EXPLORATION, ENCOUNTER, EXCHANGE IN HISTORY
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs, photographs, videos, or maps)
with other information in print and digital texts.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.8 Distinguish between fact, opinion, and reasoned judgment in a text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.9 Analyze the relationship between a primary and secondary source on the same topic.
Connections to C3 Framework:
D2. His11 6-8. Use other historical sources to infer a plausible maker, date, place of origin, and intended audience
for historical sources where this information is not easily identified.
D2. His12 6-8. Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to identify further areas of inquiry and
additional sources.
D2 His 16 6-8. Organize applicable evidence into a coherent argument about the past.
D2. Civ.12 6-8. Assess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.
D2. Civ. 5.6-8. Explain the origins, functions, and structure of government with reference to the U.S. Constitution,
state constitutions, and selected other systems of government.
Documents Used:
All documents can be accessed at www.nhd.org/themebook.
Primary Sources
• President William McKinley’s speech, The Acquisition of the Philippines, 1898
• Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan’s speech, Imperialism, 1900
• Senator Albert J. Beveridge’s Speech, In Support of an American Empire, 1898
• Senator George Hoar’s speech, The Lust for Empire (final portion of speech), 1898
• African-American newspaper editorials, 1898
• American diplom B6