Critical Thinking Using Primary Sources in U.S. History

Interest Level:
Gr. 9–Adult
Reading Level:
Gr. 6–8
Reproducible
Additional Components:
Reproducible Student Activities
Examine the lives of thirteen individuals whose actions changed our nation. Christopher Columbus Sam Adams Andrew Jackson Lanford Hastings Harriet Tubman Sitting Bull William McKinley Henry Ford Elizabeth Gurley Flynn Fred Korematsu Harry S. Truman Cesar Chavez Gloria SteinemEach unit includes historical background information, key questions about the subjects, selections from primary-source documents of the era, and resources for further investigation. The document-based questions build...

Examine the lives of thirteen individuals whose actions changed our nation.

  1. Christopher Columbus
  2. Sam Adams
  3. Andrew Jackson
  4. Lanford Hastings
  5. Harriet Tubman
  6. Sitting Bull
  7. William McKinley
  8. Henry Ford
  9. Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
  10. Fred Korematsu
  11. Harry S. Truman
  12. Cesar Chavez
  13. Gloria Steinem

Each unit includes historical background information, key questions about the subjects, selections from primary-source documents of the era, and resources for further investigation. The document-based questions build critical-reading, thinking, and analytical skills.

Each individual and their actions is also held up to a "mock trial," completely supported with "witness lists," student trial guidelines, and more.

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