For this assignment, you are required to submit a proposal for the National Archives Project due in Week 6.
Identify a topic of interest to you and relevant to the time period covered by this class, American History before 1877. If you are unsure whether your topic fits within that time period, please contact your instructor.
After you have selected a topic, you will complete and submit the attached form which includes the following tasks:
Selecting three related research questions.
Formulating a thesis statement.
Finding five primary source documents for your research at National Archives DOCSTeach [webpage]. These should be cited according to the style guidelines relevant to your discipline – APA, MLA, or Chicago Manual of Style. Describe the strong points and weak points of each source.
Submission Guidelines
Before submitting your proposal, check your grammar and use spell check.
Please label your document as follows: lastnamefirstnameHIST101Proposal.