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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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… Listening to History yes Photo caption The Statue of Liberty against the … Introduction to Cultural Documentation , published by the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress 4. There …
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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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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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… 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 …
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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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… The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American Mind" yes Photo caption United States Declaration … see the following EDSITEment-reviewed resources: The History Channel video provides a quick look at who was …
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… Lesson 3: Religion and the Fight for American Independence yes Photo caption As commander of the … a web resource linked from the EDSITEment-reviewed website History Matters . Show students the following documents, …
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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…