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Primary Source Analysis

The Primary Source Analysis collection examines primary sources and secondary source narratives that bring to light certain eras of U.S. History. Each PSA includes the full PSA with embedded questions, an abridged PSA, interactive notebook questions, a graphic organizer, and writing planners for two, three, and four paragraph essays. Co-written with Mike Hoornstra.

Exploration – Could Natives and Explorers Have Gotten Along or Were They Doomed to Clash?

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Exploration

Could Natives and Explorers Have Gotten Along or Were They Doomed to Clash?

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Colonization – Was the Success of the British Due to a Spirit of Commerce or a Spirit of Control?

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Colonization

Was the Success of the British Due to a Spirit of Commerce or a Spirit of Control?

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Road to Revolution - Who's to Blame?

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Road to Revolution

Who's to Blame?

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American Revolution - Who Contributed Most to America's Victory?

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American Revolution

Who Contributed Most to America's Victory?

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Articles of Confederation - Why Was This Sytem of Government Doomed to Fail?

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Articles of Confederation

Why Was This Sytem of Government Doomed to Fail?

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The Federalists - Were They Power-Hungry or Protective?

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The Federalists

Were They Power-Hungry or Protective?

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The Jeffersonians - Were They the Party of the People or Were They Empire Builders?

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The Jeffersonians

Were They the Party of the People or Were They Empire Builders?

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Lewis and Clark - Was Their Success Based on Luck or Skill?

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Lewis and Clark

Was Their Success Based on Luck or Skill?

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Andrew Jackson - Was He Shaping the Future or Stuck in the Past?

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Andrew Jackson

Was He Shaping the Future or Stuck in the Past?

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Oddball Presidents – Did They Fail America or Did America Fail Them?

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Oddball Presidents

Did They Fail America or Did America Fail Them?

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Social Reform – Was it a Diagnosis or a Cure?

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Social Reform

Was it a Diagnosis or a Cure?

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Manifest Destiny - Was it for God or for Greed?

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Manifest Destiny

Was it for God or for Greed?

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The Mexican-American War – Did Mexico Lose Its Territory by Force or by Choice?

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The Mexican-American War

Did Mexico Lose Its Territory by Force or by Choice?

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Westward Expansion – Was it a Time of Development or Disaster?

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Westward Expansion

Was it a Time of Development or Disaster?

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Slave Narratives – What Was It Like To Be A Slave?

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Slave Narratives

What Was It Like To Be A Slave?

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Civil War - Was it a War of Economics or Ethics?

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Civil War

Was it a War of Economics or Ethics?

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Reconstruction - Was it About Helping Former Slaves, or Hurting Political Enemies?

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Reconstruction

Was it About Helping Former Slaves, or Hurting Political Enemies?

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The Closing of the West – Was the Destruction of Native Culture a Foregone Conclusion or Could It Have Been Prevented?

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The Closing of the West

Was the Destruction of Native Culture a Foregone Conclusion or Could It Have Been Prevented?

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Industrial Revolution - What Built America: Industry or Agriculture?

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Industrial Revolution

What Built America: Industry or Agriculture?

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Florida History – Was It a Land Where Dreams Came True or a Land of Nightmares?

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Florida History

Was It a Land Where Dreams Came True or a Land of Nightmares?

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