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… BackStory: Man vs. the Machine - Technophobia and American Society Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Administration, labeled certain areas where predominantly African American and other minority groups lived “hazardous” …
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… American Diplomacy in World War II yes Photo caption Sir … 1942. Wikimedia Commons The most terrible war in human history, World War II was fought by the United States to … methods used to obtain the surrender of the French North African government and the impact of this strategy on the …
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… White American Keywords for Chronicling America Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Poor Whites are used to distinguish Appalachian whites from African Americans. Both groups were considered beneath urban …
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… Not “Indians,” Many Tribes: Native American Diversity yes Photo caption Abenaki Couple, an … information about the Abenaki: The Abenaki, from Abenaki History , accessed through the EDSITEment resource Internet …
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… The Monroe Doctrine: Origin and Early American Foreign Policy yes Photo caption The Monroe Doctrine, 1823. Wikimedia Commons "[This document is] the most momentous [pronouncement] which has … Archives Educator Resources Making Sense of Documents on History Matters Lesson 1: The Monroe Doctrine: U.S. Foreign …
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… National History Day Resources: Conflict and Compromise in History … topics for which they’ll find authoritative supporting documentation and resources. The Smithsonian and other great … and much more. One of these collections, NHD 2018: Reading American Art as a Historical Source , was created to guide …
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… Backstory: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of America’s Wealthy Elite Audio A More Perfect … the pond." Library of Congress Gilded Age (1877-1900) African American Content How did millionaires …
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… Latino Americans: War and Peace Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Lesson … Guide Spanish Language Learning Resources Lesson Plan African-American Soldiers After World War I: Had Race …
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… Lesson 1: Mark Twain and American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, perhaps the … folklore of similar characters (e.g., Ananzi the spider in African folktales, Coyote in Navajo folktales, the hare in … in the Library of Southern Literature collection at the Documenting the American South website. Encourage them to …
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… Listening to History yes Photo caption The Statue of Liberty against the … plan developed by the Library of Congress as part of the American Memory Collection, American Life Histories, 1936-40 … member by providing a checklist that outlines preparations, documentation procedures, and interview techniques. Review …
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… The First American Party System: Events, Issues, and Positions yes … Though dominant, these sentiments were not held by all Americans. A delegate to the Massachusetts ratifying … open to debate. According to the Encyclopedia of American History (Morris and Morris, Harper Collins, 1996): Competent …
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… activities below help students explore the role of jazz in American society and the ways that jazz functioned as an … broad influence of jazz music (and of the many prominent African American and Jewish American jazz musicians) in … described above, you can review with your students the history of jazz in the period leading up to World War II; …
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… Lesson 3: The Gettysburg Address (1863)—Defining the American Union yes Photo caption Photo of Lincoln at … This lesson will examine the most famous speech in American history to understand how Lincoln turned a perfunctory … in the Course Description as "Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the war," a subtopic under "Civil War." …
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… World War I and American Art: Part One January 10, 2017 Joe Phelan yes Photo … also look at the legacy of the war. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture Painting … Reading World War I and American Art: Part Two Lesson Plan African-American Soldiers in World War I: The 92nd and 93rd …
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… The National Parks and History August 20, 2017 Nicholas Di Taranto yes Photo … best idea ”—can be traced back to a number of distinctively American concepts, mid 19th-century movements and politics, …
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… Jewish Americans: Securing Rights and Responsibility to Others May … Early America Although Americans often think of their early history in terms of the Pilgrims, Puritans, and other … participated in the campaign to secure civil rights for African Americans. As early as the 1910s, Jewish …
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… Unveiling the Past: Analyzing Primary Documents on Harry Washington's Life yes Photo caption A … by fighting with the British Royal Artillery during the American Revolutionary War. This opportunity, provided by … and analyze primary sources to trace an individual through history. Construct a timeline of an individual’s life. …
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… in an interview-based activity to develop skills in oral history and relate the past to the present. In the remaining … students challenged the existing segregation laws in the American South with an assertive yet non-violent strategy. … lesson plan on the historic role of spirituals in African American history to gain more context and insight. …
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… one of the most distinctive and influential elements of African-American musical tradition. Students take a virtual field … the prominent centers of blues activities, and explore the history of the blues in the work of W. C. Handy and a …
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… Empire and Identity in the American Colonies yes Photo caption Benjamin Franklin’s Join … European Contests for Empire on EDSITEment-reviewed Digital History . A short explanation of covenant chain from the …
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… proclaimed the emancipation, or freeing, of the enslaved African Americans living in the states of the Confederacy which were … available at the EDSITEment-reviewed Teaching American History . Lesson Activities Activity 1. An Introduction to …
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… Colonial Broadsides and the American Revolution yes Photo caption The 8-cent Posting … play during the American Revolution? A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 6-8 3 Colonial …
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… Not Only Paul Revere: Other Riders of the American Revolution yes Photo caption Artist rendering of … Paul Revere's ride is the most famous event of its kind in American history. But other Americans made similar rides during the …
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… Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History yes Photo caption Portrait of Davy Crockett. … his achievements and fictional exploits have entered the American imagination. It's difficult to distinguish what he … characters based on historical figures? What realities of American history and geography do the tales reflect? …
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… Media Resource Slave Voyages Lesson Plan Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" … “What To the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States … in the colonial North? What are some of the challenges of documenting the history of slavery and the lives of enslaved …
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… Annexation and Statehood: How the Island Nation Became an American Frontier yes Photo caption Signed photograph of … Everything Your Students Need to Know About Immigration History Teacher's Guide Asian American and Pacific Islander …
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… BackStory: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … Melting Pot . Wikimedia Commons Citizenship American Indian African American Asian American and Pacific Islander WWII …
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… The Black Archives of Mid-America Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media … Papers Media Resource The Jazz Ambassadors Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Closer …
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… Ask an NEH Expert: All About Local History Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Related … Logan, Jr., Director of Education and Affiliate Curator for African Culture and Education at the Burke Museum of Natural …
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… Why Do We Remember Revere? Paul Revere's Ride in History and Literature yes Photo caption Sheet Music for … read primary and secondhand accounts of events during the American Revolution. Extend the study of American …