History Day Web Orientation

One of the great things (and there are a lot of great things) about History Day is that you get
to choose your own topic. So lets pretend today that you are part of the great Fedde History
Day team, and its time to start selecting a topic. Below you will find instructions, links to
websites, and table to fill in. When you are finished, hopefully, you will have discovered an
interesting topic that you may want to continue to learn more about.

1. Click on the link below and take a look at the 100 most important documents in US history.
Choose three that you think are interesting and note WHY you are interested in these
documents
Documents - http://www.ourdocuments.gov/content.php?flash=true&page=milestone
Document

The topic _____ is interesting because

[TSE]

Lee resolution

The topic of the Lee Resolution is interesting

because it gave independence to the
American colonies. Now a days, the American
Colonies have become independent. To
explain, we are now able to create rules of
freedom (explained in the following).

Bill of rights

The topic on the Bill of Rights is interesting

because it gave people equal rights. Although
12 were originally proposed the 10th was the
Bill of rights. To explain, the Bill of rights
states that all people should have equal rights
and live under the protection of the
government.

Morrill Act

The topic on the Morrill act is interesting

because it gave rights to release land for
colleges and institutions. This Act gave
freedom for all people to buy land. To
elaborate, farmers, students, and even
regular people can now buy land.

2. Primary sources are valuable because we get a glimpse at history as it was happening. It is
unfiltered, and often unbiased historical treasure. Click on the link below and choose 3 sets of
primary sources that you think might help in creating a History Day project. [It does not need to
support the choices you made above]

Primary Sources - http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourcesets/

Primary Source Set

_____ caught my attention because[TSE]

Civil War Music

Civil War music caught my attention because

I like music. For example, it is amazing to see
that music was alive during a historical event.
To explain, music was a fresh new topic back
then and to see it in action is inspiring.

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus caught my attention

because he wasnt really the first man to
discover america. He actually found another
continent instead. To explain, the first person
to find america was Amerigo Vespucci.

The Constitution

The Constitution caught my attention because

it solved many wars in america. For example,
it acted as a treaty that gave peace. To
explain, without the constitution our world
would be chaos.

Historys Greatest Explorers

This years history day theme is Exploration, Encounter, Exchange. Browse the list of famous
explorers. After reading some of the short bios, pick three explorers that might interest you.
http://famous-explorers.org/top-10-famous-expeditions/
http://famous-explorers.org/

Explorer

I am interested in this explorer because

[TSE]

magellan

He was part of a crew that was first to

circumnavigate the world.

Christopher columbus

i am interested in this explorer because he

was first to sail the ocean

Amerigo Vespucci

i am interested in this explorer because he

discovered America.

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Information for Mr. Laines

Rate your interest level. 1- Really Interested 2- Somewhat interested 3- Not interested

Your last history class. (6th or 7th grade)

Historically-based movies

Reading (assigned or recreational/your choice)

Participating in the History Day class and competition