primary source documents

Students will write an essay that uses evidence from primary sources and their own background knowledge to make an argument and answer the following prompt:

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was the reason the U.S. fought the War in Vietnam. Do you agree with this explanation of the cause...

Through primary and secondary source document analysis, students will explore the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation on the outcome of the American Civil War. Students will also consider the lasting impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on American society as our nation moved from this...

Students will write an essay that uses evidence from primary sources and their own background knowledge to make an argument and answer an historical question:

Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were responsible for the success of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Do you agree with this...

The decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was seen by many, including President Truman, as a necessary means to end World War II. But was the United States justified in its decision to drop the bombs?

Students will look at the social, diplomatic, and economic costs...

In this module, students will focus their reading and research on contemporary international child labor practices that benefit the American consumer. They will prepare an article for publication in a children’s magazine that defines child labor and focuses on the facts about this continuing...