UNITED STATES HISTORY II - PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS (In construction)

"Understanding United States history is essential for the continuation of our democratic society. This course will help students make connections between their world and the rich heritage of United States history. The course is designed as a survey of American history with an emphasis on post-Reconstruction America (1876-Present), but should include a review of the earlier period. The course can be taught using a thematic approach or in chronological order."

Source: USOE Social Studies Curriculum

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Standard 1: Students will expand their knowledge of pre-Reconstruction America.

• Instructions for the Virginia Colony (1606)
• The Mayflower Compact (November 1620)
• Governor Glen, The Role of the Indians in the Rivalry Between France, Spain, and England, 1761
• Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
• Constitution of the United States, 1787
• Captain Thomas Preston's Account of the Boston Massacre, (13 march 1770)
• Anonymous Account of the Boston Massacre
• First Continental Congress - October 1774
• John Adams, Novanglus, February 6, 1775
• Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of taking up Arms, July 6, 1775
• Thomas Paine Common Sense (1776)
• Abraham Lincoln, The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
• The Civil Rights Act of 1866, Civil Rights Act 14 Stat. 27-30, April 9, 1866
• Civil Rights Act of 1875, An Act to Protect All Citizens in Their Civil and Legal Rights.
• Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address
• Pictures Primary Sources: The Native American Experience (Prof. Troy Johnson)
• Pictures Primary Sources: Library of Congress Collection
• Pictures Primary Sources: George Washington (The History Place.com)
• Pictures Primary Sources: Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
• U.S. History Picture Collection

Standard 2: Students will understand how the growth of industry changed the United States.

Standard 3: Students will recognize how social reform occurred at the turn of the century.

Standard 4: Students will understand how war affected the early 20th century.

• The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 28 June, 1914
• President Wilson's Change of Attitude on War Loans, 26 August, 1915
• Strict Accountability: President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, 10 February 1915
• President Wilson's Protest to Germany, 21 July, 1915
• The Political Development of US Neutrality Policy, 1914-1915
• President Woodrow Wilson's War Message , 2 April, 1917
• The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk , 3 March, 1918
• The Armistice Demands, 10 November, 1918
• The Great Depression: Afternoon in a Pushcart Peddlers' Colony, 1929-1931
• The Great Depression: Begging, 1929-1931
• Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech. WW II, December 8, 1941
• Congressional Declaration of War on Japan, December 8, 1941
• US Declaration of War against Germany, December 11, 1941
• Message of President Truman on Germany Surrender in 1945
• Charter of the United Nations; June 26, 1945 
• I Have a Dream Speech Martin Luther King

Standard 5: Students will understand how Americans reacted to rapid social change during the 1920s.

Standard 6: Students will understand how the Great Depression and the New Deal affected the United States.

Standard 7: Students will understand the causes, course, and consequences of the United States’ role in World War II.

• The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, 28 June, 1914
• President Wilson's Change of Attitude on War Loans, 26 August, 1915
• Strict Accountability: President Wilson's First Warning to the Germans, 10 February 1915
• President Wilson's Protest to Germany, 21 July, 1915
• The Political Development of US Neutrality Policy, 1914-1915
• President Woodrow Wilson's War Message , 2 April, 1917
• The Peace Treaty of Brest-Litovsk , 3 March, 1918
• The Armistice Demands, 10 November, 1918
• The Great Depression: Afternoon in a Pushcart Peddlers' Colony, 1929-1931
• The Great Depression: Begging, 1929-1931
• Franklin D. Roosevelt's Infamy Speech. WW II, December 8, 1941
• Congressional Declaration of War on Japan, December 8, 1941
• US Declaration of War against Germany, December 11, 1941
• Message of President Truman on Germany Surrender in 1945
• Charter of the United Nations; June 26, 1945 
• I Have a Dream Speech Martin Luther King

Standard 8: Students will understand the United States’ domestic and international position in the Cold War era.

Standard 9: The students will understand the emergence and development of the human rights and culture in the modern era.

Standard 10: The students will understand economic and political changes in
contemporary America.

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