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Using 4 of the primary texts supplied IN THE FOLDERS ABOVE, write a 750-word essay that demonstrates how proponents and the opponents of slavery used of the four analytical concepts that framed this course (Mobility, Democracy, Capitalism, and Difference).  You should explain how these writers used American history to defend their positions. Your paper should conclude by explaining why some contemporaries of slavery may have found certain arguments compelling, while others found them offensive (to conclude effectively, you will need to explain the historical context in which these texts were written, based on what you have read in the Keene text and learned in class discussion). NB: you are not expected to incorporate  all sources listed, just those relevant to your approach to paper prompt. Your paper must be submitted as a MS Word document, which can be attached and uploaded by clicking the red text, above. No secondary sources, other than the Keene text, should be integrated into this paper’s analysis. Below you will see examples of the formatting for citing your sources.  Note that there is an “in text” format, which appears after you directly cite or paraphrase a passage from one of the sources.  The “cited reference page” format is for listing only the sources you use, at the very end of the paper. CRP= Cited Reference Page Style ITR= In-Text Reference Style CRP: Keene, Jennifer D., Saul Cornell, Edward T. O’Donnell. . New York: Pearson. 2017. ITR: (

Keene et. . < >) CRP: “Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Convention [1833]” in . New York: American Anti-slavery Society, 1864. ITR: (“Declaration, ” 17-21) CRP: “1848 Free Soil Party Platform.” Web. ITR:  (“Free Soil “) CRP: Child, [Lydia Maria]. . New York: John S. Taylor. 1836. ITR:  (Child, 106-8) CRP: Garrison, William Lloyd. “An Excerpt from The Great Crisis!” . Vol. II., No. 52. December 29, 1832. Web. Fair Use Repository. ITR:  (Garrison ) CRP: Lincoln, Abraham. “Peoria Speech,” Peoria, Ill. October 16, 1854. Web. National Park Service ITR:  (Lincoln ) CRP: Truth, Sojourner. “ I a Woman?” December 1851. Web. Fordham University, Modern story . ITR:  (Truth ) CRP: , David. .   Fully reprinted in E.N. Elliot, ed., . Augusta: , Abbott, and Loomis. 1860. ITR:  ( , 44) or ( , 55-6) CRP: , George. “Slavery Justified.” 1854. Pearson Education. 1995-2005.  Web. ITR:  ( ,“Slavery”) CRP: , George. . UNC Electronic Edition: 1998 [1854]. Web. ITR:  ( , “Sociology” 176-188) CRP: Hammond, James H. . New York: John F. Trow and Co. 1866. ITR:  (Hammond, 318-20) CRP: Harper, Chancellor. , fully reprinted in E.N. Elliot, ed., . Augusta: , Abbott, and Loomis. 1860. ITR:  (Harper 617-8) CRP: Stephens, Alexander. “The Cornerstone Speech.” March 1861. Web. Teaching story. ITR:  (Stephens ) CRP: Taney, Roger. Opinion on Scott Case. fully reprinted in E.N. Elliot, ed., Augusta: , Abbott, and Loomis. 1860. ITR:  (Taney, 756-758 )