This is all the information for the paper, attached is a paper proposal which is
This is all the information for the paper, attached is a paper proposal which is what the paper should be about. This also includes and annotated bibliography of the sources that should be used. Thank you!
SOURCES: 1.) Livi Bacci, Massimo. “Return To Hispaniola: Reassessing a Demographic Catastrophe.
” Hispanic American Historical Review 83, no. 1 (2003): 3-51
2.) Symcox, Geoffrey, and Blair Sullivan. Christopher Columbus and the enterprise of the indies: A brief history with documents. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005.
3.)Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs. “Mexican Catholicism: Conquest, Faith, and Resistance.” Berkley Center fo Religion, Peace and World Affairs, March 22, 2019. https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/mexican-catholicism-conquest-faith-and-resistance. 4.) Columbus, Christopher. Letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. “Christopher Columbus’s Letter.” Spain: Spain, March 15, 1493. PLEASE INCLUDE THOSE 4 SOURCES AND THEN YOU CAN USE OTHERS. Six pages double spaced Word document.
• 12 point font in Times New Roman.
• Utilize one primary source and three secondary sources.
• Use in-text Chicago style citations with Word footnotes. Generate the citations through
Purdue Owl citation generator online. Please google how to enter a footnote within a Word
document.
• Bibliography needs to be included at the end of the paper.
• You *MUST* use the grammar and spellcheck functions in Word. Please use Grammarly as
well. Grammarly is a free grammar software that corrects your grammar for you.
• You are in college. Punctuation, spelling, and grammatical errors are not acceptable in this
day and age of automatic correction tools like those listed above.
• Make sure you indent each paragraph. You are not allowed to use headers in between your
paragraphs.
• Do a good proofread before you submit.
• Your grade will be negatively affected by grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.
FORMAT: Title Page:
– Title of the paper
– Your name
– Course name and number
– Instructor’s name
– Date
• Introduction:
– Provide background information on the colonial period in Latin America.
– Clearly state the research question or thesis statement.
– How you will organize your paper.
• Historical Context:
– Discuss the broader historical context of colonial Latin America, including political,
social, economic, and cultural aspects.
– Provide relevant background information to help the reader understand the time
period and region under study.
• Body Paragraphs should include some of this but you do not have to use all:
– Review existing scholarly literature on the topic.
– Identify key debates, theories, and methodologies relevant to your research question.
– Justify your methodological approach and address any limitations such as only
having access to a limited amount of primary or secondary sources.
• Analysis:
– Present your analysis of the primary sources or historical evidence.
– Organize your analysis thematically or chronologically, depending on the nature of
your research question.
– Interpret the evidence and support your arguments with relevant examples.
• Discussion:
– Discuss the implications of your findings in relation to the broader historical
narrative of colonial Latin America.
– Consider how your research contributes to our understanding of the period or sheds
light on specific historical issues.
• Conclusion:
– Summarize the main findings and arguments of your paper.
– Reflect on the significance of your research and its broader implications
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