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Document: A letter written by President Abraham Lincoln in November 1864 to a widow living in Boston, Massachusetts, who was thought to have lost five sons in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Dear Madam,-- I have been shown in the files of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Massachusetts that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any word of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of the Republic they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Yours, very sincerely and respectfully, A. Lincoln
Document: A Time Magazine article from 1991 about the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack
Day Of Infamy
50th Anniversary
TIME
Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
Document: A photograph of you and your friend at your 6th birthday party that you view on your new phone.
Primary or Secondary Source: Identification Activity
Is this a primary or secondary source? Why?
Document: A box of tea that was recreated to resemble a box of tea from the Boston Team Party. This box of tea is on display at your local museum.