RESEARCH



Part I: What brought this question to mind was... Something I already know about this focus topic is... The reason this question is interesting and valuable is... The hypothesis or prediction for this answer, based on discussion with others is...because...

Part II Part of the answer seems to be... Questions still remaining are... Give your sources: at least one primary or secondary source.

Part III Part of the answer also seems to be... Questions still remaining are... Give sources: For all but Profile 1/3, at least 1 new primary and new secondary source.

Part IV Conclusions can be made so far that... The significance or impact of this learning is...

HIstoric Newspaper Search! Primary Source! [|Library of Congress Newspaper Archives]

PRIMARY SOURCES FOR ALL! Link to Digital History Resources Library of Congress PRIMARY SOURCES FOR ALL Teach U.S. History PRIMARY SOURCES FOR ALL

INDIAN Names: Capture of Cynthia Parker (Comanches, getting along with Settlers) Cynthia Parker More Indian names and OTHER PEOPLE OF THE WESTERN FRONTIER PBS The West

Black Hawk How did Native Americans and settlers get along? AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE WEST PBS

HOW SETTLERS AND NATIVES GOT ALONG/ SUCCESS OF HOMESTEAD ACT AND PIONEERS

FAMOUS U.S. MARSHALLS

ORPHAN TRAIN MOSTLY HELPED OR HARMED POOR CHILDREN?

// For looking up people, use their name and "biography" as a key word. // // Do not use Wikipedia, but use the SOURCES listed in Wikipedia at the end in their bibliography. //

PROFILE 5: Create a completely original focused research question. Use your research question hypothesis, after teacher input. Research at least 2 primary sources and 2 secondary sources to gain your answers:

Examples: Was a certain Western film based on true events and the true lesson they teach us? What was the difference between women in the West and in the East in the 19th century in voting and legal rights?

History Channel Westward Expansion CUMBERLAND GAP PIONEER TRAILS VIDEO History Channel

PROFILE 4: Research more than one person, preferably ones we haven't discussed in class. Draw a conclusion by putting together the evidence form 2-3 lives. Example: Latina women found a way to contribute even as they were the minority. Example: The West was not full of chaos and gun-fighting outlaws all the time, only rare stories that were hyped in novels of the day.

[|Famous Outlaws] [|Latinas in History]

W[|omen in the West] [|Polly Bemis Biography]

Woman in Resistance in the West

PROFILE 1/3: Research the life of someone who has come up in our textbook, novels, or discussion in class. Was the person a myth and legend, or real? What was the person's true significance? Bass Reeves, Polly Bemis, Wild Buffalo Bill Crazy Horse Sitting Bull Annie Oakley Billy the Kid

[|Women in the West] Search on Google "Polly Bemis Chinese-American Hero" PDF [|Polly Bemis Biography] Polly Bemis Women's HIstory Museum Woman in Resistance in the West