This lesson is from Library of Congress American Memory site. The Historian's Sources Students learn about different types of primary sources used by historians and other scholars. Students practice analyzing primary sources by focusing on documents about slavery in the United States before the Civil War. This lesson is from Library of Congress American Memory site. This lesson highlights the immigrant experience in American life.
Students assume the role of historical detective and travel back in time to the turn of the century.
As historical detectives, they search for clues to the past in images and primary source documents from five American Memory collections. This lesson is from Library of Congress American Memory site. Lincoln's Spot Resolutions Archival documents and teaching activities offer teachers and students opportunities to examine the issues surrounding the Mexican War. Glidden's Patent Application for Barbed Wire Documents and teaching activities explore the impact of invention on the development of the West. A 1974 memorandum from the Watergate Special Prosecution Force weighs the pros and cons of seeking an indictment against former President Richard Nixon.