Students are required to create a virtual museum exhibit focusing on American history from 1863 to the present as their final exam. Each student will select at least 10 display items, providing captions, an overview of the theme, and articulating how they fit into the exhibit's message, all within 1200 words. The project also necessitates outside research and a bibliography formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style.

1. Students will individually participate in creating and
constructing a virtual museum exhibit on the subject of
American History from 1863 to the present. The assignment will
be completed and turned in as the final exam grade for this
class. Each student will select a minimum of 10 display items in
the form of images, artifacts, photographs etc. They must then
be arranged in such a way that is meaningful, historically, to
construct an analytical argument relevant to the selected theme
assigned to you.
In 1200 words
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· Provide brief but succinct, captions for each item on display.
Each caption should identify the following display item and its
origin (citation regarding where you obtained the item and it
must clarify the relation to the larger argument you are
presenting).
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· Provide a summary overview of the
collection’s theme
and inclusion of its argument; in other words, explain how it
all fits together in the larger context. Examples to follow.
Introduction: Include a paragraph (150 words or so) that
explains how the collection fits into the overall exhibition
message. For example, what themes would you emphasize, what
is the point you are attempting to get across to add to the visitor

2. experience, if you were arranging the whole exhibit. Discussing
possible themes can be a group effort but the written product
where you articulate your point of view must be yours alone.
Make certain that your page has a cohesive and descriptive title
or name.
Hence, you are required to draw from our readings and class
discussions, and you are required to do outside research to
address context and to support your argument. Additionally, a
bibliography is required formatted to the Chicago Manual of
style (Turabian).
American Diversity
The diversity of the American people and the relationships
among different groups. The roles of race, class, ethnicity, and
gender in the history of the United States.
American Identity
Views of the American national character and ideas about
American exceptionalism. Recognizing regional differences
within the context of what it means to be an American.
Culture
Diverse individual and collective expressions through literature,
art, philosophy, music, theater, and film throughout U.S.
history. Popular culture and the dimensions of cultural conflict
within American society.
Demographic Changes
Changes in birth, marriage, and death rates; life expectancy and
family patterns; population size and density. The economic,

3. social, and political effects of immigration, internal migration,
and migration networks.
Economic Transformations
Changes in trade, commerce, and technology across time. The
effects of capitalist development, labor and unions, and
consumerism.
Environment
Ideas about the consumption and conservation of natural
resources. The impact of population growth, industrialization,
pollution, and urban and suburban expansion.
Globalization
Engagement with the rest of the world from the fifteenth
century to the present: colonialism, mercantilism, global
hegemony, development of markets, imperialism, cultural
exchange.
Politics and Citizenship
Colonial and revolutionary legacies, American political
traditions, growth of democracy, and the development of the
modern state. Defining citizen- ship; struggles for civil rights.
Reform
Diverse movements focusing on a broad range of issues,
including anti- slavery, education, labor, temperance, women’s
rights, civil rights, gay rights, war, public health, and
government.
Religion

4. The variety of religious beliefs and practices in America from
prehistory to the twenty-first century; influence of religion on
politics, economics, and society.
Slavery and Its Legacies in North America
Systems of slave labor and other forms of unfree labor (e.g.,
indentured servitude, contract labor) in Native American
societies, the Atlantic World, and the American South and West.
The economics of slavery and its racial dimensions. Patterns of
resistance and the long-term economic, political, and social
effects of slavery.
War and Diplomacy
Armed conflict from the precolonial period to the twenty-first
century; impact of war on American foreign policy and on
politics, economy, and society.
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I’m still a little confused. Do they need to have one document
that does all these things and adds up to 1200 words? I think
having an example ready to go will be key to helping students
get through this assignment. But I LIKE the assignment!
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This needs cleaning up.