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Zoom In Inquiry

Zoom In Inquiry. Old man looking through spyglass Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003675172/. What might we learn about American history from primary sources?. Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the

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Zoom In Inquiry

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  1. Zoom In Inquiry Old man looking through spyglass Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003675172/

  2. What might we learn about American history from primary sources? Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the big picture.

  3. Describe what you see. What tone is this setting for the picture?

  4. What new things do you see?

  5. Make a hypothesis about where and when this image takes place. Explain the clues that led to your guess.

  6. What new things do you see?

  7. Describe what you think the items in this painting represent.

  8. Describe all the new things you see.

  9. Who or what could the woman in the middle represent?

  10. American Progress. c1873. American Memory, Library of Congress. Other Titles: Westward The Course of Destiny; Manifest Destiny; Westward Ho! http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/awhbib:@field(NUMBER+@od1(cph+3a04647))

  11. What questions remain as you look at this picture?

  12. What is the “big picture?” What does this image say about the impact of westward expansion in America in the 1800s?

  13. Examine these primary sources to determine how they help us further understand the impact of westward expansion in America in the 1800s. Map of the territory of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean; ordered by Jeff' Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the explorations for a railroad route.1858. Railroad Maps American Memory, Library of Congress. Logging a big load Created between 1880 and 1899Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1870-1885Telegraph polka American Memory, Library of Congress

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