Western history of United States during the period before 1815

Write an introduction to the source and to develop a timeline that situates it within its historical context and
provides a narrative of your account, the events it describes, and how these relate to broader themes and/or
developments in western history of United States

  1. write a paragraph in which you introduce your source (What is it? Who produced it? When? Where? And,
    importantly, what can it tell us about the history of the West?). This should be concise and make an argument
    about why this first-person account is significant to western history. You need not directly reference the timeline
    in your introduction, but the themes you develop in the timeline should be acknowledged in some way that
    make the two pieces fit together. For examples of how to introduce sources, you can consult Colin Calloway’s
    Our Hearts Fell to the Ground.
  2. create a timeline that highlights at least 10 important events, periods, and/or turning points that situate and
    connect your account and/or its author in western history. You are also welcome to include quotes or media (for
    instance an image or a link to a song) rather than simply listing an event. Explain the significance of each
    event/period/piece of media in 3-5 sentences. Please draw on Elliott West, The Contested Plains to provide
    historical context.It is entirely up to you to decide how to frame the time period of your timeline. It can be as
    short as a few weeks or a year (for instance if you just want to cover the period covered by the account or
    during which it was written) or much longer (if you want to cover the author’s entire life or provide a broad
    scope of change over time). Taken together the events that you select should provide the reader with a sense
    of how your first-person account

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