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… War in Literature from EDSITEment-reviewed Documenting the American South provides a critical overview of writing … derogatory and insulting used to describe African Americans. Full-class discussion should reveal the power of … Ride in History and Literature suggests there may be alternative ways to interpret this poem, published in 1861, when …
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… D. Roosevelt declared, in one of his fireside chats to the American people, "This whole nation of 130 million men, … 8, 2001, President George W. Bush called on ordinary Americans "To serve by bettering our communities and, …
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… hungry army together"—from the EDSITEment resource The American President . What combination of experience, … Instructions (June 20, 1775) , on the EDSITEment resource American Memory , to the section of the Journals of the … Congress for Friday, December 27, 1776 , also on American Memory , in which Congress expanded Washington's …
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… is one of the best known works of 20th century American literature. Included in countless anthologies, this … or it might be studied as part of a survey of American poetry. For students of history, it might be used … " is available at the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets. Decide how many of the primary sources in …
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… December 03, 2012 yes Photo caption Emanuel Leutze (American: 1816–1868), Washington Crossing the Delaware , … struggled for freedom. At the mention of this event, most Americans picture a heroic George Washington standing in a …
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… Million and More Lesson Plan A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? Lesson Plan Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth … on the United States, its relationship to Black Americans, and how to secure justice for Black people and …
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… Art & Culture Music Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … of the Twentieth Century Lesson Plan The Music of African American History Lesson Plan Music from Across America … Era (1890-1920) Interwar Period (1920-1939) African American Latino/a American Women’s History North America …
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… handling of quilts. If possible, obtain the book The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950 , … ": "Ringgold's vehicle is the story quilt-a traditional American craft associated with women's communal work that … described in Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity, an online exhibition from the Smithsonian …
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… Carta , the library is certainly not the only place where Americans encounter references to freedom. On radio and … this remark, there is an apparent tension between two alternative definitions of freedom. Discuss this tension with the …
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… Dorothea Lange have embedded images of the Dust Bowl in the American consciousness. Introduce this dramatic era in our … the Dust Bowl. Help your students understand the problems Americans were facing during the Great Depression. Content …
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… hungry army together"—from the EDSITEment resource The American President . What combination of experience, … Life Before the Presidency on the EDSITEment resource The American President : "George Washington was not a great … was his most significant accomplishment as commander of the American forces. One French officer wrote: "I cannot insist …
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… Williams Walt Whitman sought to create a new and distinctly American form of poetry. As he declared in Democratic Vistas … of the universe" (as the Europeans did), but in authentic American situations and settings using specific details with … had a profound influence on subsequent generations of American writers. But to what extent does Whitman's own …
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… medium so effective and important historically? Why were Americans willing to engage with this unseen but clearly …
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… World War I Chronology on The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed … revived old-world loyalties among "hyphenated" European- Americans, and opinions about US intervention were sharply polarized. More than 8 million German-Americans lived in this country, and many were sympathetic …
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… also showcased exclusion and inequality. As a microcosm of American society, the fair can serve as an entry point for … with the fair, introduced their religions to Christian Americans. Audio file The teacher’s guide The 1893 World’s …
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… about the effects of slavery and Reconstruction on African Americans, and evaluate primary source documents. … the unique characters represented in the narratives. Alternatively, two-column notes ask students to summarize details …
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… Media Resource Slave Voyages Lesson Plan Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" … the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … Wikimedia Commons Colonial America (1620-1765) African American Slavery Content When we think of slavery in North …
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… best secure the future safety and happiness of the young American republic. At times it seemed that the Convention … they faced in the process. They will learn why many Americans in the 1780s believed that reforms to the Articles …
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… of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field … performers like Gray, due to prejudice against African Americans. In his autobiography, Father of the Blues (1941), …
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… Washington, DC, August 14, 1945. National Archives For American diplomacy, the war against Japan was not just about … Atlantic Charter, a document of far greater importance to Americans than to their British or Soviet allies. As the war … and duplicate copies as necessary for student viewing. Alternatively, excerpted versions of these documents are …
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… 1896 on the Red Badge Home Page of the EDSITEment resource American Studies at the University of Virginia One early … The Red Badge of Courage site on the EDSITEment resource American Studies at the University of Virginia . Reading it … on the Red Badge Home Page of the EDSITEment resource American Studies at the University of Virginia "The Red …
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… essential that the class have a basic background in early American diplomacy. If desired, see Lesson One , above, and particularly the handout " Documentary Timeline: American Diplomacy Before the Monroe Doctrine ," on pages 1-7 of the Master PDF, for a capsule review of early American diplomacy and related events that provides …
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… lesson presents the Lend-Lease program in the context of American domestic politics and foreign relations. It asks … these categories). Conclude by telling students that many Americans shared Senator Vandenburg's reluctance to enter … goods needs to yield to defense production? What alternative does Roosevelt pose to arming Britain and other …
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… U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Curriculum … How did the federal government often respond to African Americans who sought justice for lynchings? What risks did … these riots into conversation with the expulsion of African Americans from Corbin, both as event and as part of the …
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… America's Library , via a link from the EDSITEment resource American Memory, and on Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for … understanding of symbols and their use in depicting Americans' shared values, principles and beliefs with a … Guide A More Perfect Union Identify symbols used to depict Americans' shared values, principles and beliefs, and …
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… the emancipation, or freeing, of the enslaved African Americans living in the states of the Confederacy which were … to this "first step" and explore the obstacles and alternatives we faced in making the journey toward "a more …
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… and political parties was deeply rooted in Anglo-American political culture before the American Revolution. … Though dominant, these sentiments were not held by all Americans. A delegate to the Massachusetts ratifying … it contains within itself the potential of an actual alternative government—that is, its critique of existing policies …
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… as a monument not only to its builders but also to the American people and their government." — The Architect of … by selecting different objects from The Capitol Project of American Studies at the University of Virginia , a link from … for a New Nation , available via the EDSITEment resource American Memory from The Library of Congress . The …
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… message of nonviolent protest, he inspired ordinary African Americans to demand equal rights as American citizens. This …
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… of Robert Frost from the EDSITEment-reviewed Academy of American Poets website . Read the Heath Online Instructor's … Guide: Robert Frost , a link from the Academy of American Poets. Browse the Frost Exhibit at the EDSITEment-reviewed Modern American Poetry website from the University of Illinois, …