Research Projects

The research projects linked below are for use by students in History 121 (early American History) and History 122 (modern American history) at NVCC. Students are expected to supplement suggested resources as appropriate. NVCC ELI students shoudl be sure to consult project instruction pages before beginning projects, and to follow general guidelines provided in the student support section of this web site.

Visitors from other institutions—teachers, students, independent scholars—are encourged to offer comments and suggestions about these or any other possible projects. Email Link

Colonial-Revolution	Early America-Civil War	Modern American
Colonial Life	The Second Generation	Reconstruction
Colonial Virginia	John Marshall	The American West
The Puritans	Political Parties	Capital and Labor
The Enlightenment	Jackson's America	Immigration
Colonies & Religion	Seneca Falls	Progressive Era
Era of the Revolution	Tocqueville's America	Imperialism
Revolutionary War	The Irish in America	World War I
Founding Congresses	Expansion 1840-1860	Twenties
Madison Project	The Texas Revolution	The Depression
Washington Project	Slavery in America	The Roosevelts
Jefferson Project	The 1850 Compromise	World War II
Constitution Project	Civil War: North & South	Civil Rights Movement
Bill of Rights Project	Civil War Leaders	The Cold War
	Civil War Site Visit	America and Vietnam
	Civil War Military Issues	Watergate
		Women's Issues in the 20th Century
Site Visits General	Site Visits Early America	Site Visits Modern America

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Updated May 4, 2005