This multicultural digital library delivers a vast collection of various primary sources from all over the world to enhance studies in all areas.

President Franklin Roosevelt's second inaugural address delivered in 1937. In this speech FDR calls for the nation to accept and prepare to move forward.

Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President, Richard Nixon, came under fire for misusing political contributions for personal expenses. These are transcripts of Nixon's speech delivered in 1952.

This Library of Congress site offers 50 pieces of printed ephemera, documenting more than three centuries of daily life in America and elsewhere. It offers primary documents including broadsides, posters, programs, handbills, menus, and...

Learn how to analyze and compare the relationship between a primary and a secondary source.

The original Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union between thirteen states, created in 1777 and ratified in 1781. It preceded the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

Students will analyze primary source documents related to the National History Day (NHD) theme for 2011-12: Revolution, Reaction, Reform in History, determine how the documents are connected to the theme, and evaluate the effectiveness...

Find relationships among primary and secondary sources of information that identify where information from different sources converges and where it differs.

A large collection of teacher resources for teaching and reviewing patterns and number sequences. There are games, PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, pdf files, Word files, and smartboard activities available for download at several...

Find assets by location and call up specific item information including films, connected themes and related classroom resources. A wealth of primary source images from events in American history.

This collection of records and primary source documents from the reign of Henry VIII show how Henry developed his own image to make himself seem even more powerful.

Fifth graders will use letters from the Civil War to compare and contrast primary and secondary resources.

An easy-to-follow guide to assist in determining whether online resources are reliable and true. Find questions to ask while reviewing sources. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8 and CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9

This collection at the University of California-Berkeley can now be accessed online through the Online Archive of California. It provides a vast collection of historically significant primary source images of early California and the...

This activity can be used as an introduction or for a closer study of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. Students will learn that the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803 and President Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and...

Why would countries go to extremes to control another country? Examine the 5 main motives for imperialism. Also view primary sources including sketches, maps, advertisements, and photographs and answer related discussion questions.