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President Andrew Johnson acquitted during Senate impeachment
May 16, 1868
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Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesLesson 1: The Battle Over Reconstruction: The Aftermath of War
This lesson covers two essential aspects of Reconstruction: the condition of the southern states at the close of the war and Lincoln’s plan for restoring them to the Union. In examining the conditions of the southern states, students consider both the physical conditions (i.e., the impact of the devastation of war) and the political condition of these states (i.e., what was the proper relationship between southern states and the Union upon their surrender at Appomattox?)
First wagon train sets out for the Pacific Northwest on the Oregon Trail
May 16, 1843
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Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesOn the Oregon Trail
Work with primary documents and latter-day photographs to recapture the experience of traveling on the Oregon Trail.
Lesson Plan / History & Social StudiesPioneer Values in Willa Cather's "My Antonia"
Students learn about the social and historical context of Willa Cather’s My Antonia and work in groups to explore Cather's commentary on fortitude, hard work, faithfulness, and other values that we associate with pioneer life.
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