Horse in Society Research Project

Horse in Society Research Project Order Description Selection of Research Sources Topic: Race Horse Question: Did the Quarter Horse is the best race horse in the world Assignment: Seek out primary and secondary sources of information that pertain to your research topic/question research question. As you work through the historical inquiry process you will want to find additional sources, but for this assignment you will need at least 3 sources total, one of which must be a primary source and one of which must be a secondary source. For the third source it may be either primary or secondary. If the sources you chose when selecting a topic/question are still a ‘good fit’ you may use them. If you have altered your question such that the sources you used when deciding on a topic/question are no longer appropriate, find others that are appropriate For each source, answer the following: What is the source? - include a copy/image or text of the source. Is the source a primary or secondary source of information? Why did you classify the source as primary or secondary? What are the highlights of the source? - how does it relate to your research question? Note: Be aware that your first choice of sources may not be an exact fit with your question – but may provide valuable information. You will find/use additional sources before the project is complete. Learner outcomes: The goal of this assignment is to facilitate your ability to locate and critically evaluate information as well as to enhance your mastery of the historical inquiry process. Format: Use a table format for completion of the assignment; complete the assignment with 1 table per page. Include text and/or images of your selected sources. See the example below. Horse in Society Research Project Selection of Research Sources Assignment: Seek out primary and secondary sources of information that pertain to your research topic/question research question. As you work through the historical inquiry process you will want to find additional sources, but for this assignment you will need at least 3 sources total, one of which must be a primary source and one of which must be a secondary source. For the third source it may be either primary or secondary. If the sources you chose when selecting a topic/question are still a ‘good fit’ you may use them. If you have altered your question such that the sources you used when deciding on a topic/question are no longer appropriate, find others that are appropriate For each source, answer the following: What is the source? - include a copy/image or text of the source. Is the source a primary or secondary source of information? Why did you classify the source as primary or secondary? What are the highlights of the source? - how does it relate to your research question? Note: Be aware that your first choice of sources may not be an exact fit with your question – but may provide valuable information. You will find/use additional sources before the project is complete. Learner outcomes: The goal of this assignment is to facilitate your ability to locate and critically evaluate information as well as to enhance your mastery of the historical inquiry process. Format: Use a table format for completion of the assignment; complete the assignment within the 1 table per page. Attach images of your selected sources if possible. See the example below. Grading: This is a short-write, assignment worth 10 points. Example: Topic: Pony Express Question: Did the Pony Express improve contact between military in the east and west? Primary and Secondary sources of information: Source Primary Secondary Reason why you classified it as such? What is the highlight(s) of the source? Location of the source? Advertisement for Pony Express X Reason: Newspaper advertisement published the day before the first Pony Express ride from St. Louis, MO in 1860 Highlights: speed of communication between east and western US. Location: Advertisement from newspaper: The Daily Missouri Republican, (St. Louis, MO) April 3, 1860. Page 3. The State Historical Society of Missourti80 LCCN sn83045140 http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/compoundobject/collec tion/dmr2/id/11426/rec/57 Map showing the Pony Express route from X Reason: Map created Calvin Smith and copyrighted in 1863 Highlights: route taken by Pony Express riders between St. Louis MO and San Francisco, CA. Location: Naval and Military map of the United States – 1862 Pony Express and Telegraph routes. Map by J. Calvin Smith and engraved by J. M. Atwood. Copyright Library Jan. 12, 1863. CALL NUMBER: G3700 1862 .S6 CW 32.5. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540- 4650. DIGITAL ID g3700 cw0032500 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.cw0032500 Excerpt from XP Pony Express website X Reason: Compilation of information by the Pony Express Home Station managed by Tom Crews. Highlights: This is the source of information that most closely matches my research question. Location: XP Pony Express History http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-history.html Source # 1: Advertisement from newspaper: The Daily Missouri Republican, (St. Louis, MO) April 3, 1860. Page 3 Source # 2: The State Historical Society of Missourti80 LCCN sn83045140 http://statehistoricalsocietyofmissouri.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/dmr2/id/11426/rec/57 Naval and Military map of the United States – 1862 Pony Express and Telegraph routes. Map by J. Calvin Smith and engraved by J. M. Atwood. Copyright Library Jan. 12, 1863. CALL NUMBER: G3700 1862 .S6 CW 32.5. REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650. DIGITAL ID g3700 cw0032500 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3700.cw0032500 Source # 3: Excerpt from Pony Express Home Station website: “The ten-day delivery time of the Pony Express was a revolution in its day bringing political and social news to a hungry readership. Buchanan’s last message to Congress was delivered in eight days from St. Joseph to Sacramento. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States California knew about it eight days after the news had reached St. Joseph's telegraph terminal. Details of Lincoln's inaugural address covered the distance between St. Joseph and Sacramento in seven days, 17 hours! In eight days, 14 hours out of St. Joseph, the unionists and their foes in California knew that Fort Sumter had been bombarded. The Pony Express can be credited with keeping California in the Union during the dark days preceding the civil war when there was a real threat that California would side with the Confederacy. There was some prosecessionist sentiment in Benicia. Critical, was the question of General Johnston’s loyalty to the Union, for he commanded the entire Department of California. Edmund Randolf, who was a Virginian loyal to the Union, told James McClatchey in 1861 that Johnston was disloyal and was going to turn the Benicia Arsenal's arms over to the rebellious south. McClatchey hurried a secret message by the new Pony Express to President Lincoln. Brigadier General Sumner, whose loyalty to the Union was unquestioned, was sent to relieve General Johnston. Before General Sumner arrived in Benicia, General Johnston resigned his commission and went to the South. All through the spring and summer of 1861 the far west followed the tidings of the ebb and flow of battle, calls for volunteers, the Battle of Bull Run, and the lists of dead, wounded and missing. Because of the rapid communication afforded the military and the timely delivery of news of early Union victories, California and its gold stayed in the Union. “ Source: XP Pony Express History http://www.xphomestation.com/frm-history.html