Primary Source Set New Jersey: Selected Library of Congress Primary Sources
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Things students can learn by looking at the case of Paterson, 2001 -
A day with Thomas A. Edison, 1922 -
![New Jersey calls her sons to arms / D. W. Belisle [notated music]](/static/classroom-materials/usa-new-jersey/images/music.jpg)
New Jersey calls her sons to arms / D. W. Belisle [notated music] -
Governors race in New Jersey, 1844 -
Page from 'A legal argument before the Supreme Court of the state of New Jersey: at the May term, 1845, at Trenton, for the deliverance of four thousand persons from bondage' -
Sixteenth Convention, Anti-Saloon League of America at Atlantic City -
A baseball match at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, 1859 -
Plan of the operations of General Washington, 1777 -
A new and accurate map of New Jersey, from the best authorities, 1780 -
Where Women First Voted, 1909 -
Corridor in the abandoned hospital on the Ellis Island Immigration Station, Jersey City, New Jersey -
Panorama of Trenton, N.J., 1909
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Teacher’s Guide
To help your students analyze these primary sources, get a graphic organizer and guides: Analysis Tool and Guides
One of the original 13 states (it joined the Union in 1787), New Jersey was named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. The primary sources in this set document key moments in the state’s story, and provide opportunities for students to explore that rich history further.
Use the question sets and analysis tool to deepen student engagement and thinking about these compelling, imperfect objects. Select questions such as:
- What do you see?
- Why do you think this item was made?
- What do you wonder about this item?
Or extend student learning by asking them to write a caption for the item, imagine what happened an hour before or after what the item portrays, or expand a textbook or other secondary account of history to include the item.
These primary sources can raise further questions about the time, place, or events from which they emerged, and can prompt students to further investigation of the state’s history.
