The Making of America

Creator: University of Micigan | visit site

Grade Range: 8 - 11

Journal and periodical articles from antebellum period through reconstruction. Most articles are images of the actual publication. From the University of Michigan.

In the Classroom

Teachers can either use this site to refer students who are working on research project and are in need of primary sources, or they can use it to search for sources for their own classroom. The sources are primarily from the 19th century, so it would be perfect for studying the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, or the "Gilded Age."

At Home

Bookmark this site for student papers and projects on the period of American history between the antebellum period through reconstruction after the Civil War.

Tags

civil war,

Subjects

American History, Social Studies, Social Studies,