WASHINGTON WEEK PROJECT

THE CONESTOGA WAGION

THE CONESTOGA WAGON

• Link to primary source: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/p...
• This was about the hard ships that they faced in the wagon and the pain they had to endure

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THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER

• Link to source: http://www.ushistory.org/documents/banner.htm
• This shows what went on in that battle and how amazing it was that it is still here

THE GUNBOAT PHILIDELPHIA

GUNBOAT PHLIDELPHIA

• Link to primary source: http://johnsmilitaryhistory.com/gunboat.html
• How the naval attacks worked

Lincoln's Assassination Carage
This showed what horrible things went on that day

The primary source was a letter about the assassination of Abraham Linclion. I learned what it was like a Ford's theater that day. Link to primary source:http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mal:@field(DOCID+@lit(d4362700))

ARTIFACT WALL

The primary source was he stamp act. I learned how ridiculous the stamp act was and why they would want to get rid of the act . Link it primary source: http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/road-revolution/resources/stamp...

The power machinery exhibit show us how we as American became a world super power

The primary source was an account of the first steam boat.

Dolly Madison's
This show what the life of the First Lady was like.

The primary source for Dolly Madison's dress was an account of what went on at the White House when it burned

This is Louis and Clarks travil compass.
This shows what they had to map the west

The primary source used for the Louis and Clark compass was one of their journal entries. This shows what happened while they were mapping the west

These are the chairs used at Appomattox court house

The primary source used was a first hand account of the surrender at Appomattox court house

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