Importance of Trade in the US (before 1877); In this paper you will support your thesis or in other words take a position and argue to defend the thesis. You may not use any secondary sources other than The American Nation. You must use the thesis topic a

This assignment is a 1500 word research paper based entirely on the text The American Nation following the instructions in A Short Guide to Writing About History, among other requirement this means you are not to use parenthetical (MLA) type references, you must use footnotes, follow the examples found in A Short Guide to Writing About History. In this paper you will support your thesis or in other words take a position and argue to defend the thesis. You may not use any secondary sources other than The American Nation. You must use the thesis topic and thesis statement that were approved or assigned by the instructor. Your paper may also use up to five primary sources, however, a complete photocopy or online link of any primary source used must be submitted to the instructor before turning in your paper