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… August 22, 1781 on the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory .) On November 5, 1781, less than three … The Declaration of Independence. Jefferson vs. Franklin: Revolutionary Philosophers The defects in the Articles of …
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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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… 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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 … A City upon a Hill What values that we now consider 'American' were contributed by the Puritans? In the 1920s, …
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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 …
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… Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system. The campaign of 1828 was a … History , a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed …
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… this novel brings to life the culture of the first African American-controlled town in Florida and the settlement of … artists of that movement’s remarkable surge of African American poetry, music, theatre, and books in the 1920s and …
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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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… resource on Fannie Lou Hamer, VOD's “great speeches” in American history curriculum materials also include … on these questions: Why does Hamer feel that African Americans in the South have been betrayed by their own …
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… perspective or atmospheric perspective . In European and American painting, beginning in the Renaissance period, … of Art , The National Gallery of Art , The Smithsonian American Art Museum , The Art Institute of Chicago , and the …
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… be combined in a single class session. From the Academy of American Poets : " A Blessing ," James Wright " Nelson, My … poets, you can consult biographical links on the Academy of American Poets website. You will also find comments by …
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… of Gov. John Winthrop, flanked by statues of a Native American (left) and a pilgrim. Library of Congress John … speech has taken on such importance for generations of Americans: Students should read and annotate the last …
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… for October 13, 16 and 21 for descriptions of the Native Americans Columbus encountered. What seemed of particular … damaging to the people of the New World. Native Americans Encountered by Columbus —Columbus only met peoples …
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… Activity The Social Security Act Student Activity African-Americans & CCC Lesson Plan FDR’s “Four Freedoms” Speech …
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… in particular. See the EDSITEment-reviewed The Academy of American Poets site for " A Brief Guide to Imagism " and " A … Carlos Williams's " Danse Russe " online at the Academy of American Poets site. EDSITEment lesson plan " Analyzing …
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… to the new Republic of Mexico, Joel Poinsett, as well as of American businessman, Paul Ecke Jr., who later successfully … a number of other customary holiday practices have entered American culture from Mexico, many with religious …
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… were deteriorating. President John Adams wanted to preserve American neutrality in conflicts between Britain and France. … for Talleyrand himself, and a large loan for France. The American people were incensed. War with France seemed …
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… the past. Preparation The above excerpt from the PBS American Experience series "The Abolionists" includes … National Park Service Links to the Past: American Visionaries William L. Andrews' " An Introduction …
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… links to descriptions A general review of Literature in the American South is available through the EDSITEment-reviewed website Documenting the American South. While not specific to As I Lay Dying …
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… The Things They Carried as one of the finest examples in American literature of writing about war. O’Brien served in … carried ghosts.” In World War II, the average age of an American soldier was the mid-twenties, while that of …
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… is WWI poetry , which provides access to poems written by American soldiers. Poems offer a great opportunity to give … to Light'? World War One and America World War One and American Art, Part One World War One and American Art, Part …
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… and responsibilities should go hand in hand in society. American citizens have the right to vote, therefore, they … meaning of the word and then create a class list of rights Americans have as citizens. Discuss what responsibilities …