Classroom Activity: Historical Inquiry with 75 Years of American Finance

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Classroom Activity: Historical Inquiry with 75 Years of American Finance

GRADE LEVEL: 8-12

OVERVIEW: "75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation, 1861-1935," is an 85-foot long detailed timeline compiled in 1936. The activity reviews the document layout and provides historical inquiry questions divided into four sections: observe, reflect, question, and analyze. Students can evaluate any given year(s) of the timeline, and the document may be used to introduce historical inquiry and/or to support study of historical themes, years or eras noted in the timeline.

KEY TOPICS: economy, data literacy, historical inquiry

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NOTE: This lesson aligns with the C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards for Historical Sources and Evidence and Causation and Argumentation (D2.His.11.6-8; D2.His.12.6-8; D2.His.13.6-8; D2.His.14.6-8; D2.His.15.6-8; D2.His.16.6-8; D2.His.11.9-12; D2.His.12.9-12; D2.His.14.9-12; D2.His.15.9-12; and D2.His.16.9-12)

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