Monthly Archives: January 2017

Rosa Parks Arrest Records (1955) Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 22, 2017 by historymartinez

       Primary Source Documents: Arrest Records of Rosa Parks (1955) Click on the links below to download primary source documents and analysis form. arrest-records-of-rosa-parks – primary source documents box-model-analysis – analysis form

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Recognition of the State of Israel (1948) Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 22, 2017 by historymartinez

    Primary Source Documents: Recognition of the State of Israel (1948) Document A – Press Release with President Truman’s signature recognizing the State of Israel & Document B – U.S. State Department release to all U.S. Consulates and Diplomats. Click … Continue reading →

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Executive Order 9066 (1942) Internment of Japanese Americans – Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 22, 2017 by historymartinez

  Primary Source Document: President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 – The Interment of Japanese Americans during WWII – February 19, 1942. Click on the link below to download primary source document and analysis form activity. executive-order-9066   – primary source … Continue reading →

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Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) Primary Source Activity

Posted on January 20, 2017 by historymartinez

Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) Click on the links below to download the primary source document and analysis form. sherman-antitrust-act-transcript  – primary source transcript box-model-analysis – analysis form

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New Deal Remedies (Political Cartoon) Analysis Activity

Posted on January 16, 2017 by historymartinez

New Deal Remedies Who is portrayed in the political cartoon? What is the historical time period of the political time period? Describe the historical context of the political cartoon? What is the central message of the political cartoon? Click on … Continue reading →

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New Deal Lexicon (political cartoon) Alphabet Agency Review Activity

Posted on January 16, 2017 by historymartinez

List and Describe the Four New Deal Programs illustrated in the New Deal Lexicon political cartoon. Click on the link below to download the activity sheet: new-deal-lexicon-program-review-activity  

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FDR’s Inaugural Fireside Chat (March 3, 1933) Primary Source Activity

Posted on January 15, 2017 by historymartinez

On March 3, 1933, the new president Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the American public by radio to share a “Fireside” chat with the nation. In his first chat, the president describes the events of the “banking crisis,” including his immediate … Continue reading →

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Dawes Act – Assimilation (1887) Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 13, 2017 by historymartinez

Primary Source Activity: Excerpt of Dawes Act (1887) The Dawes Act was attempt by Congress to assimilate Native Americans into mainstream U.S. society by providing private land ownership and citizenship. Click on link to download primary source document. the-dawes-act – primary … Continue reading →

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Rosa Parks Bus Seating Diagram (1956) Civil Rights Era: Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 12, 2017 by historymartinez

Rosa Park’s Bus Seating Diagram as presented in federal court. Primary Source Analysis Activity: Step One: With Rosa Park’s name blanked out, students will examine the diagram. Step Two: Students will answer analysis questions and attempt to determine the historical … Continue reading →

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Letter to Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Porter (1945) A Holocaust Letter – Primary Source Analysis Activity

Posted on January 12, 2017 by historymartinez

Primary Source Analysis Activity This letter describes the concentration camp at Dachau, Germany. Click on link to download primary source document and analysis form. holocaust-letter – primary source letter transcription box-model-analysis – analysis activity Adapted from a National Archives Activity

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