Students match primary sources to clauses from Article I of the U.S. Constitution that detail six powers of Congress in our newest online activity.
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Truman Library Teachers Conference in July
The 12th annual Teachers Conference will take place July 13–17.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights: iPad App and Educational Resource
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights, our new mobile app for iPads, allows students to explore the proposals, debates, and revisions that shaped the Bill of Rights.
New Resources for Teaching the History of Native America
Our new webpages yield primary sources related to American Indians and teaching and research tools.
Poetry Slam: A Different Way to Use Primary Sources
Students assemble key sentences from primary sources into poems to tell a larger story.
Congress Creates the Bill of Rights
Introducing Congress Creates the Bill of Rights, consisting of: an eBook, a mobile app for tablets, and online resources for teachers and students.
New DocsTeach Activity: The Night Before D-Day
We commemorate the 70th anniversary with an activity focusing on two documents related to the Allied invasion of June 6, 1944.
The First Act of the First Congress
The First Congress faced numerous tasks, but one thing was so important that it was the first act signed into law.
Making their Mark on DocsTeach
The National Archives records can illustrate the many ways people have “made their mark” on history.
Congress Protects the Right to Vote: The Voting Rights Act of 1965
A lesson on the Voting Rights Act puts students in the shoes of members of Congress as they deliberated the bill.