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… Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system. The campaign of 1828 was a … 1828 and its aftermath. All essays are available on Digital History , a project of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of …
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… the Annals of Congress, on the EDSITEment-reviewed website American Memory , the earliest mention of the Cumberland … steam warships, and he also engineered canal systems." — History of Hydraulics , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed …
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… through Montana, the new territory was largely unknown to Americans in the East. To explore this newly acquired … NEH Chairman, Bruce Cole. For additional information on the history of Lewis and Clark's expedition, visit PBS-produced …
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… of opinion might be.” —Studs Terkel No one captured oral history like Studs Terkel. He was a one-of-a-kind radio show … The New York Times obituary called him “Listener to Americans.” Indeed, he is still captivating his …
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… You will find a wealth of visual materials—historical documents, photographs, artwork, and films—at EDSITEment-approved sites American Memory and Picturing Modern America, 1880-1920 , … can be found at the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History . A 1939 radio performance of Our Town , with Orson …
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… Campaigns in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Teaching American History Southern Approaches to Europe walks students through …
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… literature, and film. She is also an exceptionally well-documented historical figure. Transcripts of two of her … Through such firsthand accounts, students can trace Joan's history from childhood, through her death, and on to her … documents: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom on American Memory Document Analysis Worksheets and History in …
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… Presidential Inaugurations Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies Civics U.S. History Related Content … We Must Not Be Enemies Student Activity Lincoln on the American Union: A Word Fitly Spoken Lesson Plan “From Time …
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… Alexis de Tocqueville’s official purpose was to study the American penal system, but his real interest was America … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… whale = a basketball court (94 feet) Killer whales = an American fire truck (24 feet) Dolphins and porpoises = a … of interspecies play from the American Museum of Natural History was recorded off the Hawaiian Islands. It shows a … Whale Whales and Human-Related Activities Overlap in African Waters * Quoted from the inside cover of Amazing …
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… Bookmark them if practical. Download and print the archival documents you select and duplicate copies of each for … 1961, with such memorable phrases as: "And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you -- ask … ("On the Pulse of Morning") and Miller Williams ("Of History and Hope") read poetry at Bill Clinton's …
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… to the Coloured Citizens of the World, " a very significant document in American history. It is a call to freedom and to rising up and …
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… in America than in Europe with negative consequences for American character and culture. Throughout, students are … He even stayed in a log cabin. Throughout, he spoke to Americans of every rank and profession, including two … understand what specific developments and events in history contribute to the advancement of greater equality in …
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… America's cultural consciousness. They observe, “For most Americans the episode ranks in familiarity somewhere between … and the Salem witch trials EDSITEment lesson Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , offers an engaging … What is it about this particular tragic segment of American history that appeals to the creative imagination? …
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… countries every year on December 12. Mexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays, Activity 2. Día de … to the new Republic of Mexico, Joel Poinsett, as well as of American businessman, Paul Ecke Jr., who later successfully …
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… Adios Amor: The Search for Maria Moreno Video History & Social Studies U.S. History Formatted Title Adiós … Amor. George Ballis / Adiós Amor Civil Rights (1945-1970) American Indian Latino/a American Women’s History Content …
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… traditions and customs of Puerto Rico. Specifically, the History section details Spanish colonial history, and The … Lesson for more activities relating to Central and South American countries). Teachers of second graders might …
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… The Awakening . Practitioners of a realist style in the American tradition include William Dean Howells, Mark Twain, … Culture , excerpted in the EDSITEment reviewed website Documenting the American South , distinguishes them as …
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… Jackson, December 8, 1829, first Annual Message to Congress Americans elect a president through the state-by-state … This gave his election legitimacy at a critical moment in American history. Moreover, if America used direct elections, many …
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… most of the 20th century, represented the world of the deep American South in multiple genres. In stories, novels, and … Phoenix Jackson, is an aged, impoverished, rural African American woman in pursuit of medicine for her …
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… Woman's University, Women's Collection, WASP Facts (PDF) History Remember what you read? Take the WASP History Quiz … Shattering the Glass Ceiling Media Resource Latino Americans: War and Peace Teacher's Guide Women’s History in …
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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 … students may have already encountered. A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History Vietnam …
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… Questions that students can research answers to using this History of U.S. Women's Suffrage resource or respond to … with attention to various theories of democracy, changes in Americans’ participation over time, and alternative models …
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… Commons In this lesson, students analyze a primary source document: A Papal Bull issued by Pope Pius V in 1570, … a document from the Early Modern Period from the Internet History Sourcebook that will give insight into an empire …
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… a sense of the “lay of the land.” Go to Mali: Geography and History : Read the first paragraph and then find Timbuktu ( … the Niger." Lesson Extensions Selected EDSITEment Websites African Studies WWW Mali The Niger River Labyrinth …
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… with the drawn images. Harriot's 1588 Description of Native Americans "THEIR manner of feeding is in this wise. They lay … at the Landscape of New England A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History World History K-5 …
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… Kemmelmeyer (1795). Wikimedia Commons The National History Day® (NHD) 2022 theme, Debate & Diplomacy in … history. Since the decision to form a federal government, Americans have debated what role the government should …
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… monologue" at the EDSITEment-reviewed The Academy of American Poets . Note the definition of dramatic monologue, Browning's role in the history of the form, and his subsequent influence on …
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… were deteriorating. President John Adams wanted to preserve American neutrality in conflicts between Britain and France. … of Political Parties , Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed website …