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NHD 2018 Conflict & Compromise Topic Ideas: U.S. History Late 19th Century

August 17, 2017 by PSN 1 Comment

These curated resource lists coincide with the topic ideas listed in the NHD 2018 Conflict & Compromise theme sample topics list. The links lead to resources accessed from the Library of Congress (LOC.gov) unless otherwise noted. Note: U.S. historic newspaper coverage is from 1789-1924 unless otherwise noted. The Burlingame Treaty and Chinese Exclusion California protest against ill-treatment of the Chinese 1885 broadside Chinese Exclusion Act: primary documents in American … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Primary Source Picks Tagged With: 19th century, august, burlingame treaty, chicago, chinese, chinese exclusion, Chinese Exclusion Act, farmers, free silver, illinois, Industrialists, late 19th century, nhd, NHD 2018, NHD 2018 US, primary sources, pullman strike, silver, Silver Question, silverite, treaty, u.s. history

NHD 2017: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Wars, Labor

October 26, 2016 by PSN Leave a Comment

These curated resource lists coincide with the order of the topic ideas listed in the Chicago Metro History Fair (formerly CMHEC) NHD 2017 theme-related topic ideas. The links lead to resources from the Primary Source Nexus and the Library of Congress (LOC.gov) unless otherwise noted. Note: U.S. historic newspaper coverage is from 1789-1922 unless otherwise noted. WW1 and the IWW, One Big Union: The IWW Industrial Workers of the World primary source set Industrial Workers of the World … [Read more...]

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NHD 2017: Taking a Stand – U.S. History Topic Ideas

September 7, 2016 by PSN Leave a Comment

These curated resource lists coincide with the order of the topic ideas listed in the NHD 2017 theme sample topics list. Links lead to additional curated sets of resources. Note: historic newspaper coverage is from 1789-1922. Taking a Stand Against the British: The Reorganization of the Continental Army at Valley Forge Roger Williams’ Stand Against Exile: The Establishment of Rhode Island Thurgood Marshall: Taking a Stand in Court Against Segregation Collection Spotlight: Civil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Primary Source Picks Tagged With: american temperance society, andrew jackson, betty friedan, bryan, continental army, engel v. vitale, horace mann, john singleton colpley, lyndon b. johnson, muhammad ali, nat turner, National History Day, nhd, nhd 2017, nhd 2017 topic ideas, pullman, pullman strike, rhode island, roger williams, second bank of the united states, slavery, temperance, thomas paine, thurgood marshall, topic ideas, u.s. history, valley forge, william jennings

NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Power, Authority, and Governance

September 15, 2015 by PSN 2 Comments

Below you will find Library of Congress resources curated by TPS-Barat that relate to National History Day 2016 topic ideas from the Chicago Metro History Education Center. This set specifically focuses on power, authority, & governance but all topic ideas are related to the 2016 NHD theme: Exploration, Encounter, Exchange in History. More CMHEC topics will be referenced in subsequent posts. Interest in this area involves the way that government functions, how politicians lead, laws made … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Primary Source Picks Tagged With: 1860 Republican National Convention, 1968 Democratic National Convention, abraham lincoln, Authority & Governance, chicago, Chicago Metro History Education Center, civil war, CMHEC, cmhec lists 2016, Encounter, Exchange, exploration, hull house, ida b wells, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, illinois, infrastructure, labor, lincoln, lincoln and colonization, lincoln-douglas debates, lynching, National History Day, nhd, nhd 2016, northwest territory, Power, presidential candidates, presidential elections, pullman strike, pullman town, railroad strike, reformers, slavery, transportation

NHD 2015: Leadership & Legacy Topic Ideas – The 1800s

October 28, 2014 by PSN 1 Comment

Every year National History Day puts together a list of sample topic ideas. TPS-Barat went through that list and selected a subset of those topic ideas to create curated collections highlighting Library of Congress resources. All topic ideas are related to the 2015 NHD theme: Leadership & Legacy in History but the set below focuses on themes related to the 1800s. Links to more NHD follow this resource list. The Bloodless Revolution of 1800: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Legacy of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Primary Source Picks Tagged With: 1800 election, 1800s, American Socialist Movement, andrew jackson, bloodless revolution, Elizabeth Bisland, eugene v. debs, Ferdinand de Lesseps, john adams, leadership, legacy, manifest destiny, mdestiny, mississippi river, national topic idea resources, nellie bly, nhd, nhd 2015, october, otto von bismarck, pullman porters, pullman strike, socialist party, suez canal, tecumseh, thomas jefferson, ulysses s. grant, western confederacy

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NHD 2018 Conflict & Compromise Topic Ideas: U.S. History Late 19th Century

NHD 2017: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Wars, Labor

NHD 2017: Taking a Stand – U.S. History Topic Ideas

NHD 2016: CMHEC Topic Ideas – Power, Authority, and Governance

NHD 2015: Leadership & Legacy Topic Ideas – The 1800s

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