General William Lewis Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Essay Contests/Scholarships
American History Essay Contest
Grades 5-8 with winners by grade. Winners judged on historical accuracy, originality, and neatness.
Topic: The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age. This
year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Imagine you are
living in 1918. State where you are living and how the end of the war will
impact your daily life. Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War
introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United
States in the years to come
Reading Resources
Leckie, Robert. The Story of World War I. Washington: Library of Congress,
1968.
Murphy, Jim. Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting. New York: Scholastic Press, 2009.
Osborne, Linda Barrett. Come on in, America : the United States in World War
I. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers: 2017.
Tucker, Spencer and Roberts, Priscilla Mary. National World War I : a student
encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO: 2006.
Heyman, Neil M. World War I. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
Neiberg, Michael S. The World War I reader: [primary and secondary sources].
New York: New York University Press: 2007.
Christopher Columbus Essay Contest
Grades 9-12 /
800-1,200 words
Topic: Christopher Columbus, an Italian, managed to convince a
Spanish monarch to fund his voyage. Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one
country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to
complete such an important mission. What convinced the Spanish monarchy to
support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers?
Scholarships are available online.
http://www.dar.org/national-society/scholarships