Directions Please write a typed, 4-5 page response to the f

Directions: Please write a typed, 4-5 page response to the following question. Make sure to address EVERY PART of the question in your paper.Question: If you were going to describe American history from 1865 to 2012 to someone who knows absolutely nothing about it, what 5 issues would you insist that they know and why? How do the issues that you selected illustrate important themes in American history such as race, class, and/ or gender relations; the rise of the U.S. as a global power; and/or the power of the federal government compared to that of the state governments?Requirements:Introductory paragraph with clear thesis statementThesis should give a brief overview of each issue that you selected and a statement of each issue’s significance. Thesis statement may be more than one sentenceBody paragraphs with clear topic sentences that relate to your thesis.You MUST cite BOTH Give Me Liberty AND one primary document from Voices of Freedom for EACH issue that you select.Introduce quotes with your own analysis. In other words, a quote should not stand alone as a sentence in your paper (please see syllabus guidelines on this point. They appear in the discussion forum guidelines). Preface the quote by explaining how it illustrates your argument or fits into your analysis.Quotations should be no longer than 2.5 lines.Use in-text citations (Foner, Give Me Liberty, 222; or Foner, Voices of Freedom, 234)Use clear transition sentences to keep the paper flowing and illustrate how the issues that you selected are connected.Remember, historians are concerned with cause and effect relationships and with change over time – think about these types of connections as you write transition sentences.Concluding paragraph should summarize your main points and restate the significance of your argument.DO NOT USE ANY SOURCES OTHER THAN GIVE ME LIBERTY AND VOICES OF FREEDOM.Foner, Eric. Give Me Liberty!. 4th ed. Vol. 2. New York: W.W. Norton, 2014. Print.Foner, Eric. Voices of Freedom. 4th ed. Vol. 2. New York: W.W. Norton, 2014. Print.Citation of outside sources will result in a significant reduction of points.Save and submit your work in .doc or .docx formatTyped: Times New Roman or Cambria, 12 point font1 inch margins, double spacedWrite in past tenseRefer to the United States as the United States, America, or the U.S. (not ‘our country’, ‘us’, or ‘we’)You may write in the first person. Be creative: remember, you’re delivering the history lesson here! Everything we’ve covered in class is open for selection.BONUS QUESTION What is the most interesting thing that you learned about American History this semester and why? (You may write your answer to this question in the same file after the conclusion of your essay)