Publisher's Synopsis
The Wyoming Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of Wyoming. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.
The Wyoming 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 Wyoming Primary Sources are:
1. Painting entitled Fort Laramie by Alfred Jacob Miller depicts the first Fort Laramie as it looked prior to 1840 painting circa 1858
2. Photograph of Independence Rock landmark on the Oregon Trail 1870
3. Photograph of Buffalo Bill Cody American soldier, bison hunter, and showman who helped create the town of Cody, Wyoming 1880
4. Copy of Holts New Map of Wyoming 1883
5. Newspaper page depicting woman suffrage in Wyoming Territory scene at the polls in Cheyenne 1888
6. Photograph of Chief Washakie Shoshone chief who helped Anglo-American immigrants settle the western U.S. photo circa late 1800s
7. Photograph of "Old Faithful" geyser Yellowstone National Park 1898
8. Photograph of Devils Tower National Monument, the first declared U.S. national monument tourism is major contributor to Wyomings economy photo taken 1900
9. Photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt visiting Liberty Cap, Yellowstone National Park 1903
10. Photograph of Clarence D. Clark U.S. Representative and longtime U.S. Senator from Wyoming; participated in the constitutional convention for Wyomings statehood photo 1910
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