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\nBecoming Us: Borderlands\n

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\nThree case studies make up a unit the looks at the power contentions and exchanges in the borderlands that have shaped the United States. The first case study focuses on creating the US southern border and the experiences of people...\n
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\nBecoming Us\n

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\nThe mission statement of the National Museum of American History’s Becoming US: Teaching Immigration and Migration History in the 21st Century series is to provide “educational resources for high school teachers and students to learn...\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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\nThe Mexican-American War\n

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\nWhy did America engage in the Mexican-American war? A history video explains the new country's desire to expand to the west coast—and, after Mexico's 1848 surrender, how it doubled in size overnight.\n
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\nMexican Cessation\n

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\nEighth graders create a propaganda poster. In this US history lesson students research the various sides during the Mexican-American War. They present their poster and their position for or against the war.\n
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\nBorders with the World: Mexican-American War and U.S. Southern Borderlands\n

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\nThe Mexican-American War created social borders—not just physical ones. Scholars learn about the effects of the Mexican-American War on the people living in the borderlands using text excerpts, maps, and partnered activities. Academics...\n
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\nThe Media and the War: The Penny Press, Walt Whitman and the War\n

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\nThe Mexican-American war marked a significant moment in United States history, as well as in the history of American media. The mid-nineteenth century saw the introduction of the Penny Press, which provided many American citizens with...\n
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\nThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo\n

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\nThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican-American War, but it did not end tensions between the two nations. The activity provides learners with an opportunity to practical historical analysis with text experts from the Treaty of...\n
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\nComparing Visual Interpretations and Actual Events: War & Battle\n

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\nA Venn Diagram is used to compare artistic and historical representations of a single event. Young analysts view the provided images, read textbook descriptions, and discuss the validity of each representation in terms of bias and...\n
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\nIB History of the Americas\n

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\nIn this Mexican American War worksheet, students read \"We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God,\" and then complete the graphic organizer and respond to 2 short answer questions about the article. The article is not included.\n
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\nTexas and the Mexican-American War\n

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\nIn this U.S. history worksheet, students read articles about Texas and the Mexican-American War. Students then respond to 13 short answer questions regarding the articles.\n
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\nTeaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo\n

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\nYoung scholars demonstrate understanding of the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation's expansion to Northwest, and the Mexican-American War. Students understand national foreign policy.\n
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\nA Century of Expansion: America's Destiny (1763-1867)\n

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\nHow did we grow into such a large nation? Follow the events, wars, and treaties that led to the acquisition of major states as we expanded into the West. The slides provide maps, dates, and simplistic information to help learners...\n
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\nWar & Expansion\n

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\nHow did the United States come to acquire two of its largest states? Your class members will learn about the sequence of events that led to and immediately followed the acquisition of Texas and California, including the Mexican-American...\n
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\nUS History Overview 1: Jamestown to the Civil War\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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\nAlamo\n

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\nLearners access a variety of Alamo and Mexican-American War related resources on the Internet. They take a 360 degree virtual tour of the Alamo site, view photos and timelines, read first-person accounts, and view the flags from the...\n
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\nThe Brief American Pageant: Manifest Destiny and its Legacy\n

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\nFrame your lecture about Manifest Destiny around these maps, which portray the extended boundaries of various American territories in the 19th century. Campaigns of the Mexican War, and a map of the Spanish Missions on the West Coast are...\n
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\nViva Cinco de Mayo\n

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\nMany people think Cinco de Mayo is the celebration Mexican independence, but they're incorrect. Learn about the battle of Puebla and the victory of General Zaragoza with a short reading passage that includes comprehension and vocabulary...\n
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\nHidden Histories: Mexican Repatriation During the 1930s\n

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\nMexican Repatriation: the forgotten deportation of American citizens. The resource focuses on the deportation of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression. Young historians read documents, complete a free-write, and fill out...\n
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\nMexican Culture and History through Its National Holidays\n

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\nYoung historians have an opportunity to study the complex history and culture of Mexico by learning about several holidays: The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dia de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe), The Day of the Dead (El Dia de los...\n
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\nDid you know that the president of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War did not originally advocate for secession from the Union? Discover more interesting facts about the first and only Confederate president with this...\n
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\nHispanic Congressional Representation in the Era of U.S. Continental Expansion, 1822–1898\n

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\nFrom the Louisiana Purchase to the Spanish-American War, the history of the United States is intertwined with the story of Hispanic Americans. Using an article about Hispanics in Congress during the 1800s, learners research their lives...\n
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\nA Teacher's Guide to the Signet Classics Edition of Walden and \"Civil Disobedience\" by Henry David Thoreau\n

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\nAccording to Henry David Thoreau, every citizen must object to unjust laws. The teacher's guide to Thoreau's \"Civil Disobedience\" begins with a detailed essay synopsis to help readers understand Thoreau's rationale in the challenging...\n
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\nWorld War I and Alabama's Rainbow Division\n

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\nAs part of their study of World War I, class members investigate the role of Alabama's 167th Infantry Regiment, part of the Rainbow Division, in World War I.\n
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