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… BackStory: Man vs. the Machine - Technophobia and American Society … Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History … Related Content … … 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 Sir Winston … 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 … … 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 Abenaki Couple, an 18th-century … 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 The Monroe Doctrine, 1823. … 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 Great Gatsby … Featured Image … Vignette Cartoon of the American millionaire at home and abroad. He is welcomed at … 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 … … … 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 Mark Twain, perhaps the most renowned … 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 The Statue of Liberty against the Manhattan … 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 of Lincoln at Gettysburg … 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 … also look at the legacy of the war. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Art & Culture Painting … Two … 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 Crater … best idea ”—can be traced back to a number of distinctively American concepts, mid 19th-century movements and politics, …
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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 Empire and Identity: Join or Die … 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 The 8-cent Posting Broadside … 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 "The Midnight Ride of Paul … ride is the most famous event of its kind in American history. But other Americans made similar rides during the …
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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…
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… Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History … yes Davy Crockett: Portrait Photo caption Portrait … his achievements and fictional exploits have entered the American imagination. It's difficult to distinguish what he …
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… Slave Voyages … Slave Voyages Lesson Plan … Slavery and the American Founding: The "Inconsistency not to be excused" … … 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 Queen Liliuokalani Photo caption … … Everything Your Students Need to Know About Immigration History … Everything Your Students Need to Know About …
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… Black Archives of Mid-America … Video A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History … Related Content … … Jazz Ambassadors … The Jazz Ambassadors Teacher's Guide … African American History and Culture in the United States … African …
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… BackStory: The Melting Pot: Americans & Assimilation … Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History … Related Content … … Melting Pot . Wikimedia Commons Citizenship American Indian African American Asian American and Pacific Islander WWII …
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… Ask an NEH Expert: All About Local History … Video History & Social Studies U.S. History … … 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 Sheet Music for Paul Revere's … read primary and secondhand accounts of events during the American Revolution. Extend the study of American …
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… The Declaration of Independence: "An Expression of the American Mind" … yes United States Declaration of … see the following EDSITEment-reviewed resources: The History Channel video provides a quick look at who was …