Books in Primary Source History series

More than 200 years ago, Great Britain ruled the American colonies. Many colonists believed the British were ruling them unfairly. But many others wanted to remain loyal to Great Britain. Hear the words they spoke. Read the words they read. And see the differing points of view about the fight for U.S. Independence through the eyes of the people who lived it.

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 American Revolution Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source documents that are relevant to the history of American Revolution. Each primary resource is printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.We have created a FREE Online Teacher’s Guide for Primary Sources to help you to teach primary sources more effectively and use creative strategies for integrating primary source materials into your classroom. This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources is 15 pages. It includes teacher tools, student handouts, and student worksheets. Click HERE to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for Primary Sources.American Revolution 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 Students participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents.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 American Revolution Primary Sources are: 1. Political cartoon first created in 1754 during the French and Indian War, later used as a symbol of the American Revolution2. Engraving of King George III – 17623. Political cartoon depicting a mock funeral for the Stamp Act, after it was repealed – 17664. Engraving depicting the Boston Massacre – 17705. Various first-hand accounts of the Boston Massacre – 17706. Lithograph (1846) of The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor – December 17737. Political cartoon entitled, "Bostonians Paying the Excise Man" - October 17748. Depictions of Paul Revere’s Ride in 17759. Map of the town and harbor of Boston and the surrounding area, showing the road to Concord and the various encampments of British and colonial troops ― 177510. Illustration (1876) depicting Patrick Henry delivering his famous speech to the Virginia Assembly – 177511. John Trumbull’s painting (1818) of the committee presenting its draft of the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress – July 177612. Engraving showing the destruction of the statue of King George III in New York City – July 9, 177613. The first official broadside of the Declaration of Independence that included the names of the signers – 177714. Political cartoon entitled, "Poor Old England endeavoring to reclaim his wicked American children" - April 177715. Painting of British troops leaving Saratoga, New York, after defeat by U.S. General Horatio Gates – October 177716. Depictions of life during the winter at Valley Forge – 177717. British political cartoon during the American Revolution – 177918. Recollections of an enslaved African American in the Revolutionary Army – 1777-178319. Depictions of heroines of the American Revolution – 1777-178320. The surrender of British General Cornwallis to the joint efforts of George Washington and the French navy – 1781Your 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.