Drawn from MHS collections, our primary source sets promote learning in U.S. history and civics and are supported by teaching activities and guiding questions.

primary source sets
 

 

Theme
hexagonal stamp printed on aged paper and featuring Mandarin Chinese symbols in Black ink with a border or dragons. Red marks also appear on the page.
Opium Smugglers: Boston's Merchants and the China Trade, 1790-1850
View Source Set
portrait showing a city street with tall building on the edges and people on horses and in carriages crossing the open dirt path in the middle
Transportation: Change and Continuity
View Source Set

Funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Mass Cultural Council, the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati, and an anonymous grant supported this project.

Questions or suggestions? Contact us at education@masshist.org.