William Walker: The Filibuster Who dreamed of a Slave Empire
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2020-11
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Kolon, Tucker
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This project, is an research outline for the class: Thinking like an Historian. The assignment was to develop a foundation for a historical research project. The project researches the true intentions of the filibuster William Walker in the 1850s. Walker saw the rise of abolition in the North as direct threat to the institution of slavery. He believed the only way to preserve the system was extending slavery beyond the borders of the U.S. out of reach from Northern aggression. Walker intended to form a Central American slave empire and hoped to gain support for his dream from Southern political leaders. Project details primary sources used, the methodological problems encountered in the research, the historiography already conducted on topic, extensive outline of an research paper, and a conclusion how this project could be developed into a larger thesis.