The
Delaware Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history in Delaware. We have created a
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The Delaware 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
Delaware Primary Sources are:
1. Photograph of model of Fort Christina – first Swedish settlement in North America – fort built in 1638
2. Replica of nautical chart showing Zwaanendael and Godyn's Bay in New Netherland – Godyn's Bay later became known as Delaware Bay – 1639
3. Illustration of automated flour milling machine invented by Oliver Evans – important stimulus to Delaware's economy after the Revolutionary War – 1795
4. Portrait of E. I. du Pont – chemist and founder of gunpowder manufacturer E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company – circa 1800
5. Illustration of Peter Spencer, founder of the A.U.M.P. church in Wilmington – the first independent black Christian church in the U.S. – circa 1813
6. Text from Wilmington's "Thomas Garrett Day" proclamation – 1993
7. Photograph of slave quarters – Sussex County, Delaware – circa 1850
8. Map of the original thirteen colonies created for the United States centennial in 1876
9. Illustration entitled "Picking Peaches in Delaware" - state was major producer of peaches in 1800s – 1878
10. Illustration of Richardson and Robbins Cannery in Dover – pioneer in American canning industry – circa late 1800s
11. 1898 map showing "The Wedge" as part of Pennsylvania – the land now belongs to Delaware
12. Photograph of child workers at the American Tobacco Company in Wilmington – 1910
13. Advertisement for Du Pont smokeless shotgun powder – 1913
14. Photograph of Mabel Vernon speaking at a women's suffrage rally – 1916
15. WWI recruitment poster displayed in Wilmington – 1919
16. Cover of honor list of dead and missing soldiers from Delaware in WWII – 1946
17. Photograph of Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island in the Delaware River – built as harbor defense facility – photo taken 1998
18. Photograph of Joseph Biden being sworn in for second term as Vice President of the United States – Biden served 36 years as a U.S. senator from Delaware – 2009
19. Photograph of first C-5M Galaxy "Spirit of Global Reach" aircraft landing at Dover Air Force Base – Dover AFB is major contributor to the state economy – 2009
20. Photograph of Holy Trinity Church (or Old Swedes Church) in Wilmington – built in 1698-99 – photo taken 2013
Your students will:
- think critically and analytically, interpret events, and question various perspectives of history.
- participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations instead of memorizing facts and a writer's interpretations.
- integrate and evaluate information provided in diverse media formats to deepen their understanding of historical events.
- experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.
Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" cardstock.