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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: 1968: A Time of Change

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore how the events and cultural and political changes that occurred in 1968 came to represent the upheaval and dramatic changes in American life during the 1960s. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written...
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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: Shaping the Postwar World

For Students 9th - 10th
Consider how U.S. foreign policy changed in the aftermath of WWII, and analyze the philosophical, geopolitical, and economic factors that influenced these changes. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument...
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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: Imperialism and Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the causes and debates that led to the Spanish-American War, including "yellow journalism" press coverage, President McKinley's declaration of war, and sentiments about imperialism. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students...
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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: The Emancipation Proclamation

For Students 9th - 10th
Assess how the Emancipation Proclamation expanded ideas of freedom and liberty, looking at the antislavery debate that led to the proclamation, the influences on Lincoln's decision, and the provisions of the document. In this interactive...
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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the motivations for the Louisiana Purchase, as well as the terms of the purchase and its consequences. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to the question "Do you agree that the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Writing in u.s. History: The Bill of Rights

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore why the Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution and its enduring impact on defining our rights. In this interactive lesson from WGBH, students develop a written argument in response to the question "How does the Bill of...
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Primary Source Set: Telephone Invention

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the invention of the telephone.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Fifteenth Amendment.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Freedmen's Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the history, successes, and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of primary sources explore northern draft riots that occurred during the Civil War.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Colonies: Motivations and Realities

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources to explore the motivations and realities behind life in the American colonies.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Colonial Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection that uses primary sources to explore religion during the Colonial period of United States History.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Cross Cultural Colonial Conflicts

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources which explores cross-cultural conflicts during the Colonial period of United States history.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Homestead Acts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Homestead Acts.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: The Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources that explore women in the Civil War.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Secession of the Southern States

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the secession of southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Early Chinese Immigration to the Us

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore early Chinese immigration to the United States.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Underground Railroad Fugitive Slave Act 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to compare and explore the relationships between Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women of the Antebellum Reform Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore women in the antebellum reform movement.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Texas Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Texas Revolution.
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Pbs Learning Media: Asthma Tips for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Use these tips to help kids understand asthma in this guide from Arthur: "Buster's Breathless."