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Political Parties and Elections Primary Sources Pack Gallopade International

The Primary Sources series is the winner of the 2015 Academics' Choice Awards for the 2015 Smart Book Award in recognition of mind-building excellence. The Political Parties & Elections Primary Sources is a pack of 20 primary source that are printed on sturdy 8.5" X 11" card stock.

Political Parties & Elections Primary Sources are just what teachers need to help students learn how to analyze primary sources in order to meet Common Core State Standards!

Students participate in active learning by creating their own interpretations of history using historical documents. Students make observations, generate questions, organize information and ideas, think analytically, write persuasively or informatively, and cite evidence to support their opinion, hypotheses, and conclusions. Students learn how to integrate and evaluate information to deepen their understanding of historical events. As a result, students experience a more relevant and meaningful learning experience.

The 20 documents in the Political Parties & Elections Primary Sources Pack are:
1. Tally of the 1824 Electoral College vote - election had to be settled in the House of Representatives because no candidate won a majority of the electoral vote - 1825
2. Campaign song for Whig presidential candidate Zachary Taylor, sung to the tune of "Yankee Doodle" - 1848
3. Campaign banner for the Republican presidential ticket for the 1860 election - Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Hannibal Hamlin of Maine for vice president
4. Magazine cover depicting African American men lined up, waiting for their turn to vote - 1867
5. Photograph of General Ulysses S. Grant campaign button for 1868 presidential election