Publisher's Synopsis
The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics' Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The Westward Expansion Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of the Western Expansion. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.
The Westward Expansion Primary Sources will help your students build common core skills including:
Analysis
Critical Thinking
Point of View
Compare and Contrast
Order of Events
And Much More!
Perfect for gallery walks and literature circles! Great research and reference materials!
The 20 documents in the Westward Expansion Primary Sources Pack are:
1. Map created by William Clark, Lewis & Clark Expedition - October 14-22, 1804
2. Illustration of Robert Fulton's steamboat, the Clermont - 1807
3. Illustration of treaty with the Creeks at Fort Jackson - 1814
4. Map of Indian Territory jurisdiction in the United States - 1836
5. Replica of the Texas Declaration of Independence - 1836
6. Newspaper article announcing the discovery of gold for the first time - March 15, 1848
7. Lithograph of "California Gold Diggers" - 1850
8. Oil painting entitled "Daniel Boone Escorting Settlers through the Cumberland Gap" - 1851
9. Drawing of a man panning for gold on the Mokelumne River - 1860
10. Painting entitled "Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way" - 1861
11. Painting entitled "Oregon Trail (Campfire)" - 1863
12. Certificate of the first homestead according to the Homestead Act - given to Daniel Freeman in Beatrice, Nebraska - 1868
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