Assignment:
You will take a digital field trip to view the Founding Documents Gallery at the National Archives. Located in Washington D.C., the National Archives are dedicated to preserving important historical and cultural documents, including the founding documents of the United States. Your visit to the digital archive will help you develop your understanding of definitions of democracy and political revolution, and provide key details about the contexts that these forms emerge from.
You will need to:
Visit the National Archives at: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Produce a two-page reflection assignment
Select one primary example from the archive and address the following in a two-page reflection assignment:
Describe the example you have selected and provide the specific URL and the image
Explain the origins and context of the example
Include examples that help develop your analysis of the work and its context
Provide a link to contemporary issues in government to help discuss the influence that these documents continue to have on contemporary cultural patters