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WHY USE PRIMARY SOURCES?
Primary Sources give the most accurate account of History. All documents have some bias. Whether it is the point of view of a person witnessing the event, or the point an author wants to make in a text book. The further the information gets from the person who experienced the event, the less accurate the actual history.
By looking at Primary documents you are able to get a clearer view of the actual events and understand better the reasoning of the people of the time. For example: People in the South during the Civil War did not consider themselves racist. Truth be known they probably considered the fact that the workers on their farm were black far LESS than they were concerned about how they were going to get the crop in if all of their workers walked away from the Plantation.
THIS SITE ALSO CONTAINS MAJOR HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS:
Here is a list of the 100 most influential documents in US History as chosen by the US National Archives. It's a good place to start if you don't know where to go. There are thousands more on this site. Have fun exploring!
Original Design of the Great Seal of the United States (1782)
Jefferson's Secret Message to Congress Regarding the Lewis & Clark Expedition (1803)
President Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress 'On Indian Removal' (1830)
War Department General Order 143: Creation of the U.S. Colored Troops (1863)
Articles of Agreement Relating to the Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (1865)
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Abolition of Slavery (1865)
14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Civil Rights (1868)
15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Voting Rights (1870)
Thomas Edison's Patent Application for the Light Bulb (1880)
Joint Resolution to Provide for Annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States (1898)
Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905)
16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Federal Income Tax (1913)
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Direct Election of U.S. Senators (1913)
Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany (1917)
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Women's Right to Vote (1920)
President Franklin Roosevelt's Radio Address unveiling the second half of the New Deal (1936)
President Franklin Roosevelt's Annual Message (Four Freedoms) to Congress (1941)
Executive Order 8802: Prohibition of Discrimination in the Defense Industry (1941)
Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941)
Executive Order 9066: Resulting in the Relocation of Japanese (1942)
Executive Order 9981: Desegregation of the Armed Forces (1948)
Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State (1953)
Senate Resolution 301: Censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy (1954)
Executive Order 10730: Desegregation of Central High School (1957)
Executive Order 10924: Establishment of the Peace Corps. (1961)
Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication with the Command Center (1962)
This website is designed to offer you additional resources for your packets and your learning.
These resources can be audio, text, links to text, study aids etc.
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