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… One of the most persistent and overarching complaints the American colonists had about the rule of the British … all power into its impetuous vortex." The founders of the American states, he says, "seem never for a moment to have … Classes that have already covered the causes of the American Revolution and the basics of the three branches of …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville’s official purpose was to study the American penal system, but his real interest was America … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two …
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… of ancient rituals form the basis of our contemporary American festival. Halloween has traditionally been … from the 1930s, to descriptions of Halloween festivities by Americans early in the 20th century.) Additional examples …
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… after Reconstruction; the Panic of 1893; African American activism against segregation and oppression; … organizers, 2. analyze the diverse range of attitudes that Americans held toward the fair, and 3. explore methods for …
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… declared and won their independence from Great Britain, Americans enjoyed the freedom to establish for themselves … changes in Americans’ participation over time, and alternative models from other countries, past and present. …
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… Lessons Featured Websites Inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month brings … exhibition, Poetic Voices of the Muslim World, to increase Americans' understanding of Muslim poetic traditions in oral …
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… when he spurned the affection of Mrs. Jennings, an African American woman who had become like a second mother to Burns … Closer Readings Commentary: Ken Burns Asks, "Who Are We As Americans?" : Burns's documentaries are long, and finding …
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… for the agency was based on widely held opinion that the American experiment in self-government requires a thoughtful … to promote and support the arts and the humanities to all Americans. Text Dependent Questions Why does the act …
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… The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics. The collapse of the Federalist Party and … states" (Hopkins, James F., "Election of 1824," History of American Presidential Elections, Volume 1 . Ed. Arthur M. … Democrats. Many links to the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory , used throughout this unit, lead to an …
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… Adams are available through the EDSITEment resource The American President. John Quincy Adams 6th U.S. President, … a portrait available through the EDSITEment resource The American President. George H.W. Bush 41st President of the … Background information and a portrait can be found on The American President. George W. Bush 43rd President of the …
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… that it was held on August 28, 1963, and that thousands of Americans from all walks of life attended it. Let students …
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… helped open doors of European courts to him as an American statesman. Franklin wears the plain clothes of an 18th-century American citizen rather than the frilly European court dress … Franklin Tercentenary The Metropolitan Museum of Art American Neoclassical Sculptors Abroad Neoclassicism Hiram …
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… America's cultural consciousness. They observe, “For most Americans the episode ranks in familiarity somewhere between …
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… Lesson Plan Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History Lesson Plan American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb …
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… The presidential election of 1824 represents a watershed in American politics. The collapse of the Federalist Party and … Feb. 9, 1825 , both available on the EDSITEment resource American Memory . What had been the outcome of the general … of Representatives website. Selected EDSITEment Websites American Memory Journal of the House of Representatives of …
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… August 22, 1781 on the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory .) On November 5, 1781, less than three … the Continental Congress for November 5, also available on American Memory : Congress proceeded to the election of a … election for President on Monday, November 4, 1782 (also on American Memory), which was contested. John Hanson was the …
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… before World War II. That the president acted as he did—and Americans (at least initially) supported that … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … 1965 (grades 6-12) Lesson Plan: The Green Book: African American Experiences of Travel and Place in the U.S. …
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… the much broader “local color” or “regionalist” movement in American literature, which flourished during the decades … and authors) is available on Prof. Donna Campbell’s American Literature site. You may wish to copy and … and, if time allows, read it aloud with students (alternatively, have them read it the night before). As the class …
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… subjects and events often omitted from European and North American art history. Symbolism plays a significant role in … Life, his four paintings charted the journey of African Americans from slavery to the present. The Hall of Negro …
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… Buffalo, NY (1979). Photograph by David Seaman. Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection From 1976-1981, the National … tools to edit or add to the existing photograph. Alternatively, students might draw a new scene or verbally … to begin deliberately documenting the lives of more Americans. Working with a partner, read the excerpted …
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… directly to the novel.” ] The EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory collection from the Library of Congress, … photographs, and commentaries. Critical responses by the American public to the novel upon its publication, … of Wrath in Oklahoma by Martin Staples Shockley appeared in American Literature 15 (1944): 351–361 (available through …
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… stories and were written down in the 19th century in the American South. In this unit, students will become familiar … that applies to one of the stories. Lesson Extensions The American stories referred to as Brer Rabbit stories are … brought to the United States and the Caribbean by African-American slaves. To develop a history of this type of …
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… effort to treat the lives of simple ordinary people in an American Middle Western town with sympathy and … has become synonymous with small town life in the American Heartland. The stories in Sherwood Anderson’s … with a Clyde unit and served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Upon discharge, he attended Wittenberg Academy …
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… the Constitution Curriculum Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: “A Word Fitly Spoken” Curriculum Before and …
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… the Library of Southern Literature (via Documenting the American South) Realism The websites used in Lesson 2 … The Awakening . Practitioners of a realist style in the American tradition include William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, … in the EDSITEment-reviewed website Documenting the American South , distinguishes them as follows: "Although …
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… is widely recognized as one of the centerpieces of the American Renaissance. This text is more than a chronicle of … and early-twentieth-century foundational works of American literature. Background Moby-Dick stands as a … facets of Melville’s belief in the importance of freedom in American society. As Ishmael sets out to sea, and he joins …
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… in America than in Europe with negative consequences for American character and culture. Throughout, students are … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two …
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… late 1920s and early 1930s? What conditions did ordinary Americans face during the early years of the Great …
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… part of civic, cultural, and commercial architecture. American Management Corporation (1879; c. 1925), Sanders and … and look. Lesson Plan Scraping the Sky: Architecture and American History Lesson Plan American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb …