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Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society: Campaigns & Battles
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, United States History, Visual Arts, Types of MediaThese resources, found in the American Memory Project s Civil War Treasures This resource, from American Memory at the Library ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Gettysburg Address (1863)
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States History, Literary AnalysisThis resource, from Our Documents, features an interactive image of Abraham Lincoln s draft of the Gettysburg Address. Informati...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Lost Hero: Starting a Government from Scratch
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students look at the role of President as defined in the Articles of C...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Thurmond: A Town Born from Coal Mines and Railroads
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States, History-Social Science, United States History, GeographyThurmond: A Town Born from Coal Mines and Railroads recounts the story of the New River Gorge area in West Virginia. It is moun...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0Manassas Battlefield History
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States, History-Social Science, The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States History, GeographyManassas Battlefield History recounts two Civil War battles fought in Manassas, Virginia. The first battle marked the first clas...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0John Marshall, Marbury v Madison and Judical Review—How the Court Became Supreme
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis lesson is designed to help students understand John Marshall's strategy in issuing his decision on Marbury v. Madison, the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Battle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: History-Social Science, The Civil War & Reconstruction, United States HistoryBattle of Stones River: The Soldiers' Story provides readings, maps, and visual representations of this battle near Murfreesboro...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Avalon Project: The Bill of Rights
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis page from the Yale Law School s Avalon Project provides the full text of the United States Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rig...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Tally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryThis lesson, from the National Archives and Records Administration, relates to the role of the Electoral College in the election...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Art to Zoo: The Constitution Lives! How It Protects Your Rights Today (1987)
Grades: 4 to 8Subjects: No subjects selected.Online issue to aid educators in teaching the Constitution by bridging the gap between the document and the students’ own world.Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0Lewis W. Hine Photographs
Grades: PS/Pre-K to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, United States History, Visual Arts, Types of MediaThis web page, part of the George Eastman House Web site, presents photographs of immigrants being processed at Ellis Island in ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Salmon P. Chase
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Cheerful Hearts and Willing Feet
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts, DanceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, encourages students to explore various methods Louisa May Alcott uses to de...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0From Courage to Freedom
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Literature, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students read Frederick Douglass's 1845 slave narrative, "Narrative of...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Candle and the Mirror
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, English-Language Arts, Theatre and 2 additional..This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, encourages students to examine author Louisa May Alcott as a pioneer, deepl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Thomas A. Edison Papers
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe Thomas A. Edison Papers Web site, an EDSITEment-reviewed Blue Ribbon resource, is hosted by Rutgers University. The site con...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0John Brown and the Underground Railroad
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, GeographyIn this lesson, from Xpeditions, students analyze John Brown's attitudes and actions against slavery. They then compare Brown's ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Embargo of 1807
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States History, World HistoryThis page, from the University of Houston s Digital History Web site, provides an overview of U.S. foreign policy in the years...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Rockefellers
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, Geography, EconomicsThis PBS Teacher s Guide accompanies their The Rockefellers film and Web site. The film and Web site offer insights into Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0Old Courthouse in St. Louis
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States, History-Social Science, United States History, Immigration and Migration, GeographyOld Courthouse in St. Louis is exhibit about a place which, throughout the 19th century, served not only as a house of justice, ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0