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=Welcome to the US History Wiki!= “Battle with a Keyboard” Debate Assessment

Task: • Research and prepare an argument surrounding a controversial topic of the 18th or 19th Century (assigned to you). You will have half of a class period to research your topic and half of a class period to read and formulate your argument. • Debate the topic with a classmate on a Wiki during class on Tuesday, March 9th.

Assessment: • Your classmates will review the transcript and vote for a “winner” of the debate. • The transcript of your debate will be graded based on the quality of the argument (persuasive writing skills) and the content of the argument (including relevant facts, dates, people, etc.) of your argument.

CON:the civil war 91861- 65 ) ended more than two centuries of slavery.