• Use primary sources effectively to gain an understanding of the history of government relations, policies, and experiences with American Indian peoples.

• Become effective users of primary sources at the Library of Congress, using the American Memory collections, Thomas legislative information, with other Internet and print resources.

Standards

McREL 4th Edition Standards & Benchmarks

Historical Understanding
Standard 2. Understands the historical perspective

Language Arts
Standard 4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Standard 7. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
Standard 9. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media

US History
Standard 19. Understands federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War
Standard 31. Understands the economic, social and cultural developments in the contemporary United States