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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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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … against the application of the embargo A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History 9-12 01/12/12 Related …
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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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… Lesson 2: Religion and the Argument for American Independence yes Photo caption Pastor Jonathan … Available at the EDSITEment-reviewed site TeachingAmericanHistory.org . Adams's letter reveals that in the minds of …
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… Dramatizing History in Arthur Miller's The Crucible yes Photo caption … America's cultural consciousness. They observe, "for most Americans the episode ranks in familiarity somewhere between …
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… BackStory: What’s Cooking? A History of Food in America Audio A More Perfect Union … Art & Culture History Related Content Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Lesson Plan Building …
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… BackStory: You've Come A Long Way—A History of Women in Politics Audio A More Perfect Union … Who benefited from passage of the 19th Amendment? How did African American women expand political rights for women of color in …
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… Hispanic American Keywords for Chronicling America Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content … historic newspaper database to research topics in Hispanic American history. We also offer a comprehensive …
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… Native American Keywords for Chronicling America Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media …
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… Jewish American Heritage Month April 29, 2016 yes Photo caption … pointing to the rich array of educational resources on the history of the Jewish people in America. Many of the … to the United States is one that deeply resonates with most Americans. The blessings of religious and political liberty …
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… Native American Cultures Across the U.S. yes Photo caption Sioux … ceremonial dress, 1925. Wikimedia Commons "The term 'Native American' includes over 500 different groups and reflects … Indian peoples, and is necessary to understanding the history of this country. Background By the time children in …
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… American Literature Lessons — Nineteenth Century September … offers over 30 lessons on major authors in 19th-century American literature including Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, … happened to Ichabod Crane? Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History —Using the life of Davy Crockett as a model, …
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… The Victor's Virtue: A Cultural History of Sport yes Photo caption The three most important … Resource BackStory: Making the Team: Sports and Equality in American History Students will become familiar with ancient …
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… with "the weight of history and the grace of art." As African Americans struggled for equal rights, they often included … The national media covered this soon-to-be historic event documenting it—particularly through photographs. When they …
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… in which two young white women wrongfully accused nine African-American youths of rape. Background Harper Lee’s To Kill A … was actually a victory of sorts? Activity 3. Comparing History and Fiction Haywood Patterson—Tom Robinson; Victoria …
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… Transformed the Constitution Audio A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Teacher's …
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… Lesson 3: Britain, Napoleon, and the American Embargo, 1803–1808 yes Photo caption H.M.S. Leopard … sites the American Memory Project , Teaching American History , and the Avalon Project , but excerpts of each may …
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… Endowment for the Humanities, and published in the National History Day theme book entitled "Breaking Barriers in … box to sort newspapers by state, language, and ethnicity. African American Newspapers The African American press served as a …
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… Exploring Local History with Clio Website A More Perfect Union History & … Oral History as an Educational Experience Media Resource Histories of the National Mall Closer Reading The National … historical research and share it publicly. Clio provides documentation about how to create new entries in the …
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… Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: “A Word Fitly Spoken” yes Photo caption … This lesson will examine the most famous speech in American history to understand how Lincoln turned a perfunctory …
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… Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator (1831) Nat Turner (1831) The American Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia (1833) Ohio … other songs from this era, visit EDSITEment's Music in African American History lesson. Similarly, the EDSITEment lesson entitled …
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… BackStory: Blasts from the Past: A History of Dynamite in the United States Audio History & … The Impact of the Transcontinental Railroad Teacher's Guide American Indian History and Heritage Featured Image Photo …
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… Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass, and American Non-Fiction yes Photo caption Mark Twain (Samuel L. … Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass . A history class might choose to turn to the Federalist papers; … , available from the following EDSITEment reviewed website Documenting the American South . Bartleby maintains a copy …
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… Doing Oral History with Vietnam War Veterans yes Photo caption Jack … memorable way. Bringing in primary sources, such as oral histories, to supplement the textbook is essential, and oral … Communist regime led by Ho Chi Minh in the North and a pro-American regime in the South. The story of America’s long …
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… Lesson 2: The First Inaugural Address (1861)—Defending the American Union yes Photo caption Photo of Lincoln’s first … " (located at the EDSITEment-reviewed site Teaching American History), and answer in their groups the questions that …
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… Asian American and Pacific Islander Keywords for Chronicling America Website History & Social Studies U.S. History Related Content Media …
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… Histories of the National Mall Website A More Perfect Union History & Social Studies U.S. History Geography Related … experiences of a particular group of people, such as women, African Americans, Native Americans, or immigrants; a particular …
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… on the Constitution and Union (1861)—The Purpose of the American Union yes Photo caption Image of 1860 campaign … 6, 1837), from the EDSITEment-reviewed Teaching American History and answer the questions that follow, which are …
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… jazz. Since its inception in 2001 by the National Museum of American History, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) has served as a time … in 1999, composer and musician Anthony Brown —the son of an African American father and Japanese mother—recorded the …