In this blog I will be disusing the historical document that I chose and why I felt that it’s importance Is vital in learning more about the different foundations of historical writings. Moreover, I chose President Washington’s Farewell Address. I chose this because for one it has to do with what was our then president and this moment in history was pivotal in creating the future of America as we know it today. What Washington did in the year of 1776 was revolutionize presidency forever in a way the most Americans would agree on. As Washington’s second term in office came to an end he was afraid of the fact that if he were to die while in office many Americans would think presidency was a lifetime deal. That idea was destroyed as he stepped down from office and came up with his two term theory. This theory was then developed into an Amendment and was followed upon by every single president that came after Washington. Personally, the research hasn’t been too much of a stress load for me. I’m a big fan of history so I feel rather confident in observing and taking in new facts/information that would help me in my annotation project. Research for this document is not hard to find for the most part, but you will have your challenges because everyday different things might take you in another direction which is difficult but nothing we all cant handle. By this being a such a popular moment in history there is so many different facts and things you can annotate on that its to a point where you have to pick a specific direction you want to go in and follow that direction. In closing, I find this project rather interesting and I cant wait to see myself improve in the stages of creating this annotation project!
