After looking through my three topics of choice I have finally decided to narrow down and finally decide on what to research for my final project. At first look, all three topics look interesting and appear to be good topics, however after looking into each topic with some mild research, I came to the conclusion […]
Topic 1: A history of the slave trade in Washington DC One topic that I would consider researching for my final project is the complete history of the slave trade in Washington DC. Although it is a sad topic to research, I have always found the concept of slavery to be interesting to learn about […]
Primary Source 1: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ShowFullRecord?tab=showFullDescriptionTabs/details&%24searchId=4&%24showFullDescriptionTabs.selectedPaneId=digital&%24digiDetailPageModel.currentPage=0&%24resultsPartitionPageModel.targetModel=true&%24resultsSummaryPageModel.pageSize=10&%24partitionIndex=0&%24digiSummaryPageModel.targetModel=true&%24submitId=2&%24resultsDetailPageModel.search=true&%24digiDetailPageModel.resultPageModel=true&%24resultsDetailPageModel.currentPage=8&%24showArchivalDescriptionsTabs.selectedPaneId=&%24resultsDetailPageModel.pageSize=1&%24resultsSummaryPageModel.targetModel=true&%24sort=RELEVANCE_ASC&%24resultsPartitionPageModel.search=true&%24highlight=false link This primary source is a digital copy of a voting record of the Constitutional Convention of 1787. What these records entail, are documented lists of who voted for what clauses that eventually produced what is now the Constitution. It is said in the documents that the votes were recorded by William […]
The first website I looked at was: http://library.brown.edu/cds/temperance/ This website is categorized as an archive website, and I believe is reliable because it is sponsored by the Brown University Library Center for digital scholarship. Having said this, I also explored the website, it allows you to browse and search for newspaper and journal articles of […]
