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A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for Kindergarten.

A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for first grade.

A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for second grade.

A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for third grade.

A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for fourth grade.

A resource guide to primary sources and educational materials directed to the 2019-2020 social studies standards for fifth grade.

A primary source set aligned to sixth grade social studies that includes many of the featured primary sources from the 2019-2020 curriculum standards

A primary source set aligned to seventh grade social studies that includes many of the featured primary sources from the 2019-2020 curriculum standards

A primary source set aligned to eighth grade social studies that includes many of the featured primary sources from the 2019-2020 curriculum standards

A primary source set aligned to high school U.S. History that includes many of the featured primary sources from the 2019-2020 curriculum standards

A primary source set aligned to high school world history that includes many of the featured primary sources from the 2019-2020 curriculum standards

A primary source set exploring the colonial period in America

A primary source set exploring the events leading up to the American Revolution

This 6-page primary source set also serves as a links guide to the main founding documents in American history and government.

A primary source set exploring the War of 1812, sometimes referred to as America's second war for independence

An image index from a past webcast reflecting key moments during the Jacksonian Period.

A primary source set exploring the life of Andrew Jackson from the War of 1812 through his presidency

A primary source set exploring the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

A primary source set exploring the Underground Railroad

A primary source set that explores the lives of those living on the front lines of the Civil War

A primary source set exploring medicine and medical care during the Civil War

A primary source set exploring the various roles that women played in the Civil War

A primary source set exploring the end of slavery from the Emancipation Proclamation through Reconstruction

A primary source set showing the the varied responses to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

A primary source set exploring the Reconstruction period

A primary source set exploring how the 14th Amendment has been used by various groups to fight for their rights as American citizens

A primary source set exploring the period from the end of Reconstruction up to the beginning of the Jim Crow era

A primary source set exploring notable people, cultural, diplomacy, and education for American Indians

A primary source set exploring some of the key trails used to travel to the American West from Lewis and Clark to the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

A primary source set exploring segregation in the Jim Crow era

A primary source set exploring the debate around using silver or gold as the standard for our currency

A primary source set exploring American imperialism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

A primary source set featuring a selection of political cartoons from the end of the Civil War to the end of WWI. Each cartoon includes a brief summary, discussion question, and high school U.S. history standard.

A primary source set exploring the progressive era

A primary source set exploring immigration in America from the nation's founding to the mid-twentieth century

A primary source set exploring the long fight to secure women the right to vote

A primary source set exploring the Roaring Twenties

A primary source set exploring the years and events preceding the Great Depression

A primary source set exploring the Great Depression and the New Deal

A primary source set exploring World War II primarily from an American perspective

A primary source set exploring the Cold War

A primary source set exploring the beginnings of the civil rights movement from 1930 to 1954

A primary source set exploring the early years of the modern Civil Rights Movement from the Brown v. Board of Education decision to the desegregation of Ole Miss.

A primary source set exploring the Vietnam War from a world and U.S. perspecive

A primary source set exploring Greece and Rome

A primary source set exploring the Cold War

A primary source set exploring the Vietnam War from a world and U.S. perspecive

A primary source set exploring key moments of the civil rights movement in Tennessee

A primary source set exploring the experience of those on the home front in Tennessee during the Civil War

A primary source set exploring the history of Murfreesboro

A primary source set exploring the lead up to the Civil War in Tennessee

A primary source set exploring east Tennessee

A primary source set exploring middle Tennessee

A primary source set exploring west Tennessee

A primary source set exploring the development and impact of the Tennessee Valley Authority

A primary source set exploring the fight to secure women the right to vote and the battle to ratify the 19th Amendment in Tennessee

A primary source set exploring baseball in America

A primary source set exploring the development of photography

A primary source set exploring home economics from early to mid-twentieth century

A primary source set exploring music dance

A primary source set exploring the stage and screen