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Print of a log cabin with grazing animals in the foreground.

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The Homestead Act Primary Source Questions

Read The Homestead Act in its entirety here. Which United States citizens does the Homestead Act exclude from benefitting from the act? How do these...

A scanned image of the Emancipation Proclamation

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"Rejoicing Over the Proclamation" Primary Source Questions

Read "Rejoicing Over the Proclamation" in its entirety here. Do you think the author of this article was in support of the Emancipation Proclamation...

This is a scan of the signatures at the bottom of the Treaty of Paris.

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Treaty of Paris Primary Source Questions

Read the Treaty of Paris in its entirety here. How does the Treaty of Paris outline the desired nature of the relationship between Great Britain and...

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Olive Branch Petition Primary Source Questions

Read the Olive Branch Petition here. Examine the word choice and tone used by the colonists in this petition. What attitude are they using towards the...

Print shows sugarcane processing, probably in the West Indies, with an overseer directing others at a press and boiling operation.

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Sugar Act Primary Source Questions

Read the Sugar Act in its entirety here. Who can you determine created the Sugar Act? How can you tell? Sugar was not the only taxed imported good in...

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Declaration of Independence Primary Source Questions

Read the Declaration of Independence in its entirety here. What does the Declaration say is the purpose of a government? Based on how it is used, what...

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The American Crisis Primary Source Questions

Read The American Crisis in its entirety here. What is Paine implying when he refers to some soldiers as “summer soldiers” and “sunshine patriots”...

Protesters, some disguised as American Indians, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.

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Boston Port Act Primary Source Questions

Read the Boston Port Act in its entirety here. What was the Boston Port Act issued in response to? What do you think was the purpose of the Act? What...

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Christmas Night of '62

A poem by Confederate soldier William Gordon McCabe giving his thoughts on Christmas Night 1862

The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence

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Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Primary Source Questions

The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Charlotte, North Carolina May 20, 1775 Resolved, That whoever directly or indirectly abetted, or in any...