-Research paper requires 1000-1200 words, (* 4-6 FULLY
TYPED pages)
-Five references for your bibliography, per theme.
-Finally, your need to discuss what happened to your
community. Did the community last beyond the war? How did it change? Did
anything historically happen within the community? What? Maybe it was decades
later, or maybe a well-known person was from the community/town?
-My town is Helena, Arkansas
***How did the community change because of the Civil War?****
-Each person will be responsible for their own section of contribution to the community. Within your group this needs to be fairly divided between the above-mentioned sections. For example, someone could be responsible for the history of the town, the economy and location. Another person in the group could discuss the details of the economy, meaning if it was a Southern community its dependence of cotton and how the community was before, during and the aftermath of the Civil War. Lastly, someone needs to discuss how the community reacted to the political position of the war, again an example of this might be a Union town in the north; while some of the male population volunteered, the towns people provided textile clothing of uniforms, or boots, or was a railway center of supplies. Again, remember this requires research on your part and putting the facts in order for your presentation as well as your research paper. In addition, should your group be in the NUETRAL communities, such as a town in California or a territory in Wyoming your findings may include homesteading, mining, cattle ranching or shipping.
