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Primary Source Activities
"Ulysses S. Grant" Carte De Visite
Author: Maggie Bailey
Grade(s): 6, 7, 8
Description
Allow students, in groups or individually, to examine the primary source linked under Resources to the right, while answering the questions below in order. The questions are designed to guide students into a deeper analysis of the source and sharpen associated cognitive skills.Level I: Description
1. How is Gen. Grant dressed?
2. How can you tell that Gen. Grant has high ranking in the military? Level II: Interpretation
1. For whom do you think this photograph was taken?
2. What time period does Gen. Grant represent? Level III: Analysis
1. What inference can you make about the design of military uniforms then and now?
2. Based on the photograph, do you think that Gen. Grant was a person "of note" in Ohio's history? Why?
Standards
- History 6-8, Benchmark G: Analyze the causes and consequences of the American Civil War.
- Indicator: Grade 8, GLI 10. Explain the course and consequences of the Civil War with emphasis on: a. Contributions of key individuals, including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant.
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