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Jefferson Historical Society: River to Rail
Although this site provides information on one town, Madison, IN; it is an absolute treasure trove of information on the development of the Midwest. Authors provide captivating historic photos and comprehensive narrative on the area...
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Museum Tours: The David Roberts Gallery: David Roberts, r.a.
David Roberts was a 19th century artist who traveled to Egypt and nearby regions to paint and draw architectural structures and people. His published work was very popular in England. This is a collection of 124 pieces of his work that...
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Bijleveld Books: Life Among Ruins: Greece and Turkey Between Past & Present
A fascinating exhibition of the impact that living among the ruins of earlier civilizations has on people's lives. This online exhibit presents the illustrated records of European travelers to the Mediterranean from the 17th to the 19th...
Buck Institute
Buck Institute for Education: Pblu: The 22nd California Mission
When fourth graders are required to learn their state history, this California teacher takes it across the curriculum implementing a project-based learning unit highlighting the Spanish Mission Era of California in the 18th and 19th...
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Japanese Shipwrecks in British Columbia Myths & Facts
The Royal British Columbia Museum looks at the historical possibility of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the First Nations Peoples in Canada's Northwest. The site also looks at the validity of stories of shipwrecks in the...
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The Royal Geographic Society: Imaging Everest
The online version of an exhibition created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Mt. Everest in 1953. The photographs, maps, and artifacts in the exhibition trace Everest from its early exploration in the...
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Lorenzo De Zavala
Read this short biography of Lorenzo de Zavala, complete with links to primary documents involving the 19th-century Mexican politician.
PBS
Pbs: Westward Expansion
Customize this 19th century map to show different cities, territories, and native lands in addition to the travel routes of the westward movement.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Who Were the Cowboys Behind 'Cowboy Songs'?
This article and audio report [9:05] covers the origins of American cowboy folk songs. Uses popups. Also includes a brief video clip of a 19th century folk song being performed.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Realism: "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin
This lesson focuses on the short story "Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin which takes place in Louisiana during one hour at the turn of the 19th century. Chopin uses local color and various forms of irony to tell the story. The text is...
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: America in Class: Women, Temperance Reform, and the Cult of Domesticity
Lesson on how women's role in the campaign against alcohol consumption in 19th-century America reflected the strengths and limitations of the cult of domesticity. Complete set of resources for a comprehensive study.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Hamlet Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site focuses on images in conjunction with Shakespeare's Hamlet; it includes images of objects from the V&A collections that are relevant to Hamlet: A skull used as a prop in a 1980 production;...
OpenStax
Open Stax: Industrialization 1870 1900: From Invention to Industrial Growth
This section of the textbook describes how new inventions spurred industrial growth in the 19th century and discusses the business methods and models of Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, and J. P. Morgan.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Industrialization 1870 1900: A New American Consumer Culture
Learn about the development of the consumer mindset at the end of the 19th century.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Gilded Age 1870 1900: Key Political Issues: Patronage, Tariffs, Gold
Political patronage was a big problem in the late 19th century and led to corruption within the government. This made it difficult to reform the civil service. Tariffs were another big issue and affected economic groups in different...
US National Archives
Docsteach: Celebrating America's Bicentennial in 1976
In this activity, students will learn how the Declaration of Independence has been made available so that Americans can still read this important document. They will follow the steps that were involved in printing copies of the...
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