The
Pennsylvania Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of Pennsylvania. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.
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The Pennsylvania 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
Pennsylvania Primary Sources are:
1. Oil painting entitled "The Birth of Pennsylvania 1680" - William Penn, standing, faces King Charles II in the king’s breakfast chamber – 1680
2. Illustration of the State House of Pennsylvania – also known as Independence Hall in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was written – 1752
3. Political cartoon entitled "Join, or Die" by Benjamin Franklin – urging the colonies to unite during the French and Indian War – May 1754
4. Oil painting depicting William Penn’s 1682 treaty with the Lenni Lenape – 1771
5. First printed version of the United States Declaration of Independence (Dunlap Broadside) – July 1776
6. Photograph of the Liberty Bell – rung on July 8, 1776
7. Painting depicting General George Washington leading the Continental Army to Valley Forge – 1777
8. Oil painting entitled "Congress Voting Independence" - a depiction of the Second Continental Congress voting on the Declaration of Independence –1784
9. Illustration of the "President’s House" in Philadelphia – served as the presidential mansion for George Washington and John Adams from 1790-1800 before the White House was built in Washington, D.C. – 1828
10. Map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections – 1857
11. Illustration of the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – 1857
12. Engraving of Mary Ludwig Hayes (Molly Pitcher) at the 1778 Battle of Monmouth – 1859
13. Photograph of the flag of the 8th Pennsylvania Reserves – ca. 1861-1865
14. Oval-shaped map depicting Gettysburg Battlefield – July 1863
15. Photograph of President Lincoln at Gettysburg, PA, a few hours before making Gettysburg Address – November 1863
16. Photograph of Drum Corps of the 30th Pennsylvania Infantry – 1864
17. Photograph of Chiracahua Apache Indians after training at the Carlisle Indian School in Carlisle, Pennsylvania – 1886
18. Photograph of breaker boys at the Borough Coal Company – Pittston, Pennsylvania – 1911
19. Photograph of female munition workers urging President Woodrow Wilson to support the suffrage bill – employed at Bethlehem Steel Company’s plant at Newcastle, Pennsylvania – May 191820. WPA poster depicting rural Pennsylvania – 1937
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.