Essay Topic: Explain the causes of the American Revolution beginning with the Proclamation of 1763 through the Declaration of Independence. Chicago Style format and documentation are required.
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The essay should follow edited Standard English for sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, usage, and mechanics as well as accurately use Chicago Style citation and documentation guidelines.
The essay should be 5-7 pages in length. In addition, the paper should follow standard Chicago Style formatting. Note: The title page and the references page are not counted as part of the paper length.
Sources for the paper must be scholarly such as books by historians, peer-reviewed journals or scholarly websites (i.e., those ending in .gov, .edu, or .mil). No more than half of the references can be from the Internet. DO NOT USE Wikipedia as a reference. You should use at least 3-5 sources (only two may be from a webpage) in addition to your text.
The paper will be evaluated as noted on the rubric included in the syllabus.
