Did Soldiers Fight the Civil War Over Slavery Discussion

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Argumentative Essay 2

Argumentative Essay 2

Overview

You will write an original essay over one of the questions listed at the end of these instructions. This essay will basically be an expanded and highly polished version of those found in the Reading Responses. You must use For Cause and Comrades as the main textual evidence of your argumentative essay. I expect the essay to be free of grammatical errors. Punctuation will be considered as well. You must use the correct format given below. Papers that go below the minimum required length will lose substantial points or result in a failing grade. Late papers will not be accepted. The assignment is due no later than Sunday, May 2nd, at 11:30 PM.

Specifics

The paper must be typed using 12pt. font using Times New Roman with 1” margins. The margins (the spacing that borders the text of your paper) must look exactly like the margins of these instructions. The paper should also be double spaced and reach the minimum required length of two full pages. The paper should not exceed three pages in length. The title of the paper should be the reading question you are responding to. Be sure to indent at the beginning of each paragraph. Do not put extra spaces between the heading, title, or paragraphs. Save the essay using .docx or a compatible format with Word. Tip: Be sure that the conclusion of your paper spills onto the third page of your essay to ensure you have reached the minimum required length.

Heading

The heading should be single spaced and placed in the “Header” section of your paper. Put your name at the top left corner of the page. Put the name of the class under your name. Put the date under your class name. It should look like what you see at the top of the page. Do not simply type your heading at the top of the page. You must place it in the header section of the paper. Google how to do so or email me if you are unsure.

Title

The title of the essay is the question that you answer.

Introduction

The introduction should be a small paragraph (around 3-5 sentences). The first sentence should reiterate the reading response question do not simply rewrite the question at the beginning of the introduction. The following sentences should convey your stance on the argument, followed by a brief sentence or two that cover the main points of your body. The introduction is arguably the most important part of the essay. You must set the introduction up correctly in order for the rest of the essay to make sense. Feel free to email me your introduction so that I can provide feedback well before the essay is due.

Body

The body of your paper should consist of 2-3 specific examples from the text that directly bolster your argument. Expand on each idea carefully. I do not want a summary of what McPherson has written. Instead, state the example, and analyze the importance of this example and how it relates directly to your argument. Remember that you are writing an argumentative essay, and as such you should pick examples and statements from the text that make your point clear. Be sure to use quotes but stay away from any that are longer than two sentences. 1-2 quotes per each specific example is the most you should have. Make sure each sentence naturally flows from the previous one to make a coherent paper.

Quotes

Be sure to use a proper quoting format. An example would be:

McPherson states, “Quote text” (McPherson 3). You must follow this style.

Conclusion

The conclusion should be no longer than the introduction (around 3-5 sentences). The conclusion should reiterate the reading response question, as well as the points you made in the body. The conclusion should be a brief summary of what you wrote about in your paper.

Works Cited

Be sure to include a Works Cited page with the book’s information. I prefer Turabian or the Chicago Manual of Style, but you can use any official citation guide you choose.

Submission

Save your paper in .docx format. Save as: Last Name, First Name Argumentative Essay 1. Submit your argumentative essay to the proper Dropbox in D2L.

Essay Questions:

  1. Did soldiers fight the Civil War over slavery?
  2. Which side had stronger reasons for fighting during the Civil War? Which motive is most compelling to you?
  3. Was faith or honor a larger combat motivator during the Civil War?
  4. Was training and discipline OR good leadership more important for success during the first two years of the Civil War?
  5. How were soldiers able to overcome the initial fear of battle during the first two years of the Civil War?
  6. Which ideological reason was most compelling to soldiers during the first two years of the Civil War?



Grading Rubric

5

4

3

2

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Introduction

Student has written a comprehensive, concise, and well-developed introduction that clearly answers the question.

Student has written a concise and well-developed introduction that answers the question.

Student has written an introduction that adequately addresses the question.

Student has written an underdeveloped introduction that has inadequately answered the question.

Student has written an introduction that fails to adequately address the question.

Body/Examples

Examples chosen directly support the argument. Comprehensive analysis of examples are clear and well developed.

Examples chosen support the argument. Good analysis of examples are developed.

Examples chosen support the argument. Some analysis of examples are developed.

Examples chosen do/do not adequately support the argument. Analysis and examples are/are not developed

Examples chosen do not adequately support the argument. Analysis and examples are not developed.

Conclusion

Conclusion is concise, comprehensive, and well developed. Conclusion reiterates main points and argument.

Conclusion is

well developed. Conclusion reiterates main points and argument.

Conclusion reiterates main points and argument.

Conclusion does not adequately reiterate main points and argument.

Conclusion fails to address main points or argument.

Format/Grammar

Style

Essay is free of mistakes/grammatical errors. Format and style are excellent.

Essay is mostly free of mistakes/

grammatical errors. Format and style are solid overall.

Essay has some mistakes/

grammatical

errors. Format and style are acceptable.

Essay has an unacceptable amount of mistakes/

grammatical errors. Format and style are unacceptable.

Essay is not acceptable.

5=25

4=20

3=15

2=10

1=0

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Explanation & Answer

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DID SOLDIERS FIGHT THE CIVIL WAR OVER SLAVERY?

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The Civil war did not seem to be about slavery until Lincoln in his efforts to gain support
for the Union army enlisted African Americans into the Union. The soldiers were recruited and
volunteered in 1863. Lincoln then integrated the African American regiments into the Union
army. The opposing forces were not expecting this and at first, were in shock, but later they too
began to recruit African Americans and integrate their own regiments. The Civil War was a total
war, which meant that everyone lived for the war and did everything they could to help their side
win.
Slavery is one of the main reasons behind the Civil War. The majority of slaves resided
in southern states, where they outnumbered whites by centuries, and had agricultural, industrial,
and household skills that could help their masters make fortunes. Slaves were the kingdom's
most important resource. The Union relied on the slaves in the South for help and made it illegal
for a Union soldier to return a slave to his owner. 1The soldiers who were fighting for the North
realized that if they freed all of the slaves, then they would have all of them working for their
side.
Whites believed that the abolition of slavery in their states would destroy their way of
life. They felt that it would be very hard to harvest crops and do household chores without
slaves. Blacks on the other hand were looking for freedom and equality. They wanted white
people to treat them like they were human too because many whites thought of them as property.
Black soldiers gave the Union a tactical advantage by freeing the northern states of their fear of
slave revolts and forcing Confederate Congress into a debate over abolition.

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Quintana, Ryan A. "With the Labor of These Slaves." Making a Slave State, 2018, 149182. doi:10.5149/northcarolina/9781469642222.003.0006.

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According to the book "For Cause and Comrades” by James McPherson, people who
participated in this war did not fight for reasons such as slavery and racism. 2They fought
because of two causes; states' rights and abolition. Soldiers were fighting for their home states
and their family's safety. Some also wanted to prove that they were patriotic Americans, so they
fought for freedom and equality. These soldiers believed that no matter who their family was,
they would be fighting like brothers or sisters.
Those who fought for slavery were against the Union, yet they were fighting for the same
states that made up the Confederate States of America. Their loyalty to this cause completely
conflicted with their loyalty to the United States. Many black...


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