Florida International University

Department of History
Spring 2010
LAH 2020 – Latin American Civilization
Sections U01-U02-U03-U04

The essay is due on Friday, 26 February 2009 – 1:00 PM – Hardcopy

Provide word count! Length: 900 words

You will also submit your assignment to ‘www.turnitin.com’ at the same time. The
class ID # 3043272, Password: lah2020sp10

Essay should be typed and double-spaced. Cite all quotations and paraphrases.
Make it clear to the reader that you read the text carefully.

Remember that your essay must contain an opening paragraph (introduction

including your thesis), the development of your argument and historical evidence
(the body of the essay), and one closing paragraph (conclusion). In your conclusion,
summarize your main findings.

NO INTERNET SOURCES!!!! Use Chicago Manual Style of quotations.

Example, footnote/endnote1:

The lives of Donna Francisca da Silva de Oliveira (Chica da Silva), chief judge and
diamond contractor Joao Fernandes de Oliveira, and their descendants revealed
that the social hierarchy was not a rigid structure in the mining districts, in
particular Tejuco, captaincy of Minas Gerais in the eighteenth century.

Analyze how this may be explained based on the case study reconstructed by Júnia
Ferreira Furtado. Provide examples from the text to support your central
argument.

1
Júnia Ferreira Furtado, Chica da Silva: A Brazilian Slave of the Eighteenth Century, (New York:
Cambridge University Press, 2009), 155.