【美国历史上的今天】4 五月花号公约

历史上的今天
记得学姐之前说过,在AP历史拿高分有2个必不可少的要素:
熟练掌握相当的史实+良好的英文论文写作能力
那如果说论文写作能力是烹饪技巧,那史实就像做菜的原材料。巧妇难为无米之炊。历史论文的论据都来自史实,所以论证力度取决于能否引用足够的史实来支撑你的论点。历史论文缺乏史实的话,写作技巧再高超也不能写出令人信服的历史论文。相反,即便你能记住大量史实,如果不会合理地组织运用,也写不出好论文。所以要写出高分的AP历史论文,既需要能对史实信手拈来,也需要有把这些史实有效组织起来去支撑你观点的写作能力。两者相辅相成,缺一不可。
《历史上的今天》是学姐新开的栏目,发布历史在今天发生过的重要事件,并对其进行提炼和总结。每天通过半分钟的阅读,你即可以知道:谁,在哪里,什么时候,做了什么,这件事为什么重要、以及在写关于什么主题的论文的时候可以作为潜在论据引用。
When: December 11, 1620
What: The Pilgrim ship Mayflower anchored at what is now Provincetown Harbor, Cape Cod.
Why significant: The Mayflower is a symbol of early European colonization of the future United States. The settlers wrote and signed the Mayflower Compact after the ship dropped anchor at Cape Cod in order to establish legal order and to quell increasing strife within the ranks. The Mayflower Compact was based simultaneously upon a majoritarian model (taking into account that women and children could not vote) and the settlers' allegiance to the king. It was in essence a social contract in which the settlers consented to follow the compact's rules and regulations for the sake of order and survival. The culmination of the voyage in the signing of the Mayflower Compact was an event that established a rudimentary form of democracy, with each member contributing to the welfare of the community.
Tags: Mayflower, Puritans, Pilgrims, Mayflower Compact, the Wampanoag tribe, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
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