#### edMe Apps’ interactive platform supports students learning from primary sources and nonfictional accounts.

#### Historical documents are the foundation of our society. However, they are also very dense. Our apps meet students where they are by helping them learn the vocabulary and meaning of each part of these documents.

## Primary documents

#### We are building out these apps this summer to include the historical documents that are the foundation of our democracy.

#### An Overview

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Jamestown - The first English colony

May 14, 1607 — December 31, 1710

## Key Events in the Creation of the United States

## Jamestown - The first English colony

### May 14, 1607 — December 31, 1710

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## Boston Massacre

### March 5, 1770 — March 6, 1770

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Paul Revere's sketch of the Boston Massacre inflamed a nation

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## Declaration of Independence

### July 2, 1776 — July 4, 1776

Written by a committee of 5, and then ratified by a new nation. The Declaration of Independence separated America for England. [Click here](https://cdn.knightlab.com/libs/timeline3/latest/embed/index.html?source=1Kk2TTc6R7Ep68Lj1Qs04cryeICL8W8kE3OqS_VA0j2k&font=Default&lang=en&initial_zoom=2&height=650) to explore the original text.

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## Articles of Confederation

### March 1, 1781 — September 16, 1787

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## U.S. Constitution

### September 17, 1787 — December 12, 2017

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## Our current apps:

1. **edMe SS: Declaration of Independence**
2. edMe SS: Constitution (in development)
3. edMe SS: Bill of Rights (in development)

#### If you already have materials that help students work with primary documents, please reach out to [us!](mailto:inquiries@myedme.com?subject=Primary%20Documents)

## Primary accounts

#### There are lots of first-hand accounts that document critical history. These books document the day-to-day experiences of people engaging in history’s biggest moments. We provide the support necessary for students to engage with these texts independently.

#### Our current apps:

1. **edMe SS: Frederick Douglass autobiography**
2. edMe SS: The Diary of Anne Frank (in development)
3. edMe SS: Matthew Henson (in development)

#### If you already have materials that help students work with primary accounts like those listed above, please reach out to [us!](mailto:edMe@myedme.com?subject=SS_Content)

## Museums and artifacts

#### We have a particular passion for celebrating museums and historical places. We highlight the online materials from these organizations so that

1. **edMe SS: MLK Jr.**
2. **edMe SS: Fort Necessity**

#### If you already have materials that help students work with primary accounts like those listed above, please [reach out to us!](mailto:edMe@myedme.com?subject=SS_Content)