From the concise, austere Mayflower Compact to enterprising Gold Rush advertisements, this whiteboard-ready collection of authentic documents captures students' interest in the events and people of American history, spanning the colonial era through the late 1800s. Teaching materials provide background information, document-based discussion questions, and interactive whiteboard activities that help students analyze and evaluate each document and understand it in the context of its historical period. Includes a CD with Promethean ActivInspire files.