Education
Teacher and Student Resources
The resources featured here were developed by the Society’s Adams and Swensrud Teacher Fellows. Each project uses primary sources from MHS collections to explore key topics in American history.
The Siege of Boston: A Document-Based Lesson
Developed by Danielle Fernandez, North Quincy High School
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U. S. History“Primarily George”: Documents on the Nation’s First President from the Collections of the Nation’s Oldest Historical Society
Designed by the Education Department, Massachusetts Historical Society
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Elementary, Middle, and High SchoolSubject:
Social StudiesAbigail’s War: The American Revolution through the Eyes of Abigail Adams
Developed by Rachel M. Ottman, Grade 5 Teacher, McCarthy Middle School, Chelmsford, MA
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ElementarySubject:
InterdisciplinaryThe Adams Family of Massachusetts: A Legacy of Justice in Action
Developed by Kris Allison, Boston Public Schools
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Social StudiesJohnny Tremain and the Members of the Long-Room Club
Developed by Ronald Blackington, Wareham Middle School
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Middle SchoolSubject:
Language Arts, Social StudiesAbigail Adams, the Writer: “My pen is always freer than my tongue.”
Developed by Teresa Escobales Collins, Boston College High School
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High SchoolSubject:
EnglishAdams Family Foreign Policy: Letters and Diaries from Europe
Developed by Jason L. S. Raia, Pope John XXIII High School, Everett, MA
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High SchoolSubject:
A.P. United States HistoryFrom Tea to Shining Sea: A Primary Document-Based Unit on the Boston Tea Party
Developed by Lisa M. Green, Swampscott High School
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High SchoolSubject:
A.P. Economics, A. P. United States HistoryJohn Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the Birth of Party Politics in America
Developed by Duncan Wood, Newton North High School
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High SchoolSubject:
United States HistoryJohn Adams’s Views on Citizenship: Lessons for Contemporary America
Developed by Todd Wallingford, Hudson High School
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High SchoolSubject:
Social Studies, CivicsJohn and Abigail Adams in Times of Change: the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Smallpox Epidemic during the American Revolution
Developed by Michael Barton, Greater Lowell Technical High School
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High SchoolSubject:
United States HistoryJohn Quincy Adams: One President’s Adolescence
Developed by Robert Baker, Needham High School