Research and produce a well-sourced museum-style exhibit card on one person or event from Washington's presidency through the reform movements (weeks 10-16).
This week is a project week, not a new-content week: you will build a museum-style exhibit card on ONE person or event from the last seven weeks -- anyone from Alexander Hamilton to Sacagawea to Dorothea Dix, or any event from the Whiskey Rebellion to the Trail of Tears to Seneca Falls. A strong exhibit card does four things: makes a clear one-sentence claim about why this subject matters, lists at least three specific, accurate facts, describes what an accompanying image or artifact would show, and ends with one sentence connecting the subject to the bigger story of the early republic.
The hardest part of a project like this is usually choosing a subject narrow enough to research well. "The early republic" is too broad for one card; "the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794" is exactly right. Once the subject is chosen, good historical writing leans on specific facts -- names, dates, numbers -- rather than vague summary language, exactly the habit this whole year is building.
Mastery looks like: They produce a complete exhibit card with a clear claim, at least three specific accurate facts, an image description, and a why-it-matters sentence, all connected to one real subject from weeks 10-16.
Common stumbles: Choosing a subject too broad to research specifically, or filling the card with vague praise ("he did a lot for the country") instead of concrete facts.