The Great Depression -- Primary Source Readings -- U.S. and World History

This is a compilation of key primary source readings for understanding the Great Depression of the 1930s and the New Deal in a U.S. History class.
The packet includes the following primary source readings:

1. David Ricardo and the Theory of Competitive Advantage: From On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (1817)

2. The Smoot-Hawley Tariff: Sen. Reed Smoot, Sen. John William "Elmer" Thomas

3. Economics of the Great Depression: John Maynard Keynes, Frederic Bastiat

4. A Study in Fascism: John T. Flynn's As We Go Marching (1944)

5. The Evolution of the Supreme Court During the New Deal: Schechter v. US (1935), Wickard v. Filburn (1942)

6. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on the Economy (1938)

Also contains:

Research paper on the Great Depression with instructions, links and rubric

Unit vocabulary list and two practice worksheets

Note: These readings along with more than 90 others are included in my book Primary Source American History, along with three mock trials, two mock congresses and several dozen projects review worksheets. If you like this (or the free readings on my store), consider getting the complete set.