American History Essay Contest

Bitter Root Chapter DAR invites students in grades 5-8 to participate National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s American History Essay Contest.

If you were a woman in Colonial America, would you have participated in the protests surrounding high taxes on tea and other unpopular laws being implemented by the British in the 1770s?

Middle School students in Missoula and surrounding communities are invited to consider just that by participating in an Essay Contest dubbed “Enjoying a New Kind of Tea Party.”

Sponsored by the Bitter Root Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the contest judges will select a winner for each of four grades – 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th.

Winners selected locally will be submitted to compete at the Montana State NSDAR level. State winners at each grade level compete in the Division level and Division winners will compete nationally.

Deadline to submit an essay for the competition for the Bitter Root Chapter is December 15, 2024.

All submissions must be made electronically to info@bitterrootdar.org. Details of the essay rules and submission process are available at local schools and questions may be submitted via the email address noted above. Essays must be 300 to 600 words for students in 5th grade and 600 to 1,000 words for students in grades 6, 7 or 8. Essays must be typed and have a minimum of four sources noted.

The contest is open to all students in grades 5-8 in public, private, parochial or home schooled. Students whose school may not be participating may submit an essay directly to the DAR chapter at info@bitterrootdar.org.