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Loc: Classroom Materials: Who's That Lady?
This site was designed as a video conference with the national First Ladies Library. It is an entire lesson that culminates in a competition where students try to identify recent first ladies based on their research.
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Loc: "I Do Solemnly Swear" Presidential Inauguration
This interactive site looks at presidential inaugurations from the first, George Washington to the present. Primary documents are included.
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Loc: Churchhill and the Great Republic
This Library of Congress exhibit uses historic, primary documents to trace the life and accomplishments of Winston Churchill.
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Loc: Stories From Veterans
Part of the Library of Congress Veteran History Project, these stories tell of life altering occurrences events that occurred while on a mission, and the wait for those at home. These are historical and primary-source first person...
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Loc: American Memory: Native American History
These six extensive collections provide first-person historical accounts, audio clips of music and thousands of photographs from Native American cultures. Audio requires Windows Media Player for PCs, and QuickTime for Mac.
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Loc: Rise of Industrial America: Railroads in the Late 19th Century
A compilation of primary source documents addressing building and running the railroad system in the late 19th century.
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Loc: On the Homefront: America During Ww I and Ww Ii
Using primary source documents from the Library of Congress, learn about volunteer work, civil defense, conservation efforts, economic initiatives, and patriotic support on the homefront in both World War I and World War II.
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Loc: New Nation: The Constitution [Pdf]
This teacher's guide provides a list of resources for information about the Constitution and its signers.
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Loc: American Treasures: Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words
Learn about the life and contributions of Benjamin Franklin by examining his letters, books, cartoons, speeches, and manuscripts. An excellent resource for teaching and learning about the history of the United States using primary source...
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Loc: Naacp: A Century in the Fight for Freedom: Civil Rights Act of 1957
Read a brief description of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, a document adopted at the beginning of the Civil Rights movement. Click on the document to see the primary resource.
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Loc: Revising Himself: Walt Whitman and "Leaves of Grass"
This multimedia exhibition examines Whitman's life and writing career, as he continually revised his masterwork, "Leaves of Grass."
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Loc: Celtic Roots, Stories, Songs and Traditions
View a webcast of the program put on by the Library of Congress about Irish immigrants. Program includes Irish music, storytelling and poetry.
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Loc: National Child Labor Committee Collection
Newspaper clipping from 1911 illustrating the dangers of children working in factories while the Congresswas investigating the concerns voiced by families of workers.
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Loc: Child Labor in the Canning Industry of Maryland [Pdf]
Child labor was a terribly common, but dangerous thing near the end of the nineteenth century. Read this report of the conditions in a particular cannery in Maryland where many young children are working the lines.
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Library of Congress: The Chinese in California
Learn about the immigration of the Chinese people to California through primary source documents and images. Understand the tensions and issues that arose as the immigration continued from 1850-1925.
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Loc: Political Cartoons: Finding Point of View
A careful analysis of political cartoons can provide a glimpse into key moments of U.S. political history. In this activity, students will closely examine political cartoons about the Stamp Act; make inferences about the political,...
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Loc: Twentieth Century Entertainment: When Work Is Done
An analysis of leisure time activity in the early 20th century.
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Loc: The American West: Images of Its People
Different peoples have contributed to the history of the western United States. To gain an understanding and appreciation of this history, middle schoolers investigate the region's cultures and identify the contributions that each make...
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Loc: Geography and Its Impact on Colonial Life
European settlement patterns were influenced by geographic conditions such as access to water, harbors, natural protection, arable land, natural resources and adequate growing season and rainfall. Examine a variety of primary sources to...
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Loc: African American Identity in the Gilded Age
Examine the tension experienced by African-Americans as they struggled to establish a vibrant and meaningful identity based on the promises of liberty and equality in the midst of a society that was ambivalent towards them and sought to...
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Loc: Immigration History Firsthand
Immigration History Firsthand has been designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Students move from personal artifacts to the vast Library of Congress online...
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Loc: The Titanic: Shifting Responses to Its Sinking
In 1912, popular media headlined the sinking of the world's largest luxury passenger ocean liner while on its maiden voyage. Newspapers captivated the world's attention with stories from survivors and about victims who did not survive....
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Loc: The Great Gatsby: Primary Sources From the Roaring Twenties
In order to appreciate historical fiction, students need to understand the factual context and recognize how popular culture reflects the values, mores, and events of the time period. Since a newspaper records significant events and...