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… activities below help students explore the role of jazz in American society and the ways that jazz functioned as an export of American culture and a means of resistance to the Nazis. …
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… with attention to various theories of democracy, changes in Americans’ participation over time, and alternative models … used to protest the tax bill; it references the American Revolution as did Stanton in the Declaration of Sentiments.) …
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… look at maps that record the early exploration of the American West, noting how mapmakers kept alive hopes of … different eras, then tracing the process of mapping the American West. View the above PBS News clip on how …
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… of the world. They then reflect on masking behavior in American society, such as at Halloween and in the circus. … is allowed to communicate with the people, as in many American Indian and African societies. Of course, masks can …
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… former aide-de-camp and secretary to Washington during the Revolution, had…become a powerful political figure…. There … of the United States has become an iconic document for many Americans, who may with difficulty imagine real people …
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… were deteriorating. President John Adams wanted to preserve American neutrality in conflicts between Britain and France. … at the threshold, necessarily drive these States into revolution and blood, and will furnish new calumnies against …
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… former aide-de-camp and secretary to Washington during the Revolution, had … become a powerful political figure … There … of the United States has become an iconic document for many Americans, who may with difficulty imagine real people …
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… the most hotly debated issues during the formation of the American government -- how much power the federal government … The Articles served to unify the colonies through the Revolution, but as the new states tried to recover from the …
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… the beliefs and methods of each man by studying his role in American diplomatic history and his statements. Preparation … content but to show that the question of recognizing the revolutionary governments of Spanish America was under …
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… published had been true. In the period leading up to the American Revolution, patriots protested against the provision in the …
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… 1939 posed a serious challenge to U.S. neutrality, since Americans' sympathies lay overwhelmingly with Great Britain … would either be forced to surrender its conquests or face a revolution at home. These hopes, however, were dashed in the …
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… Museum The interactive Map: Woman Suffrage (on Women in American History , an online exhibit of Britannica.com, a … team 05/20/19 Progressive Era (1890-1920) Constitution/Law Revolution and Resistance Voting Women’s History Landmarks …
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… is the federal government justified in using force against American citizens? Content Standards NCSS.D2.His.1.9-12. … team 12/15/19 Early Republic (1790-1820) President Revolution and Resistance …
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… One of the most persistent and overarching complaints the American colonists had about the rule of the British … that have already covered the causes of the American Revolution and the basics of the three branches of our …
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… The second grievance echoes a familiar cry from the American Revolution, "No taxation without representation." The third …
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… the early nineteenth century, and Britain in the age of the American Revolution—had come apart once they had served their …
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… social changes taking place as a result of the industrial revolution. How might these changes have affected adherents' … following four images, all available from The Smithsonian American Art Museum or the National Gallery of Art: Martha …
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… in the Visual Arts … yes Basket of Clams by Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Photo caption "Basket of Clams" by … investigating the rise of Neoclassicism and the French Revolution or an introduction to Romantic painting in a …
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… to achieve objectives that would not only protect the American nation from aggression but also would permanently … data. For presidential speeches especially, see From Revolution to Reconstruction, and what happened afterwards . …
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… in Marbury v. Madison , 1803 Who was the most influential American of the founding era of the United States: George … by James Otis in the period leading up to the American Revolution. A relatively minor lawsuit led to one of the …
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… Williams Walt Whitman sought to create a new and distinctly American form of poetry. As he declared in Democratic Vistas … from The Academy of American Poets 's essay The Modernist Revolution: Make It New! : "William Carlos Williams wrote in …
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… the Annals of Congress, on the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory , the earliest mention of the Cumberland … seemed to have played a role early in the transportation revolution of improving the quality of economic and social …
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… plan developed by the Library of Congress as part of the American Memory Collection, American Life Histories, 1936-40 … Environmental Movement The Malling of America The Computer Revolution 1980s The Gulf War Medical Breakthroughs: AIDS, …
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… of patriotism in a generation too young to remember the Revolution. When [Francis Scott] Key declared that “our flag … Nation", The Star Spangled Banner . Prior to 1814, other American symbols were more prominent than the American flag. …
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… was included in the Bill of Rights was that, during the American Revolution, King George had prevented the publication of …
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… various alternatives for securing civil rights for black Americans in a self-governing society. Background If … team 05/13/19 Civil Rights (1945-1970) African American Revolution and Resistance …
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… Gilbert Stuart, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed American Memory . Despite similar poses, these portraits are … Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution in protest of its refusal to allow African …
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… such as the tale of his journey to Greece to fight in a revolution. But perhaps the largest source of misinformation … ALLAN POE , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Studies at the University of Virginia Poe's Life on …
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… and authored a number of the papers. Library of Congress As Americans considered whether to adopt the Constitution … were continually agitated, and at the rapid succession of revolutions by which they were kept in a state of perpetual …
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… must be done in order to correct the "errors" of the American political system in the 1780s. This lesson will … Page 3 Congress is unable to raise revenue and repay Revolutionary War debts Pages 4–5 Massachusetts farmers take …