Deadline for submission to the Fort Caspar Chapter is Thursday, December 5, 2024.
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GRADES 5-8
American History Essay Contest
Length: 300-600 words (Grade 5)
600-1,000 words(Grades 6, 7, 8)
Topic: Enjoying a New Kind of Tea Party!
In the 1770’s there was a movement of protest from the Colonists against the British due to taxes and laws. Along the eastern coast a growing number of patriots held “tea” parties. The Boston Tea Party was on December 16, 1773, and the Charlestown, SC Tea Party and the Chester Town Tea Party followed in 1774. In October 1774, 51 women in Edenton, North Carolina, decided to refuse to buy tea from the British because of their high taxes and laws. In 1775, women in Wilmington, North Carolina, burned their tea for the same reasons. Imagine you are one of these women boldly participating in one of these Tea Parties in North Carolina. Give details of either the Edenton Tea Party or Wilmington Tea Party, describe the tea party, and why you would choose to join them. Then explain if you think it was a good decision.
Each essay must include a completed Submission Form. Essay must also have a list of all resources utilized. Four individual resources are expected. Internet resources, if used, should include the electronic address.
- All entrants to this year’s contest will receive a certificate.
- Winners will be selected at each grade level by the Davey Jackson Chapter and will receive a medal and monetary award.
- The chapter winners will advance to the Wyoming state level competition.
- The Wyoming State winners will advance to the divisional level.
- The divisional winners will advance to the national level. National winners will receive a certificate, pin and monetary award.
GRADES 9-12
American History Essay Contest
Length: 800 and 1,200 words
Topic: Patriots of the American Revolution
Select a figure from the era of the American Revolution (1773-1783). Discuss how he or she influenced the course of the American Revolution, who he or she was and his/her contribution to the founding of a new nation. Your figure may be any person, whether a well-known figure or an everyday man, woman or child who supported the American Revolution in ways large or small.
All essay submissions must include a Title Page and Bibliography. [Four or more resources are expected. The bibliography should be cited in a standard, recognized citation style (e.g., APA, Chicago, MLA, etc.). Students are encouraged to use primary sources and cite them.]
- All entrants to this year’s contest will receive a certificate.
- Winners will be selected at each grade level by the Davey Jackson Chapter and will receive a medal and monetary award.
- The chapter winners will advance to the Wyoming state level competition.
- The Wyoming State winners will advance to the divisional level.
- The divisional winners will advance to the national level. The National winners will receive a certificate, pin and monetary award.
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