Reading Like a Historian (Stanford Education Group)
In this website, the primary source activities and documents from the progressive era of American history are discussed. I would encourage students to take special note of the opinions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois and suffragist and anti-suffragist arguments. For a review of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, click this link!
In this website, the primary source activities and documents from the progressive era of American history are discussed. I would encourage students to take special note of the opinions of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois and suffragist and anti-suffragist arguments. For a review of the Industrial Revolution in Europe, click this link!
National Archives: Docs Teach
This website allows students to explore a variety of primary source documents and complete activities to better understand the importance of primary resources when analyzing history. The website touts 10 billion primary source documents that include letters, oral histories, official workplace documents, images, and many other types of artifacts .
This website allows students to explore a variety of primary source documents and complete activities to better understand the importance of primary resources when analyzing history. The website touts 10 billion primary source documents that include letters, oral histories, official workplace documents, images, and many other types of artifacts .
*When I say more is always better, I'm specifically referring to looking at documents for resources.
National Archives: Digital Vaults
This website is an abbreviated version of the National Archives that uses 1,200 documents that are organized by topic and then mapped together (in the form of a mind map of sorts). This website is perfect for students because it literally ties documents together and relates those documents to themes throughout US history.
This website is an abbreviated version of the National Archives that uses 1,200 documents that are organized by topic and then mapped together (in the form of a mind map of sorts). This website is perfect for students because it literally ties documents together and relates those documents to themes throughout US history.
100 Milestone Documents
This page lists the 100 most significant documents throughout US history as decided by the National Archives, the Records Administration, and historians. Each document includes a description and is linked to additional resources to provide students with additional historical context.
This page lists the 100 most significant documents throughout US history as decided by the National Archives, the Records Administration, and historians. Each document includes a description and is linked to additional resources to provide students with additional historical context.
Yale Law School: Avalon Project
This website is a mass collection of significant documents throughout human history. All documents are sorted by century and topic. While not as visually stunning as the Digital Vaults page, Yale University has managed to to accumulate an impressive amount of documents to help students have a broad, analytical understanding of history.
This website is a mass collection of significant documents throughout human history. All documents are sorted by century and topic. While not as visually stunning as the Digital Vaults page, Yale University has managed to to accumulate an impressive amount of documents to help students have a broad, analytical understanding of history.