Pocahontas is that rare historical figure who captivated people in her own time and in every generation that followed. Take a closer look at the story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith in this Frieze of American History from the...

This lesson examines government reports that urged restrictions on immigration to America at the turn of the nineteenth century.

A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of The People of America, a nonfiction book for children.

Written in 1784, this piece by Benjamin Franklin, considers the relative meaning of civilization and manners while he recalls several anecdotes of interaction between the European settlers and the Natives of North America.

A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of True Stories of Famous Men and Women of America for Young by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, a nonfiction book for children.

This is the text, audio, and video [4:27] of Senator Ted Kennedy's speech "Faith, Truth and Tolerance in America" delivered on October 3, 1983, at the Liberty Baptist College (Liberty University), in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Excerpts from Senate testimony given by John L. Lewis in 1933, when he was President of the United Mine Workers of America.

Students can see the actual first page of the Constitution for the Confederacy. Of interest is an explanation of who "We, the People" included.

Primary source photos depicting what life was like out west and in California in the late 19th century.

Primary source material with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links focussing on thoughts and events of rebellion in the colonies between 1775-1776 preceding the American Revolution.

Contains 9 sections of primary resource material, introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to resources on the American Revolutionary War era from 1775 to 1783.

An overview of the continuation of the women's movement - the spread of the ideas to mainstream America. Women were beginning to feel the freedom of equality. Read two interviews from women who rode the wave of change.

The Constitution was written in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by delegates from 12 states, in order to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new form of government. It created a federal system with a national...

Nine primary source resources describing the way people thought about progress during the Gilded Age, 1870-1912. Includes guided reading, links to supplemental material, and timeline.

This essay discusses how religion influenced people in regards to fighting the British during the American Revolution. There are several primary sources to examine in this site.

This article from Early America provides a brief introduction to the events and people surrounding The Paris Peace Treaty of 1783 including photos of the original document with a link to the text.

Thirty one primary sources including historical documents, literary texts, and visual images from which to explore European reactions to the land and the people of the New World and the Natives' responses to European contact and conquest.

Three maps reflecting French exploration along rivers in North America and three French explorers' accounts of the astonishing hardships they endured and the possibilities for trade with natives they opened.

Thirty primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore motivations, visions, patterns, goals, challenges, and relationships with indigenous peoples offered by Europeans in their settlement of the New...

Primary resources for U.S. history and literature offer a French and a Norse account of the earliest documented exploration on the Atlantic coast of North America and encounters with native peoples. Includes questions for discussion.

A Spanish Franciscan and a French Jesuit report on the reciprocal relationship between natives and Catholic missionaries as Europeans settled New France and New Spain.

Fifty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-and one secondary historical account that explore imperial conflict, European economic rivalry, and the impact of colonial rule on native peoples.

This set uses primary sources to explore the financial practices that contributed to the Panic of 1837 and the impact of the crisis on America's politics, economy, and people.

This site provides the declaration by the representatives of the United Colonies of North America in which they set forth the "Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms."