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History Day - Frontiers in History

History Day theme for: 2023, 2001

Topics

These are just some suggested ideas.

Additional topics and text from the Connecticut History Day Topic List 2022-2023. This content is indicated with "*CTHD 2022-2023"

These are just some suggested ideas.

Additional topics and text from the Connecticut History Day Topic List 2022-2023. Document above. This content is indicated with "*CTHD 2022-2023"

  • Impact on Indigenous peoples already occupying the "frontier"
    • Connecticut - John Mason; Pequot Wars; 
    • Westward Expansion - Serial Set; Smithsonian; War Department (I need to double check the date range)
  • Space - FDLP NASA items; JFK administration, and other administrations
  • Western Frontier - Serial Set, older federal documents
  • Undersea - Serial Set, NOAA, Nautilus and/or submarines; Smithsonian publications
    • Jacques Cousteau, Ballard
    • First submarine, first nuclear sub
  • Mapping and Explorations of USA - Serial Set maps; H&G maps
  • Internet - more World Wide Web open to public.

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