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U.S. Presidents Primary Sources Pack Gallopade International

The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics' Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The U. S. Presidents Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source that are printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.

U. S. Presidents Primary Sources are just what teachers need to help students learn how to analyze primary sources in order to meet Common Core State Standards!

Students participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents. Students make observations, generate questions, organize information and ideas, think analytically, write persuasively or informatively, and cite evidence to support their opinion, hypotheses, and conclusions. Students learn how to integrate and evaluate information to deepen their understanding of historical events. As a result, students experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.

The 20 documents in the U. S. Presidents Primary Sources are:
1. Portrait of George Washington by Gilbert Stuart - 1796
2. Engraving of President James Madison, "Father of the U. S. Constitution" - circa 1810
3. Copy of Thomas Jefferson's Decalogue of Canons - advice from President Jefferson on matters of conduct - 1825
4. Political cartoon featuring President Andrew Jackson as "King Andrew the First" - 1833
5. Photograph of President Abraham Lincoln at the Antietam battlefield - flanked by security detective Allan Pinkerton and Maj. General John McClernand -1862
6. Excerpt from writings of Frederick Grant (President Ulysses S. Grant's son) - 1864
7. Political cartoon depicting President Andrew Johnson vetoing a bill to renew the charter f