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The paper must be in the Times New Roman font.
The paper must have citations and a bibliography. The words used in these elements will not be part of the total word count. If your paper does not have both citations and a bibliography, the highest score you can receive is 105 points, or 70% of the available credit for this assignment.
Sierra College history papers are required to utilize Chicago (also known as Turabian) citation style. If you do not use the Chicago Style citation form, the highest score you can earn on the Final Paper is 105 points. If you are unfamiliar with the Chicago style, the college Writing Center (Rocklin LRC, 2nd floor and online) has information on this style. Information is also available online. Instruction on this citation style will not be provided in this class. You will be using the “Notes and Bibliography” format for this paper (this is the format with the superscripted numbers – like this 1  .  The parenthetical form of Chicago Style (it looks similar to MLA format and is called the “author-date” format) is not acceptable for this assignment.
You might need some help on the required Chicago style for your Final Paper. If so, the Sierra College Writing Center has on online Chicago manual available.
VIDEOS AVAILABLE IN WEEK 1 MODULE: “How to Cite in Chicago Style” and “Citing – How to Cite in Chicago/Turabian Style: A Three-Minute Tutorial” – videos are found on the “Instructions and Requirements – Research Paper” page
You will write the paper as an at-home assignment. The answer will be graded on completeness, clarity, organization, grammar, spelling, selection of evidence, and the persuasiveness of your argument. Additional factors will apply also, such as neatness of presentation.
Depending on which question you choose, the number of sources you need vary. However, three sources minimum is usually the acceptable amount. Good papers usually have at least five sources. Very Good to Excellent papers usually have at least 10 sources. Although it is preferred that you use a mixture of online and printed (“Hard copy”) sources, due to the emergency that made this History 17A class an online class, Final Research Papers that use only online sources will be perfectly acceptable. A list of Recommended Sources is available in the Week 1 module.
Your last name and page number must be in the upper right corner on every page in the header. A title page is not necessary — in fact, it is discouraged. However, if you use the title page recommended by the Chicago Style handbook, you will not be graded down.
Please structure your paper so that the following appears in the upper left corner of the first page of your paper. If you use the title page recommended by the Chicago Style handbook, present this material as instructed.
Here are some resources I would like to use, Please add 5 more resources to complete this paper. 
J. Atack
et al., “Did Railroads Induce or Follow Economic Growth? Urbanization and
Population Growth in the American Midwest, 1850-1860,” Social Science History
34, no. 2 (April 21, 2010): 171–97, https://doi.org/10.1215/01455532-2009-024.[1]
Dave
Donaldson and Richard Hornbeck, “Railroads and American Economic Growth: A
‘Market Access’ Approach,” NBER, July 11, 2013,
https://www.nber.org/papers/w19213.[2]
Libretexts,
“2.6: Western Economic Expansion- Railroads and Cattle,” Humanities LibreTexts,
January12, 2021,https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/Hist_121%3A_History_of_the_United_States_after_1865_%28Conrad%29/02%3A_Conquering_the_West/2.06%3A_Western_Economic_Expansion-_Railroads_and_Cattle.[3]
Railroads
in the Late 19th Century:  Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900: 
U.S. History Primary Source Timeline:  Classroom Materials at the Library
of Congress:  Library of Congress,” The Library of Congress, accessed
April 5, 2024,
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900/railroads-in-late-19th-century/.[4]
Stephen,
“19th Century Growth: Railroad Booms Role,” Semilla de Botjael, accessed April
5, 2024, https://19thcentury.us/the-railroad-building-boom-during-the-19th-century-contributed-to/.[5]
[1] Atack,
J., F. Bateman, M. Haines, and R. A. Margo. “Did Railroads Induce or Follow
Economic Growth? Urbanization and Population Growth in the American Midwest,
1850-1860.” Social Science History 34, no. 2 (April 21, 2010): 171–97.
https://doi.org/10.1215/01455532-2009-024.
[2]
Donaldson, Dave, and Richard Hornbeck. “Railroads and American Economic Growth:
A ‘Market Access’ Approach.” NBER, July 11, 2013.
https://www.nber.org/papers/w19213.
[3]Libretexts.
“2.6: Western Economic Expansion- Railroads and Cattle.” Humanities LibreTexts,
January 12,
2021.https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Diablo_Valley_College/Hist_121%3A_History_of_the_United_States_after_1865_%28Conrad%29/02%3A_Conquering_the_West/2.06%3A_Western_Economic_Expansion-_Railroads_and_Cattle.
[4]
“Railroads in the Late 19th Century:  Rise of Industrial America,
1876-1900:  U.S. History Primary Source Timeline:  Classroom
Materials at the Library of Congress:  Library of Congress.” The Library
of Congress. Accessed April 5, 2024.
https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900/railroads-in-late-19th-century/.
[5]  Stephen. “19th Century Growth: Railroad Booms
Role.” Semilla de Botjael. Accessed April 5, 2024.
https://19thcentury.us/the-railroad-building-boom-during-the-19th-century-contributed-to/.