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Band Music from the Civil War Era
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, Music, History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing ArtsBand Music from the Civil War Era provides examples of brass band music that flourished in the U.S. during the 1850s and remaine...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0A Civil War Soldier in the Wildcat Regiment
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, Geography, History-Social Science, United StatesA Civil War Soldier in the Wildcat Regiment documents the Civil War experience of this captain in the 105th Regiment of Pennsylv...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Lincoln/Net
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, American Democracy, Branches of Government, History-Social ScienceLincoln/Net presents writings, speeches, and materials from Abraham Lincoln's years in Illinois (1830-1861). Biographical mater...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, Geography, History-Social Science, United StatesNat Turner: A Troublesome Property is the companion website of a film that examines the story of Turner and his revolt and how t...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Trail of Tears: The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Immigration and Migration, Native PeoplesThe Trail of Tears: The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation tells about the removal of the Cherokee Nation from their ances...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Glorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, Geography, History-Social Science, United StatesGlorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest examines the role of these two passes in ensuring that the Southwest would ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Interactive Constitution
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, Branches of Government, U.S. Constitution, History-Social ScienceInteractive Constitution lets you search the Constitution and find relevant passages and explanations. Discover how the Constitu...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Lincoln Home National Historic Site: A Place of Growth and Memory
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, American Democracy, Branches of Government, History-Social ScienceLincoln Home National Historic Site: A Place of Growth and Memory recounts the life of our 16th president. See photos of the ho...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe Wright Brothers & The Invention of the Aerial Age celebrates the centennial of flight with a thorough presentation of Wilbur...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Slavery and Abolition
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, History-Social ScienceSlavery and Abolition presents two dozen publications written in the 19th century about slavery in America. It includes first-p...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, History-Social ScienceCamp Chase Confederate Cemetery tells the story of Camp Chase, one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps for Confederate soldiers...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Donner Party
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, Geography, California, United States, History-Social ScienceDonner Party provides a transcript, map, and essays for a TV program that tells the harrowing tale of what tragically became one...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, Geography, History-Social Science, United StatesLouisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase features an essay accompanied by 119 documents and maps that tell th...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, History-Social ScienceSlaves and the Courts, 1740-1860 presents over 100 books and pamphlets on experiences of African and African-American slaves in ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, Geography, Immigration and Migration, United States, History-Social ScienceTrails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 features 49 diaries of pioneers who traveled westward across Amer...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Creating the United States
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, U.S. Constitution, History-Social ScienceCreating the United States offers primary documents related to the creation of the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitutio...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryPalo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site offers lessons on initial battles of the U.S.-Mexican War. Topics include key indi...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Underground Railroad Classroom Ideas
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Philosophy, Earth & Space Science, Psychology, United States History and 4 additional..These classroom ideas from National Geographic are designed to help teachers use the Underground Railroad online feature in thei...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Mathew Brady Bunch: Civil War Newspapers
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, Types of Media, United States History, Visual Arts and 3 additional..In this Library of Congress activity, students become reporters, assigned to sort through Civil War photographs and find one tha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Child Labor in America
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Types of Media, American Democracy, United States History, Visual Arts and 2 additional..This multi-week lesson plan, from the Library of Congress, asks students to critically examine, respond to, and report on photog...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0