Treasure Hunt

Primary Sources

Convention At Philadelphia, 1787,
Elkanah Tisdalel,

Activity: When was an ordinance passed for the establishment of the mint of the United States of America, and for regulating the value and alloy of coin?

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Activity: What was the Congressional Globe? What is its importance in history?

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html

The Senate as a court of impeachment for the trial of Andrew Johnson / sketched by Theodore R. Davis

Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing beside large globe, facing front

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From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909

Activity: What was the American Colonization Society and when was it formed?

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[Unidentified woman, probably a member of the Urias McGill family, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, holding daguerreotype case].