For your mid$-$term assessment, you will be exploring in depth some of the historical documents that we have read about in the first half of this course. You will have the opportunity to compare two documents and the effectiveness of each one. Instructions: $$ Choose one of the following essay prompts: o Compare and contrast Thomas Jefferson$$s Declaration of Independence with Thomas Paine$$s pamphlet $$Common Sense.$$ Which had the greater effect on revolutionary America? Are these documents still effective today? o Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation with the U$.$S$.$ Constitution. Evaluate the extent to which the Articles of Confederation were effective in solving the problems of the new nation. Why did the articles fail? How did the Constitution fix those problems