Alabama+History+Project

__**Alabama History Project**__
__Description__ The Alabama History Project is a research project conducted by U.S. History students at Boaz High School. The purpose of the project is for students to gain a deeper understanding of the history of Alabama from the early years of America to the present. __Task__ 1. Students will choose 1 topic from the list below. 2. Students will research the topic on the websites provided. Students will also search for the internet for other websites about their topics. 3. Students may use books, magazines, newspapers, etc. to research their topic. 4. Students must find a minimum of **3 primary documents that pertain to their topic. Students must print/copy the primary source documents. Hard copies of these documents must be provided to the teacher.** 5. Students must create a PowerPoint presentation that explains their topic in immense detail. Amount of slides, etc. will be listed on the provided rubric below. 6. The PowerPoint must include photographs/pictures that pertain to the topic. The PowerPoint must look like that of a professional presentation, one that is attractive in appearance and the proper content organized. 7. Students must present their topic to the class during the weeks of May 16-20 and May 23-24.
 * Optional: Students have the option to dress in the manner of fashion that is associated with their topic, whether it is a person or event.

__Assessment__ See rubric

__Time Frame__ Must be turned in by Monday May 16 __Materials Needed__ 1. Computer with internet access 2. Computer with PowerPoint program 3. USB Flash Drive would be greatly beneficial

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__Alabama History Topics__
__Pre-Colonial/Colonial__ 1. Early European Conquests and the Settlement of Alabama 2. Hernando de Soto: His Life and His Conquests of Alabama

__Indian Tribes__ 1. Indian Tribes in Alabama

__Early Nation__ 1. The American Revolution and the Land called Alabama 2. The War of 1812 and Creek Indian War in Alabama

__19th Century__ 1. Alabama Writers in the 19th Century __(Combined with 20th Century)__ 2. Alabama Religions in the 19th Century __(Combined with 20th Century)__

__Statehood__ 1. Alabama Statehood and Its Capitals

__Westward Expansion__ 1. Jacksonian Democracy and Indian Removal/Trail of Tears 2. Steamboat Transportation in Alabama

__Civil War/Reconstruction__ 1. Alabama's Involvement in the Civil War 2. African-American Life after the Civil War -Sharecropping 3. Alabama Tenant Farmers and Sharecroppers, 1865-Present 4. Josiah Gorgas 5. Emma Sansom 6. Jefferson Davis in Alabama

__New South Era__ (__1865-1929)__ 1. Alabama's New South Era 2. Jim Crow Lived in Alabama 3. Populism in Alabama 4. Julia Tutwiler: Reformer 5. Tuskegee University (WWII- Tuskegee Airmen) 6. The History of the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama

__Industrial Age__ 1. Child Labor in Alabama 2. Sloss Furnace: Working in Alabama's Iron Industry 3. Iron and Steel in Alabama: The Technical Story

__Spanish-American War__ 1. Joseph Wheeler's Life and Role in the Spanish-American War (yellow journalism)

__1901 Constitution__ 1. Alabama's 1901 Constitution

__Progressive Era__ 1. Progressive Era Alabama Congressional Leadership/Alabama Women and the Progressive Movement

__Early 20th Century__ 1. William Crawford Gorgas and the Panama Canal

__World War I__ 1. World War I and Alabama's Rainbow Division/Alabama and World War I

__1920s__ 1. Voting Rights for Alabama Women 2. Alabama Voices from the Harlem Renaissance/Zelda Fitzgerald and the Jazz Age 3. The Great Migration

__1930s/Great Depression/New Deal__ 1. Scottsboro Boys 2. The Great Depression, New Deal, and Alabama's Political Leadership 3. New Deal Art in Alabama's Post Offices and Federal Buildings

__World War II__ 1. WWII: Life on the Home Front in Alabama 2. Tuskegee Airmen in WWII

__Cold War/Post-War Era__ 1. America in Space: German Voices from Huntsville/Alabama Space Program

__1960s/Civil Rights Era__ 1. Birmingham and Beyond: 1963 (be sure to include everything, including Bombing of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church) 2. Montgomery Bus Boycott 3. Alabama's Response to the Civil Rigths Movement 4. George Wallace and Civil Rights 5. T. Eugene "Bull" Connor 6. Selma-to-Montgomery 1965 Voting Rights March

__1970s__ 1. Alabama and the Vietnam War (60s and 70s) 2. Alabama and the Environmental Program

__1980s__

__1990s__ __20th Cenury__ Alabama Writers in the 20th Century (Combined with 19th Century) Alabama Religion in the 20th Century (Combined with 19th Century)

__21st Century__ 1. __Geography__ 1. A study of the physical regions of Alabama

__Miscellaneous__ 1. Alabama's Musical Heritage 2. J. Smith approved topic from the Encyclopedia of Alabama website (topics from all categories) []