The
Oregon Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of Oregon. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.
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The Oregon 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
Oregon Primary Sources are:
1. Admiral Charles Wilkes’ map of the Pacific Northwest – 1845
2. Political cartoon concerning where to settle the northern boundary of American territory in Oregon – 1846
3. Photograph of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe – circa late 1800s
4. Photograph of Portland, Oregon – 1890
5. Photograph of battleship USS Oregon in dry dock – 1898
6. Photograph of balloon ascension at entrance to Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition in Portland, Oregon – 1905
7. Painting entitled Lewis and Clark on the Lower Columbia – shows Sacagawea using sign language to communicate with other Indians – created 1905
8. Photograph of typical Oregon immigrant family in their horse-drawn Conestoga wagon – 1910
9. Photograph of Oregon suffragettes in New York City prior to meeting with President Wilson in Washington, D.C. – 1912
10. Copy of U.S. Navy recruiting poster during WWI – 1917
11. Photograph of salmon caught on the Columbia River using nets – 1919
12. Photograph of a "Hooverville" in Portland, Oregon – Hoovervilles were shanty towns built by homeless people during the Great Depression – 1936
13. Photograph of logs being loaded onto trucks – Tillamook County, Oregon –1941
14. Photograph of worker packing tuna into cans – Columbia River Packing Association, Astoria, Oregon – 1941
15. Photograph of library tent at the Farm Security Administration (FSA) mobile camp for migratory farm workers – Odell, Oregon – 1941
16. Photograph of WPA mural, painted by Carl Morris, in the Eugene, Oregon, post office – depicts agricultural workers – 1942
17. Photograph of petroglyph along the Columbia River before being relocated prior to flooding of the area by the Dalles Dam – photo taken 1956
18. Photograph of Bonneville Lock and Dam Spillway – built in the 1930s; oldest federal dam built on the Columbia River – photo taken 2008
19. Photograph of portion of Santiam Wagon Road in Willamette National Forest – built from west to east in mid-1800s to move livestock over the Cascade Mountains – photo taken 2009
20. Population density map of Oregon – 2010
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