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… One of the oldest surviving mission churches in the American Southwest, Mission Concepción is now stripped to … in the two-page chapter on Mission Concepción in the Picturing America Teachers Resource Book . The questions on …
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… discontent women felt over their legal and civil status in America. While sitting at the Hunts' tea table, the group … posture of the document itself consistent with the picture it paints? To what extent is this picture consistent …
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… American Colonial Life in the Late 1700s: Distant Cousins … in the Choate family's life. Have students draw or paint a picture of a scene at the Springer home or the Choate home. Send students to America's Library, available through the EDSITEment-reviewed …
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… Backstory: Who Wants to be a Millionaire? The History of America’s Wealthy Elite Audio A More Perfect Union History & …
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… Lesson 2: The House Un-American Activities Committee yes Photo caption Alger Hiss, … found that they had been "blacklisted" by the motion picture industry; that is, the studios agreed not to hire …
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… Anticommunism in Postwar America, 1945–1954: Witch Hunt or Red Menace? yes Photo … unit students will study this turbulent period of American history, examining the various events and ideas …
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… García Márquez’s Nobel Prize Speech: “The Solitude of Latin America” yes Photo caption Gabriel García Marquez. Wikimedia … to make the audience understand that the reality of Latin America was not the same reality experienced by Europeans, …
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… in the Holocaust, Coming of Age Now Closer Reading Jewish American Heritage Month Featured Image Photo caption “My … on a unique artistic journey in 1977, creating fabric pictures depicting her childhood home and family. Her …
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… on the Constitution and Union (1861)—The Purpose of the American Union yes Photo caption Image of 1860 campaign … fitly spoken by you now would be like 'apples of gold in pictures of silver.'" Alexander H. Stephens, a former … of gold" reference to clarify the connection between America's constitutional union and the principle of "Liberty …
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… From "The People at Play," World's Work (1902) How did Americans "have fun" a century ago? Where did they vacation … in the United States. Vaudeville, dance halls, and motion pictures became popular, while new modes of travel allowed …
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… stage upon which the history of an important genre of American music comes to life. His painting is both … two-page chapter on The Sources of Country Music in the Picturing America Teachers Resource Book . The 2019 PBS …
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… make the connection between that machine and today's motion picture industry. Without some understanding of Edison's … life and technology were like over one hundred years ago in America. You might begin by asking students to brainstorm, …
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… poem two despairing views of a particular time and place in American history—the tail end of the main industrial … Railroad (1925) in the two-page chapter on Hopper in the Picturing America Teachers Resource Book . The chapter …
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… World War I Chronology on The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History , a link from the EDSITEment-reviewed … common benefit." — Peace Without Victory "Like an undertow, America's drift toward war was subtle and forceful. … Letter (text) Photostat of the Zimmerman Telegram (picture), as received by the German Ambassador to Mexico, on …
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… History in Quilts: Lone Star Quilt. Library of Congress "We Americans have adopted quilts as a symbol of what we value … . Latin American arpilleras (wall hangings made of cloth pictures that tell a story): Arpilleras have also been used …
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… Department to fix voting rights abuses? How did African-Americans respond to LBJ’s attempt to hold off on the voting … past is never past?” EDSITEment Resources Lesson Plan: Picturing Freedom: Selma-to-Montgomery in March, 1965 …
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Created through a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress, Chronicling America offers visitors the ability to search and view newspaper…
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… “Read All About It”: Primary Source Reading in “Chronicling America” yes Photo caption The Jungle , 1906. Wikimedia …
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… what King's words mean to them. Finally, they will create picture books about their own dreams of freedom for Americans today. For background information on the topics …
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… Longfellow's interpretations of it. Grant Wood painted American scenes and subjects during the first half of the … of Art website for a short biography of Grant Wood. In the Picturing America Teachers Resource Book , read chapter 3-A …
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… expired copyright) - Original publication: The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.) “Ideas can be absorbed with … to supplant the blackboard with the screen.” —Lois Weber, American Silent Film Director, Screenwriter, Producer, and …
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… to the disabling conditions of Jim Crow laws for Black Americans in the South. Selma is best-known as the starting … describe their experience living in the segregated American South. From tenant farming to segregated schools, African Americans organized to challenge the “separate but equal" …
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… The Jungle , available under “Hypertexts” section of the American Studies website at University of Virginia. A … in the center convey? What ideas are conveyed by the other pictures? What does the quote from Roosevelt mean? How does …
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… particular, you should print out a copy of Information and pictures of Australian animals available through the … knows anything about the people who live in Australia. Like America, many of Australia's citizens either came from other …
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… Washington and Lincoln stand out as unrivaled figures in American history. Their importance is reflected in the large … famous photograph is part of the EDSITEment lesson, Picture Lincoln , which is built around the rich …
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… D. Roosevelt declared, in one of his fireside chats to the American people, "This whole nation of 130 million men, … National Archives Educator Resources Powers of Persuasion Picturing the Century The Internet Public Library …
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… Forever: Flag Facts for Flag Day yes Photo caption The American flag flies prominently during the World Patriot … lessons in this unit, you will need a classroom flag and pictures of the American flag, which are generally available …
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… What does a map contain that makes it a special kind of "picture"? What kinds of information are included on maps? … their home state, which can be accessed by selecting "North America" at the top of the page, then selecting "United …
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… "We the People" image with Bald Eagle. Public Domain Pictures The We the People Bookshelf theme, “A More Perfect … and the Rise of Social Reform in the 1930s Related Websites American Experience: Marian Anderson History Matters Penn …
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… Quilts can be works of art as well as stories through pictures. They also tell a story about their creators and … handling of quilts. If possible, obtain the book The American Quilt: A History of Cloth and Comfort 1750-1950 , …