A collection that uses primary sources to explore perspectives on the French and Indian War.

This is the original report Coronado sent to the viceroy describing his journey from Mexico to what he hoped were the Seven Cities of Gold. He describes the land, people, climate, food, animals.

Read the incredible story of Cabeza de Vaca in his own words. He tells of his many years-long journey across the South, and writes as an ethnologist about the Native Americans he encounters. A fascinating account!

This PBS website offers the complete 3 part, multi-chaptered account of Coronado's journey in search of Cibola, written by Pedro de Castaneda. It is quite the ethnography.

Jackson was instrumental in removing the Indian population from the South. This site presents the section from his 7th annual address to Congress which deals with his Indian removal policy.

A few pages from the journal of Narcissa Whitman who was a missionary in the Oregon Country. She was later murdered along with her husband at the Whitman massacre.

Provides excerpts from a series of five historical documents on the Spanish-American War that discuss American expansion, policy decisions, and the goals and outcome of the war.

From the PBS series "The West," comes this letter from Don Antonio de Otermin, the governor of New Mexico during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. This unique first hand account does come with a certain amount of bias, as it was written by one...

This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Fox's Story by E. Veale (1892), a story written from a fox's viewpoint.

This site, which is provided for by the Public Broadcasting Service, gives the text of the Texas Joint Resolution, which made Texas part of the United States.

Transcript of an interview with physicist Sheldon Glashow on his attitude toward string theory and its impact on the study of particle physics and cosmology.

Sixteen primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, visual images, and audio material-that explore African American perceptions of freedom from Emancipation to the early-twentieth century.

This collection of primary historical documents provides a variety of resources from the Coolidge era. Covers the transformation of the American economy into a mass-consumer culture from a variety of perspectives.

Primary source documents on equality provides a look into various perspectives surrounding the discussion on rights for slaves, African Americans, women and equality in general between 1789-1920. Includes questions for discussion,...

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...

The subject matter of this medieval manuscript by the friar, Jacobus de Cessolis, is interesting--looking at the game of chess from a societal standpoint. Even more interesting from the viewpoint of the history of art is the illustrated...

A primary source collection of artworks, photographs, and illustrations of the railroads in the 19th century that represent different perspectives.

Original photos and images highlighting the impact that the Transcontinental Railroad had on the lives and perspectives of Americans and Native Americans.

A full transcript of the historical debate including an audio version and links into other viewpoints and opinions about the debate.

Published on 8/04/05, the BBC interviewed three of the men involved in the mission to drop the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We get their viewpoints and an understanding of what their duties were on that day.

Primary source images that highlight Chinese immigrants to California, the perceptions held about them and the sentiment leading to the Chinese Exclusion Act.

A digital collection of some 52 published works by 19th-century black women writers. This collection provides access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to...

The critically acclaimed PBS series, "The West," provides the text of the Homestead Act of 1862.

The Library of Congress provides the full text to The Voice of the Carpet Bagger, a 48 page pamphlet defending Reconstruction and protesting lynching and violence against blacks. The pamphlet was originally published in 1901.