This week you will take a digital field trip to view the Founding Documents Gallery at the National Archives. Located in Washington D.C., the National Archives are dedicated to preserving important hi

Reflection on Digital Field Trip to National Archives

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Task: This week you will take a digital field trip to view the Founding Documents Gallery at the National Archives. Located in Washington D.C., the National Archives are dedicated to preserving important historical and cultural documents, including the founding documents of the United States. Your visit to the digital archive will help you develop your understanding of definitions of democracy and political revolution, and provide key details about the contexts that these forms emerge from.

1. Visit the National Archives at: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs

2. Select one primary example from the archive on which to reflect (i.e., answer the following).

3. State title of the document you chose:

4. Explain the origins of your document (WHY WAS IT WRITTEN or WHAT INSPIRED THE WRITING OF THE DOCUMENT?):

5. Describe the content of the document (WHAT DOES THE DOCUMENT ADDRESS/DISCUSS?):

6. IN YOUR OPINION, why is this document significant/important to our society?

7. FROM YOUR OWN OBSERVATIONS, how does your chosen document still influence our world today?