You must answer the prompts. must use references to historical developments and quotations from the provided documents
to support your responses. Every response should incorporate evidence in the form of quotations.
Expectations Your response to each essay should have a clear thesis. Your thesis should be
supported with SPECIFIC evidence from the historical contexts and documents discussed in
course materials. You should use quotations from the documents to support your position. Your
responses will be graded on the quality and development of your thesis and evidence.
Length Your response to EACH prompt should be 2 – 3 pages in length.
Prompts:
1. How was the Declaration a culmination of the colonial legal experience?
2. How was the supremacy clause used to elevate federal authority from 1788 to 1830?
3. In what ways did the early republic from 1788 to 1833 expose the tension between the state
and federal governments?
4. Taken together, what impact did Dartmouth College v. Woodward, McCulloch v. Maryland,
and Gibbons v. Ogden have on the understanding of federal power in the early republic?
