In this module, we study about four decades of U.S. History through the use of many different kinds of resources we used: online textbooks, the encyclopedia website Wikipedia, readers that contained a rich treasure trove of primary source documents, a digital archive, pages from the Library of Congress, and more. My goal in throwing so many different types of materials at you was to expose you to the wealth of ways that American history can be studied. It also was to give you a chance to try and discern the relative strengths and weaknesses of the different documents we examined.
 Editorial cartoon showing a Chinese man, surrounded by luggage labeled “Industry”, “Order”, “Sobriety”, and “Peace”, being excluded from entry to the “Golden Gate of Liberty”. The sign next to the iron door reads, “Notice—Communist, Nihilist, Socialist, Fenian & Hoodlum welcome. But no admittance to Chinamen.” At the bottom, the caption reads, “THE ONLY ONE BARRED OUT. Enlightened American Statesman—’We must draw the line somewhere, you know.'” By Frank Leslie’s illustrated newspaper, vol. 54 (1882 April 1), p. 96. Library of Congress. Public Domain. |
In this module, we study about four decades of U.S. H
For this assignment, I would like you to take a closer look at three documents and write a brief essay (about 250 to 500 words) about them.
To prepare for the assignment, please do the following:
- Review the M2 Study Guide: Nuts and Bolts of Historical Research and the following resources:
Your essay should:
- Identify each type of resource
- Explain what kinds of differing information each resource conveys
- Break down the strengths and weaknesses of each resource.
- Reflect on the research skills you have been using in the course to this point, and share some insights as to how you knowledge of how to do historical research is growing.
- Identify any questions you might be having about doing historical research.
Please use the Chicago Style for citations, and take care to ensure that the citations are completed properly
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