Now use your t-chart to write a three- to four-paragraph essay on how the united states changed between 1776 and 1870. remember the following as you write your essay: have a thesis statement to organize your essay around. back up your arguments about changes in the united states with historical evidence. if you use sources other than your text, list them at the end of your essay.

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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