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… for National History Day Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft Media Resource Ask an NEH …
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… A City upon a Hill What values that we now consider 'American' were contributed by the Puritans? In the 1920s, … were dispersed? Describe some reasons why Puritans came to America from Europe. What were some of the strategies New …
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… to Wheat Field Lesson Plan A Raisin in the Sun: Whose "American Dream"? Lesson Plan Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth … the war. The Growing Crisis of Sectionalism in Antebellum America: A House Dividing (Grades 9-12) : In this unit, …
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… caption Home page image from Ken Burns' website. WETA "More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other … that the tremendous challenges and achievements of African American have been relegated to February “the shortest and …
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… League yes Photo caption Woodrow Wilson. Wikimedia Commons American foreign policy continues to resonate with the … use of force to accomplish idealistic goals, the idea of America. Understanding the debate over the League and the …
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… for National History Day Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft Teacher's Guide Using Primary …
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… NEH Expert: Validating Sources Teacher's Guide Chronicling America: History's First Draft Featured Image Photo caption … Department at Howard University and professor of African American literature, discusses the writing and editing …
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… the Colonial North Related Content Teacher's Guide African American History and Culture in the United States Lesson … to run the mill and property. Wikimedia Commons Colonial America (1620-1765) African American Slavery Content When we …
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… expansion in maritime trade and the incorporation of the Americas into worldwide exchanges meant the world became … World History. European exploration and settlement of the Americas and the cultural and economic exchange that …
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… BackStory: Man vs. the Machine - Technophobia and American Society Audio History & Social Studies U.S. History … Technology, New Consumers Lesson Plan The Industrial Age in America: Sweatshops, Steel Mills, and Factories Lesson Plan …
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… literature, and even moral guidance. While this is an American publication, the themes in the articles do have … beginning with the line "We have said that this was the picture of a natural heart" (or use Edit and Find to search …
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… like a china plate. One bitter, bitter hour — perhaps proud America will never again know such an hour. She must pack … When Lilacs Last in the dooryard Bloom’d articulates America’s grief upon President Lincoln’s untimely death in …
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… Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: “A Word Fitly Spoken” yes Photo caption … the Declaration of Independence. Lincoln wrote that while America's prosperity was dependent upon the union of the …
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… the most hotly debated issues during the formation of the American government -- how much power the federal government … federal system of government to its roots, established by America's Founding Fathers in the late 18th century, …
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… Commons The 1930s were an era of profound change in America that especially affected the relationship between the American people and the federal government. It was in these …
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… take what is put out for them." –Maria Mitchell, the first American woman to work as a professional astronomer … federal system of government to its roots, established by America's Founders in the late 18th century, highlighting …
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… declared that Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America, be officially given back its original name, Denali … and Song Lesson Plan Not “Indians,” Many Tribes: Native American Diversity Teacher's Guide American Indian History …
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… The Crisis of American Diplomacy, 1793–1808 yes Photo caption Execution of … Was the U.S. alliance with France still in effect? Did America’s young economy require the maintenance of close …
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… jazz. Since its inception in 2001 by the National Museum of American History, Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) has served … long. NEH Connections Jazz Ambassadors: The Untold Story of America’s Coolest Weapon During the Cold War is a NEH …
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… or transcript. Media Resource BackStory: Forgotten Flu—America and the 1918 Pandemic Media Resource 2018 Jefferson …
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… for the Humanities and Library of Congress’s Chronicling America newspaper sources and the Digital Public Library of America . Students might also research people and key …
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… that we associate with pioneer life. Willa Cather from American Writers Kate Chopin: The Awakening Kate Chopin's … 2: Chopin, Realism, and Local Color in late 19th-Century America Lesson 3: Searching for Women and Identity in …
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… II: "Fly Girls" yes Photo caption Jackie Cochran, one of America’s leading aviators, headed the Women Airforce … the U.S. Army Air Force (AAF). Jacqueline Cochran, one of America's leading aviators, directed the Women's Flying …
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… Twain & American Humor yes Photo caption Mark Twain, pondering at his desk. c. 1890 Wikimedia Commons Mark Twain and American Humor Mark Twain | George Washington Harris | … Mark Twain was the pseudonym of Samuel Clemens, one of America's most famous writers. Read his short story "The …
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… American Utopia: The Architecture and History of the Suburb … inquiry: How is the architectural evolution of the American home related to broader themes of modern U.S. …
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… look at maps that record the early exploration of the American West, noting how mapmakers kept alive hopes of … different eras, then tracing the process of mapping the American West. View the above PBS News clip on how …
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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 …
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… hungry army together"—from the EDSITEment resource The American President . What combination of experience, … But Washington refused any such reward. According to America's First Hero on the EDSITEment resource The American …
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… Lives Before the Civil War yes Photo caption African American slaves using cotton gin, drawing by William L. … (March 4, 1851). For background information, search American Memory for "Letter, Elizabeth Blackwell to …
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… learn about these failed amendments to understand not only America's legal and political history but also the ongoing efforts to reform the Constitution and America’s political system. Funded in part by the National …