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CHICAGOMETROHISTORYFAIR

2015SUMMARYSTATEMENT

Attachanannotatedbibliography(AB)thatisdividedbetweenprimaryandsecondarysources.
SubmittwocopiesoftheSSandABatthecompetition.Pleasetype.

Studentname(s)__AdrianCazares,JosephDavilla________________________

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Title___SimonBolivarLeadTo
Independence____________________________________________________________________

Checkifapplicable(andrespondtoQuestion3):

_____Thisprojectusesthe2015NationalHistoryDaytheme,Leadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]
History

ProjectCategory:

__Exhibit

_X_Website

___Paper

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1.THESISSTATEMENT
Presenttheprojectsargumentorinterpretationintwosentences.IfyouareusingtheNHDtheme,youmight
wanttomakeitevidentinyourthesisstatement.

SimonBolivarleadthefightforindependencebecauseofpoliticalandeconomicdiscrimination.
Healsoledthefighttopreventotherethnicgroupsfromgainingpower.

2.SUMMARYOFPROJECT
Brieflyexplainyourprojectanditsconclusion.Include:Howandwhydidchangehappenandwhatwasthe
impact?Whyisithistoricallysignificant?Whathistoricalmeaningorimportancecanwelearnfromyour
findings?

TheprojectisaboutSimonBolivar,andhowheleadthefightforindependencebecauseofpoliticaland
economicdiscrimination.

3.RequiredforprojectsusingtheNationalHistoryDaythemeonly.
ExplainhowthisprojectintegratestheNHDthemeLeadership&Legacyin[Chicago/Illinois]Historyintoits
argument.

ThisprojectintegratestheNHDthemebygivinganexplanationonhowtheLeaderSimonBolivarbrought
independencetohiscountry.

4.PROCESS

A. Whathistoricalquestiondidyoustartoffwithandhowdiditchangeonceyou
begandoingyourresearch?

HowdidSimonBolivarleadthefightforindependence,itchangedbecausewehad
moreinformationaboutthewhy.

B. Whatkindsofsourcesdidyouuseasevidencetodevelopyourargument(for
example,letters,photographs,governmentdocuments,interviews,etc.)?

Wehadreceivedlinkstoseveralwebsitesfromourteacherandapacketthat
containedinformationaboutourleaderSimonBolivar.

C. Selectonepieceofevidencethatyouusedandexplainhowitinfluencedyour
argument.

OnepieceofevidencethatweusedwasthatSimonBolivarwasspanishbut
wasn'tfromSpainwhichmadeusrealisehowdiscriminationwasbackthen.SinceBolivar
wasn'tfromSpainhewasn'tconsideredfullySpanishsothenhecouldnotenjoythe
benefitsthattheotherpeoplehadbeingborninSpain.

D. Listlibraries(otherthanschool),museums,andotherinstitutionsthatyouvisited
todoyourresearch.

Didnotdo.

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