyzing one of the following primary sources:
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One section of The Federalist Papers.
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Frederick Douglass’s autobiography (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave).
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Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” AND “Rip Van Winkle” (published as short stories in The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.).
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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
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Analyze initial impressions about it. Why was it written? Who was the intended audience? What bias/biases do the author(s) have? Why is this source important? What information can you glean by reading between the lines?
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