United States History I
Research Paper
Mr. DiLuzio
C1-D
As part of our study of United States history, each of you will complete a research paper on one figure
pertaining to our course of study. A list of acceptable people will be circulated. From this list you must have a
first, second and third selection. Only one person per class may do their paper on any one figure or event.
Selections will be recorded based upon a first come/first serve basis.
The requirements of the paper are as follows:
Cover page including paper’s title, student’s name, teacher, period, date of submission
3 to 4 typed, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font
Paper will begin with a clear thesis statement
Clear and accurate background information about figure
Facts/details that support your thesis statement (show the significance of your figure) in a series of body
paragraphs.
6. Conclusion
7. A “works cited” page – students must use at least 3 sources (only 1 source may be an internet source – a
respectable internet source and 1 must be a primary source – written during the time period)
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All tasks must be completed by the dates listed below. Failure to complete tasks on time will result in a loss of
points on the overall grade.
Due dates:
Last date for selection of person: 2/15/13
Thesis Statement: 3/4/13
Class Library Days (Tentative): 2/28 & 3/6-3/7 & 3/13
List of 3 sources to be used: 3/11/13
List of 3-5 supporting facts/body paragraphs: 3/14/13
Optional Rough Draft: 3/21
Final Paper Due: 3/28/13
Name_________________________________________________ Date______________________________
2013 Fantasy Figures Draft
Directions: From the list below select three people that you feel you would like to complete your research
paper on. Your assignment is to do a quick search for some of the names on this list that interest you and come
up with a top 5 that you would like to draft.
We will be selecting our topics through a random draft format. Having five options will be key in case one of
your topics is taken.
Historical Figures
Presidents
Civil War – Military/Generals
1. Abraham Lincoln
1. Robert E. Lee
2. Andrew Jackson
2. Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson
3. James K. Polk
3. William Tecumseh Sherman
4. William Henry Harrison
4. George McClellan
5. Andrew Johnson
5. Ulysses S. Grant
6. John Quincy Adams
6. James Longstreet
Antebellum/Civil War Figures
Abolitionists/Slave Heroes
1. Thaddeus Stevens
1. Nat Turner
2. John Wilkes Booth
2. Dred Scott
3. John C. Calhoun
3. John Brown
4. Henry Clay
4. Frederick Douglas
5. Stephen Douglas
5. William Lloyd Garrison
6. Charles Sumner
6. Sojourner Truth
7. Jefferson Davis
7. Harriet Beecher Stowe
Reformers
Westward Expansion
1. Joseph Smith
1. Sam Houston
2. Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. Davy Crockett
3. Dorothea Dix
3. Jim Bowie
4. Alice Paul
4. Zachary Taylor
5. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
5. Antonio Lopez De Santa Anna
Gilded Age
Prominent Women
1. “Boss” Tweed
1. Abigail Adams
2. Cornelius Vanderbilt
2. Louisa May Alcott
3. William H. Vanderbilt
3. Annie Oakley
4. John D. Rockefeller
4. Margaret Sanger
5. Andrew Carnegie
5. Sacajawea
6. J.P. Morgan
6. Pocahontas
Top 5 – Draft Chart
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