The Fasttrack Civics Documents CD
 This
collection of images of historical documents (see full list below) was
assembled by David Burns as part of the Fasttrack Civics Project.
The goal of the project is to help both teachers and students as they
explore the fundamental civic values that support American liberty and
good citizenship. This resource - Fasttrack Civics Documents -
contains a selection of electronic images of documents that are likely
to be of classroom value to middle school and high school teachers of
Civics and Government. It is very helpful to students, of course,
to be able to see and hold replica copies of documents as they explore
with a teacher’s help the powerful ideas they contain.Most images in the National Documents folder are from National Archives online collection, although the copy of the draft of the Gettysburg Address is originally from the Library of Congress collection (it is marked “loc” in the file name). More detailed information about all the documents, and images of additional documents, can be found at www.archives.gov in “The Charters of Freedom” section, and at www.ourdocuments.gov, in the “100 Milestone Documents” section. Images in the Virginia Documents folder are from the Library of Congress online collection at www.loc.gov, and from photographs (of the George Mason statue) by David Burns. Please give the original source citation where appropriate when using these images. Many images are here in duplicate formats for ease of use. PDF files will need Adobe Acrobat to open. It should already be on your computer, but if not, you can download it free online from the Adobe site. Printing from the PDF versions will give publication quality images on letter size paper or transparency film. JPEG and GIF image files will open in your default image viewer, and can be used in Power Point presentations, etc. High Resolution (hi-res) images can be used to print larger size images. This collection is made available by the Fasttrack Civics Project so that teachers will have an easy to use collection of important documents related to American civics on one CD. You may use the document images and photographs on this disc for educational, non-commercial purposes, and make additional copies of the documents for students. Our web site is at: www.fasttrackteaching.com/civics The unique arrangement of this collection, the George Mason sculpture photographs, the text files, the CD cover insert and label are all Copyright 2006 by David Burns. If your school or district would like to duplicate this CD for further distribution to teachers, please email contact@fasttrackteaching.com Permission is normally granted, provided that the CD is reproduced in its entirety, with no changes or additions to the file, folders, or images, and the complete CD cover insert is distributed with the new CD copies. PDF files for the cover and the label are on the CD. David Burns Fasttrack Civics Project www.fasttrackteaching.com/civics Springfield, Virginia October, 2006 What is on the CD: Files in the Main Folder – Fasttrack Civics Documents About These Images (MS Word Document) CD jewel box cover insert (PDF file – print on regular paper, fold and cut as directed) CD disk label (PDF file – print on Staples brand CD labels) Files in the National Documents Folder Most of the documents are shown in both an image file and a PDF file. Use images files for Internet pages and computer presentations. PDF files (used with Adobe Acrobat) print high quality images to letter size paper or transparency film. Several documents also have high resolution (hi-res) image files for printing poster size. 00 - ABOUT THESE IMAGES 00 - National Archives Building (photo) 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment 16th Amendment 19th Amendment Articles of Confederation Bill of Rights Brown v. Board of Education Civil Rights Act of 1964 Constitution - page 1 Declaration of Independence - engraved 1823 Declaration of Independence - original signed Declaration of Independence - printed Dunlap Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Address - draft Great Seal - original drawing Lee Resolution for Independence Light Bulb - Edison’s patent Magna Carta - (England) Social Security Act Files in the Virginia Documents Folder 00 - ABOUT THE VIRGINIA DOCUMENTS Charter of the Virginia Company of London - page 13 Charter of the Virginia Company of London - selection Virginia Declaration of Rights - George Mason statue at GMU (full) Virginia Declaration of Rights - George Mason statue at GMU (head) Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom |