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… | B | C | D | E | F | G | H Early English Ideas about the Natives of North America Look at the 16th-century images … with the drawn images. Harriot's 1588 Description of Native Americans "THEIR manner of feeding is in this wise. They lay …
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… New Found Land of Virginia How did the English picture the native peoples of America during the early phases of … Kupperman have called the most accurate depiction of Native Americans and the environment from the entire colonial era. …
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… a new effort by European colonialists to reach out to Native Americans and African-Americans. By examining primary …
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… directions at different times of day? How do local Native American tribes, including the Lakota Sioux, view the … Rushmore to a reflection on the dispossession of Native Americans and the destruction of sacred lands. To continue …
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… they preached Christianity and worked side-by-side with the native peoples, planting crops as well as hunting game. The missionaries also taught the natives about Spanish culture, including language, arts and …
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… this for an online exhibit covering Caribbean, Middle American, and other branches of late 15th-century Native American society, then have student research teams …
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… was the Transcontinental Railroad built? How did it affect Native Americans? Other minorities? How was the environment …
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… in regards to religious tolerance and in his dealings with Native Americans. Wikimedia Commons In 1681, William Penn …
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… Martin Van Buren inherited “the severe downturn in the American economy that began in 1836.” "… [It] became Van … during Van Buren’s term in office was U.S. relations with Native Americans. According to EDSITEment resource The American …
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… refers to the fact that, for the first time, an African American will be President of the United States, the … account of race or color." Up until this time, many African Americans had been denied the right to vote. Despite the …
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… Coming of the American Revolution Website A More Perfect Union History & … for Revolution Lesson Plan Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution Lesson Plan Why Do We Remember Revere? … Lesson Plan Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution Lesson Plan Voices of the American …
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… African-Americans & CCC yes Photo caption Civilian Conservation … Corps. Library of Congress Activity One: FDR and African-Americans in the CCC Read Introduction to African Americans …
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… the Power of Nonviolence Related Reviewed Websites Latino Americans: Prejudice and Pride (PBS American Experience) … the Iroquois Peacemaker. Related EDSITEment Lesson Plans Native American Cultures Across the U.S. Language of Place: …
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… major motion pictures of the twentieth century. Background Americans have long been fascinated with ideas of “the … East. In addition, a diverse cast of characters including Native Americans, Vaqueros , and Black cowboys introduced …
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… the same purpose in the narrative. In the Mi'kmaq (Native American) Cinderella tale, the heroine's ability to …
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… Twain & American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, pondering at his desk. c. 1890 Wikimedia Commons Mark Twain and American Humor Mark Twain | George Washington Harris | … "storybook" characters? realistic? fanciful? Mark Twain and American Humor: Structuring "Jumping Frog" Download File …
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… News Africa Americas CNN.com World News Americas Latin American Newspapers Native American Newspapers Presse et medias of the Caribbean …
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… January 29, 1782 , available on the EDSITEment resource American Memory . (NOTE: For now, simply mention to students … concern about the British attempt to enlist still loyal Americans (Tories), enslaved African Americans, and Native Americans: "The exceeding narrow limits to which the …
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… themes and motifs. Ask your students for examples from American or European literature that illustrate some … Death," click on the image of the "Embracing Couple.") A Native American feast bowl (Cherokee or Iroquois, c. 1800) …
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… Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution yes Photo caption The 8-cent Posting … updates. Broadsides address virtually every aspect of the American Revolution, providing a wide range of suitable … it. Note: Culminate your study of events leading to the American Revolution in the complementary EDSITEment lesson, …
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… The Music of African American History yes Photo caption B.B. King Live … Commons This lesson traces the long history of how African Americans have used music as a vehicle for communicating …
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… American Icons: The Great Gatsby Audio A More Perfect Union … Literature & Language Arts Fiction Reading Formatted Title American Icons: The Great Gatsby Related Content Lesson Plan … does Jonathan Franzen describe the book as a "miracle of American literature"? What parts of the book seem to …
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… BackStory: Saving American History Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social … Studies U.S. History Related Content Curriculum The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions … challenged, and recreated. In this episode entitled Saving American History , you'll learn about some of the people who …
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… Portrait of Gov. John Winthrop, flanked by statues of a Native American (left) and a pilgrim. Library of Congress … speech has taken on such importance for generations of Americans: Students should read and annotate the last …
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… introduced to the culture, art, and agricultural products native to the Americas. Likewise, indigenous people in what … to the new Republic of Mexico, Joel Poinsett, as well as of American businessman, Paul Ecke Jr., who later successfully … a herald of the Christmas season. They incorporated it into Nativity processions, such as the Fiesta of Santa Pesebre. …
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… America: History's First Draft Media Resource Coming of the American Revolution Curriculum Competing Voices of the Civil … sources when considering "To what extent did African Americans advance the woman’s suffrage movement?" EDSITEment … Act Chris Stewart (Forest Lake, MN) created a lesson on Native American civil rights and citizenship that includes …
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… Horseman has become a Halloween classic, although few Americans celebrated that holiday when the story was new. In … wish and will, brains and brawn, or the outsider and the native son. Have students generate further points of …
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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … American privateers to harass British shipping and enlisted Americans to move against Spanish interests in New Orleans. … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… Lesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American Independence yes Photo caption Pastor Jonathan … American to be contrary to religious belief; indeed, many Americans understood the philosophical arguments for … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? yes Photo caption Photo of a scene from the … and the thunderous crash of a reality that African Americans faced when attempting to do so. A critical …