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… the work of Major Henry Livingston, Jr. EDSITEment-reviewed American’s Story from America’s Library contains a brief … Maulana Karenga as he searched for ways to bring African Americans together within families and as a community. In …
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… Lesson 2: The First American Party System: A Documentary Timeline of Important … Though dominant, these sentiments were not held by all Americans. A delegate to the Massachusetts ratifying …
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… history. Since the decision to form a federal government, Americans have debated what role the government should … governance, and diplomacy and also shaped relations with Native Nations. As the above video addresses, the War …
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… 'Creating the Balance' on the EDSITEment resource The American President , "Madison's presidency was dominated by … Those from the Northwest, eager to destroy the frontier Native American menace they attributed to British intrigue … free and sovereign people were insufferable for proud young Americans like Henry Clay of Kentucky and John C. Calhoun of …
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… studies. He believed that education was the key to African Americans’ gradual social and economic rise and acceptance … to achieve success and recognition in U.S. History (women, Native Americans, disabled Americans, immigrants, …
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… nation, and kept the issue of Soviet espionage before the American public for years to come. This lesson will expose … Activities Committee and Joseph McCarthy. Background Americans in the late 1940s awoke to a rude shock when they … particularly disturbing. For one, most of these spies were native-born Americans, apparently motivated by sympathy for …
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… Wikimedia Commons Matters of foreign policy dominated American political concerns in the final decade of the … 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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… the culminating lesson, students use a portrait of a famous American and their own research to make a presentation to … in alphabetical order, represents portraits of famous Americans who were selected because students are unlikely to … Presidents, First Ladies, Famous American Women, Civil War, Native Americans, Black History, The Twentieth Century, and …
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… to William Nisbet Chambers ("Election of 1840," History of American Presidential Elections, Volume 1 . Arthur M. … of Harrison's attitude toward his mission or toward the Native Americans? Letter to Negotiator and Treaty (1809) Harrison …
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… Museum The interactive Map: Woman Suffrage (on Women in American History , an online exhibit of Britannica.com, a … Railroad, and that the land being sold formerly belonged to Native Americans (Kickapoo Indian Reservation). Some Information on …
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… influx of immigrants and the rising prominence of African-Americans? Finally—and central to the novel—ask students … arrives in America. 1912 At the Olympic Games in Sweden, Native American Jim Thorpe wins Olympic Gold in Track and …
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… which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men, both natives and foreigners. Having deprived her of this first … The second grievance echoes a familiar cry from the American Revolution, "No taxation without representation." …
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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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… Digitization Project , a link from the EDSITEment resource American Studies at the University of Virginia Log Cabin … essay responding to one or more of these questions. Alternatively, you could have students prepare an outline of how … about William Henry Harrison's relationship with Native Americans in such documents as the following from the …
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Women actively participated in shaping the nascent film industry of the early twentieth century, both as screen stars and behind the camera. But why is this history missing from our understanding…
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… Cinderella Stories , available on the website of the American Library Association . The story of Cinderella, … The Green Knight Katie Woodencloak Pepelyouga Rashin-Coatie Native Web Mi'kmaq Cinderella Lesson Plan "Cinderella" Folk …
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… to the size of the population than any other war in American history. A decade later, in 1685, King James II's … and read aloud from the transcripts. Students can alternatively research their historical person using these court … Agriculture and Community Public Space: The Meeting House Native American Indians 1680–1720 Place in Time: Land and …
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… America's cultural consciousness. They observe, "for most Americans the episode ranks in familiarity somewhere between … not the least of which was the harsh terrain itself and the Native peoples. Anything or anyone that attempted to …
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… ability to mix scientific and historical fact with imaginative characterizations to create a believable and … E-Museum , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets . "Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India, …
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… Collections 1500-1999 at the EDSITEment-reviewed resource American Memory Collection by conducting a Search by Keyword … use for the rewrite, as they can reinforce the colonialist/native point of view issue of the lesson.) Use the …
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… Sense played no small part in convincing large numbers of Americans to relinquish an English identity and risk their … ago were in ease and affluence, have now no other alternative than to stay and starve, or turn out to beg. … himself king of England against the consent of the natives, is in plain terms a very paltry rascally …
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… Hard to Find " (text available via the EDSITEment-reviewed American Studies at the University of Virginia ). Teachers … or not) develop over time. For background information about American southern literature, read the overview of "" Humor … veined fingers, "children were more respectful of their native states and their parents and everything else. People …
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… Did the travelers become ill? Was there fighting with local natives? We'll never know for sure.) When the Polos finally …
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… what do you think makes for a strong Clio entry? Alternative Activities: Contribute to existing entries by … including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but excluding American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. As …
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… “African Literature” when they have been written in a non-native language? Nigerian writer Obi Wali touched this …
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… in the poem, but are offered as background: Annunciation, Nativity, Resurrection, Ascension, and Assumption) And, …
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… number of inventions and innovations appeared, transforming American life. A telegraph system allowed information to … the Line " Lesson Plan Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War Lesson Plan The … U.S. History 9-12 4-5 Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War: Worksheet 2 Download …
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… would or could do for themselves." —Andrew Carnegie, North American Review (1889) Though a century has passed since the … resource Learner.org Andrew Carnegie: The Two Andrews from American Experience, a link from the EDSITEment resource … Factories Lesson Plan Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War Lesson Plan Was There …
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… , the source for the material on the EDSITEment resource American Memory and a direct link from the home page of … herself better off in that job than at her next-best alternative. Most of us would regard a low-paying job in … of Industry Lesson Plan Was There an Industrial Revolution? Americans at Work Before the Civil War Lesson Plan Was There …