Task

You will work as an apprentice learning the processes and tools used by great historians to unravel the legacies of all the groups and individuals which have contributed to the fabric of our country.  During each quarter you will use pictures, written documents, songs, letters and other primary sources to find the thread added by each of these groups during a specific period in history. 

Completion of the activities required during each segment of the quest, earns you the opportunity to receive a token. This token demonstrates your accomplishment with the tools used in that segment.  Accumulate all four tokens and you will achieve the rank of full historian.

1st Quarter LibraryQuest: Native Americans

On this segment of your Legacy Quest, you will examine the lifestyle of a Native American tribe and how it contributed to the survival of early colonists in North America.

• Task 1: Examine two photographs

• Task 2: Read from a primary source

2nd Quarter LibraryQuest: Colonization

On this segment of your Legacy Quest, you will read primary sources to explore the religious attitudes of early settlers and how these attitudes contributed to the development of their communities.

• Task 1: Read from primary sources

• Task 2: Use what you know to write a persuasive letter

3rd Quarter LibraryQuest: American Revolution

On this segment of your Legacy Quest, you will use multiple primary sources to identify the ways in which France supported the patriots during the American Revolution.

• Task 1: Complete the graphic organizer

• Task 2: Use what you know to write an opinion paragraph

4th Quarter LibraryQuest: Civil War

On this segment of your Legacy Quest, you will examine images of women supporting the war effort during the Civil War.

• Task 1: Examine the images

• Task 2: Create a captioned image