Short Essay 2: Biographical Sketch Under Revision February 15, 2008 Instructions: Using writings—letters, speeches, decisions, or other documents, inclusing contemporary sources, write a brief account of the accomplishments of the person or persons you select. For this project a written biography may be used as a source. You would not necessarily have to read an entire biography. |
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| The George Washington Project. Learn about America's “Indispensable Man.” For this project it would be good to read all or part of one of the many fine biographies of Washington. | |
| The James Madison Project. Study the contributions of the “Father of the Constitution,” America's fourth president and the first Speaker of the House, considered by some to be the most brilliant thinker among the founding fathers. | |
| Jefferson Project. Author of the Great Declaration, the Virginia statute on religious freedom and creator of the University of Virginia. Learn more about the great man and his mountaintop home. | |
| Adams Family Project. The Adams family were a true American dynasty, as they were prominent in American life adn letters through four generations. | |
| Alexander Hamilton. Washington's trusted lieutenant and first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton created the basis for oujr national system of finance. | Hamilton Monument, New York City |
| The Second Generation. The generation of American leaders who followed the founding fathers are far less well known or recognized than their illustrious predecessors, but they carried the principles of the revolution and the constitution forward, sometimes erratically, but always with great conviction. Including such men as Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, Sam Houston, Stephen Douglas and others, they deserve to be remembered. | |
| Frederick Douglass | |
| The John Marshall Project John Marshall is generally acknowledged to be the the greatest Chief Justice in American history. He served 34 years during the terms of six presidents and wrote some of the Court's most important decisions. In addition, he instituted practices that have made the Court unique in the halls of government to this day, instilling a spirit of collegiality that transcends differences of opinion which must exist in any body charged with some of the most important business that the nation conducts. | John Marshall House Richmond |
| Andrew Jackson. Get to know “Old Hickory” and why historians have said, Only in America could someone like Jackson have rising to the top of the political structure. | The Hermitage Nashville, Tennessee |
| Lincoln Project | Lincoln Memorial |
| The Generals: Grant and Sherman/Lee and Jackson | Lee Memorial, Lexington Jackson Shrine, Wilderness |
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Projects Page | History 121 Assignments | Updated February 15, 2008