Primary Source Sets. Teachers Abraham Lincoln: Rise to National Prominence Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence Alexander Hamilton Manuscripts, images, and historic newspapers document the life and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton American Authors in the Nineteenth Century: Whitman, Dickinson, Longfellow, Stowe, and Poe A selection of Library of Congress primary sources exploring the topic of American authors in the nineteenth century, including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Edgar Allan Poe.
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Teachers Home > Teachers' Resources > Teaching With Documents Lessons by Era More Lesson Plan Resources Primary Source Research & Classroom Resources DocsTeachFind and create interactive learning activities with primary source documents that promote historical thinking skills. Analysis Worksheets Teaching With Documents: Lesson Plans This section contains reproducible copies of primary documents from the holdings of the National Archives of the United States, teaching activities correlated to the National History Standards and National Standards for Civics and Government, and cross-curricular connections.
Teaching with primary documents encourages a varied learning environment for teachers and students alike. PDF files require the free Adobe Reader. Teachers > Connect With Us Primary Sources DocsTeach Visits & Workshops Other Resources. The Living Room Candidate. Powers of Persuasion. Blood and Ink: Front Pages From the Civil War. 1860 edition of the Charleston Mercury.
South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. (Newseum collection) 1861 "Extra" edition of the New York Illustrated News devoted to events at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie. (Newseum collection) 1862 edition of The Union Sentinel, a handwritten newspaper published on lined notepaper by students in Warren, Conn. 1863 edition of the Union-occupation newspaper Stars and Stripes printed on wallpaper. 1864 illustrated edition of Harper's Weekly. 1864 "Extra" edition of the Atlanta Daily Intelligencer detailing the capture and burning of Atlanta. Location: Mezzanine Level WASHINGTON — Experience the story of the Civil War as Americans in the 1860s did — through the front pages of newspapers.
"Blood and Ink: Front Pages From the Civil War" showcases more than 30 historic front pages from the Newseum collection spanning the length of the war, from the birth of the Confederacy to the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Resourcesforhistoryteachers - USHistory. The Political and Intellectual Origins of the American Nation: The Revolution and the Constitution, 1763-1789 The Formation and Framework of American Democracy Political Democratization, Westward Expansion, and Diplomatic Developments, 1790-1860 Economic Growth in the North and South, 1800-1860 Social, Political, and Religious Change, 1800-1860 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877For resources for teaching, see American Origins: 1600 to 1900 from the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian.
Industrial America and Its Emerging Role In International Affairs, 1870-1920 The Age of Reform: Progressivism and the New Deal, 1900-1940 World War II, 1939-1945 The Cold War Abroad, 1945-1989 Cold War America at Home: Economic Growth and Optimism, Anticommunism, and Reform, 1945-1980 Contemporary America, 1980-2001 Image IDs from left to right: 1. Abraham Lincoln, from Wikimedia Commons, "Abraham Lincoln head on shoulders photo portrait". 2. The Authentic History Center.