# DocsTeach: The online tool for teaching with documents, from the National Archives

> Discover primary source documents and create engaging history activities with DocsTeach, the online tool from the National Archives for educators\.

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## Pages
- [Contact Us](https://docsteach.org/contact-us/)
- [American Revolution](https://docsteach.org/topics/american-revolution/)
- [Educational Activities](https://docsteach.org/lessons/)
- [World War II](https://docsteach.org/topics/wwii/)
- [World War I](https://docsteach.org/topics/wwi/)

## Activities
- [Discussing the Views of the American People of the United States Imperialist Actions in the Philippines](https://docsteach.org/activity/discussing-the-views-of-the-american-people-of-the-united-states-imperialist-actions-in-the-philippines/)
- [Compare and contrast these draft of the Bill of Rights](https://docsteach.org/activity/compare-and-contrast-these-draft-of-the-bill-of-rights/)
- [Primary Source Analysis](https://docsteach.org/activity/primary-source-analysis-3/)
- [Slavery and Sectionalism: The Compromises That Divided America \(1820–1854\)](https://docsteach.org/activity/slavery-and-sectionalism-the-compromises-that-divided-america-1820-1854/)
- [Top Secret Document](https://docsteach.org/activity/top-secret-document/)

## Documents
- [Letter from Secretary of War Henry Stimson to President Harry S\. Truman](https://docsteach.org/document/stimson-letter/)
- [White House Menu](https://docsteach.org/document/white-house-menu/)
- [Eleanor Roosevelt and 'Chief' Charles Alfred Anderson](https://docsteach.org/document/eleanor-roosevelt-charles-alfred-anderson/)
- [Memorandum from Eleanor Roosevelt to FDR](https://docsteach.org/document/memo-eleanor-roosevelt-fdr/)
- [President and Mrs\. Nixon's arrival in Peking, China\. Nixon reviewing troops at the airport\.](https://docsteach.org/document/nixon-reviewing-troops/)

## Lessons
- [Discussing the Views of the American People of the United States Imperialist Actions in the Philippines](https://docsteach.org/lesson/discussing-the-views-of-the-american-people-of-the-united-states-imperialist-actions-in-the-philippines/)
- [Bill of Rights](https://docsteach.org/lesson/bill-of-rights/)
- [Roaring Twenties](https://docsteach.org/lesson/roaring-twenties/)
- [Slavery and Sectionalism: The Compromises That Divided America \(1820–1854\)](https://docsteach.org/lesson/slavery-and-sectionalism-the-compromises-that-divided-america-1820-1854/)
- [Vietnam Compromise](https://docsteach.org/lesson/vietnam-compromise/)

## Resources
- [Document Analysis with Students](https://docsteach.org/resource/document-analysis-with-students/)
- [A Guide to Creating Your DocsTeach Activity Flyer](https://docsteach.org/resource/a-guide-to-creating-your-docsteach-activity-flyer/)
- [A Guide to Creating Your Activity](https://docsteach.org/resource/a-guide-to-creating-your-activity/)
- [DocsTeach Flyer](https://docsteach.org/resource/docsteach-flyer/)
- [Assigning \& Turning In Activities](https://docsteach.org/resource/assigning-turning-in-activities/)

## Tools
- [Interpreting Data](https://docsteach.org/tool/interpreting-data/): Introduce students to primary source documents containing historical data and encourage them to consider the source, the presentation style, and the intended impact of the material\.
- [Analyzing Documents](https://docsteach.org/tool/analyzing-documents/): Teach students the process of document analysis, the foundation for working with primary sources\.
- [Discussion Topic](https://docsteach.org/tool/discussion-topic/): Showcase one document while posing a question, comment, or directions for students\.
- [Compare and Contrast](https://docsteach.org/tool/compare-and-contrast/): Display two to four documents to prompt students to observe and point out similarities and differences\.
- [Zoom/Crop](https://docsteach.org/tool/zoom-crop/): Intrigue students about a particular document and give them practice forming hypotheses\.

## Optional
- [Sitemap index](https://docsteach.org/sitemap_index.xml)