The three topics that I talked about last week really interest me. It is hard to decide which of the three to choose. Researching the city’s planning would be fun; researching what the city was like during the civil war would be enormously interesting. The topic that I am going to ultimately study is crack, […]
February 17, 2014
Possible Research Projects
Washington DC Washington DC was first established on the 16th of July, 1790. It is the capital of our United States of America; some even call it the capital of the world. Its history is rich, complicated, and very interesting. As the capital of the country, it is often the center of controversy. When reading […]
February 10, 2014
Washington DC
When I was searching for two primary sources that taught about the history of Washington D.C.,I located a map, Bird’s-eye-view of Washington City, D.C., and a newspaper article, Schools for Freedmen. I will discuss both below. “Bird’s-eye-view of Washington City, D.C.” is a map drawn by George A. Morrison in 1872 and was published by W.H. […]
February 3, 2014
Useful Digital History Sites
American Originals Part II American Originals Part II is a website which presents some of the most important original documents in U.S. History. Documents such as General Lee’s demand for surrender. The documents are example of those stored by the National Archives and Records Administration. The web page organizes the documents chronologically and categorically. The pages […]
