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\nCivil War: Activity Pack\n

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\nThe three lessons in the Civil War: Activity Pack collection provide young history detectives with an opportunity to examine artifacts the reveal African-American involvement in the United States Civil War. They watch videos to learn...\n
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\nHistory Blueprint: The Civil War\n

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\nNortherners, Southerners, and abolitionists all had a different perspective on the American Civil War. To understand these different points of view, class members analyze primary documents including speeches by Abraham Lincoln, the...\n
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\nReconstruction: America After the Civil War\n

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\nExcerpts from Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s documentary series provide young historians with insight into the struggles the country faced in the years after the Civil war. Viewers learn about the...\n
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\nThe Reconstruction Era and The Fragility of Democracy\n

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\nSeven lessons examine the Reconstruction Era that followed the United States Civil War. The series of detailed lessons provide background information on the era, teaching strategies, videos, and primary source materials.\n
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\nLife in the North and South 1847–1861: Before Brother Fought Brother\n

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\nA five-resource collection looks at the complex series of events that led to the American Civil War. Using primary source documents, scholars research the social and economic issues that led to the country-fracturing conflict.\n
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\nTeaching With Laurel Grove School\n

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\nThe Laurel Grove school was established by freedmen and freedwomen after the United States Civil War. The school is now a museum and offers this collection of six lessons that use primary and secondary source materials to tell the story...\n
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\nWomen's History Month: Grades 3–5\n

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\nThis March, honor and celebrate Women's History Month with a collection of lessons, videos, and ideas. From women in aviation to women in the Civil War to women in politics, this collection is sure to cover all the bases in women's history.\n
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\nWomen's History: Activity Pack\n

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\nA three-lesson unit from PBS’s History Detective series has young historians investigating women's contributions to American history. Young sleuths search for clues in artifacts, images, and videos. They hold a mock convention, create...\n
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\nHispanic Americans in Congress\n

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\nBased on contextual essays from the book \"Hispanic Americans in Congress,\" four lesson plans examine the Hispanic pioneers who served on Capitol Hill from 1822 to 2012. The first lesson features materials from the Louisiana Purchase to...\n
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\nNational Constitution Center: Hall Pass Videos\n

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\nThe National Constitution Center offers this collection of informative and entertaining videos intended to start conversations and develop critical thinking skills. Viewers learn about the rights granted by the constitution, about the...\n
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\nBlack Americans in Congress\n

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\nSeven lessons make up a unit about African Americans who served in the United States Congress from 1870 to 2007. Young historians read contextual essays, engage in activities, examine primary source images, and artifacts to gain an...\n
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\nA President's Vision\n

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\nA seven-resource curriculum set presents primary source materials that permits young historians to examine the programs and initiatives advanced by Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt,...\n
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\nThe Price of Freedom: Americans at War Printable Exhibition\n

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\nThe Price of Freedom: Americans at War is a collection of 13 resources from a printable exhibition curated by the Smithsonian Museum of American History. Each resource begins with a summary and a table of contents. The resources...\n
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\nLooking Back Reaching Forward: Exploring the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education in Contemporary Times\n

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\nA six-lesson unit commemorates the historic Supreme Court decision Brown V. Board of Education. High schoolers discuss key elements of the decision and examine documents detailing the history of school desegregation and the conditions...\n
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\nPersuasion Across Time and Space Instructional Unit\n

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\n Five lessons comprise the Persuasion Across Time and Space Instructional Unit module. Middle schoolers examine the persuasive techniques used in video and print advertisements and how ethos, pathos, and logos appeals are used in...\n
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\nThe Price of Freedom: Americans at War Lessons\n

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\nDesigned for teachers, a 15-lesson collection curated by the Smithsonian, examines how wars have impacted American society. Each resource includes a lesson plan, background information, a materials list, maps, images, and worksheets. An...\n
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\nC-SPAN Classroom: Middle School Civics\n

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\nIntroduce middle schoolers to the roles and powers of the three branches of the United States government, with the 21 resources in the C-SPAN Civics collection. Sorted into the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial...\n
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\nA President's Vision: Abraham Lincoln\n

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\nA seven-resource collection of worksheets ask students to examine letters written by Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, as well as an excerpt from the diary of a Union soldier. After a careful reading of these primary sources, class...\n
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\nThe Civil War: A Nation Divided\n

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\nDiscuss the differences between the North and the South and how those differences led to the Civil War. Middle schoolers examine and analyze a famous speech or writing by President Lincoln in order to better understand the speaker's...\n
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\nCauses of the American Civil War\n

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\nWhat caused the American Civil War? Who were the major figures during this time? Focusing specifically on slavery and the attack on Fort Sumter, this resource provides a quick overview of some of the conflicts faced at this time.\n
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\nThe American Civil War (1861 -1864)\n

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\nPeek back in time and learn about the North and South of the American Civil War. Discussed in full are the causes, effects, major battles, and agreements that made Civil War history. Period technology, social changes, and the ultimate...\n
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\nComplete with territory maps, photos, and interesting anecdotes, this video covers the major events of American History, roughly from 1754 to 1865. Plymouth and Jamestown are mentioned at the beginning of the video, but the speaker...\n
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\nComparative Effects of Financing the Civil War\n

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\nHow do countries fund wars? Learners examine the economics of warfare through a comprehensive study of what measures were taken to fund wartime activities during the American Civil War. They'll start by reading a newspaper article from...\n
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\nBackground to the Conflict: Pre-Civil War Days\n

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\nThe American Civil War was a complex test of a relatively young democracy in the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss the events and factors that led to the Civil War with a thorough slideshow presentation.\n
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