University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Colonization in Texas: Cultivation of Cotton and Wheat
Discusses the cotton economy in the Lower and Upper South of Texas in the 1800s, and the role transportation played in its growth, or lack thereof in some regions. Wheat was more widely grown in the Upper South where the yeomen farmed.
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Classic Reader: Compliments of the Season by O Henry
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Compliments of the Season," a piece from the 1800's. This story was written by the American author named O. Henry or Olivier Henry, both pen names for...
Black Past
Black Past: African Company/african Grove Theatre
The encyclopedia article explains the beginning of black theatre productions at the African Grove Theatre in New York City in the early 1800's.
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Classic Reader: A Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is A Christmas Country, a short story from the 1800s series. This story was written by Louisa May Alcott, the author of Little Women.
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Classic Reader: The Count's Apology by Robert Barr
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Count's Apology, a book written in the 1800s.
Other
Accessible Archives: African American Newspapers
Describes seven different African American newspapers that were published in the 1800s. These were newspapers written by African Americans for an African American audience. Access to the actual newspapers is only available on this...
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Knights of Labor
Reference source for information on the history of the labor organization, the Knights of Labor, nationally and in Georgia, in particular, in the late 1800s and the role it played in organizing southern laborers. Hyperlinks to additional...
Read Works
Read Works: Paired Text: A Long Time Ago: What Did People Wear?
[Free Registration/Login Required] ReadWorks provides pair texts for pre-fluent and fluent readers. This resource from ReadWorks provides information about the ways people dressed in the 1700s and 1800s.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Utopias in America
A good look at the various Utopian communities established in the United States in the 1800s. Find out about the communities, their founders, and their demise.
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Journeys West
A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which students explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"
Other
The University of Southern Mississippi: Maps Digital Collection
This Maps Digital collection contains a selection of historical maps that feature Mississippi in the 1800s.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Teacher Version)
The Lewis and Clark expedition was filled with scarcity issues. They made life and death choices based on scarcity. In this lesson plan, you will travel back to the early 1800's in a time machine and travel with Lewis and Clark. See if...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
In the mid-1800s, a French sailor is unjustly imprisoned for fourteen years. He escapes, finds a fortune, and seeks revenge on the those who put him in prison. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 8-11) to pair with "The Count of Monte...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Text Sets: Westward Expansion
Throughout the 1800s, Americans pushed ever westward in the search of prosperity and the American dream. It was a time of growth and adventure for settlers, and loss for most American Indians. This collection includes 7 Grade-Leveled...
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Orphan Trains
A site telling of the trains during the late 1800s that took orphans and unwanted children from the cities and transported them to the West to work on farms and hopefully be adopted.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Deal on Change by Robert Barr
Classic Reader provides a number of historical fiction pieces from famous authors. One work is a story, "A Deal in Change," which was first published in the late 1800's. It was written by Robert Barr.
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Classic Reader: Concerning a Provost Who Did Not Recognise Things
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Concerning a Provost Who Did Not Recognise Things," a piece from the early 1800's. This story was written by the French author named Honore de Balzac.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Concerning a Poor Man Who Was Called Le Vieux Par Chemins
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Concerning a Poor Man Who was Called Le Vieux Par-Chemins," a piece from the early 1800's. This story was written by the French author named Honore de Balzac.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Common People by t.s. Arthur
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is "Common People," a piece from the 1800's. This story was written by the American author named T.S. Arthur, whose full name was Timothy Shay Arthur.
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Classic Reader: A Summer in a Canyon by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This late 1800's work, A Summer in a Canyon, was written by Kate Douglas Wiggin, the author famously known for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
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Classic Reader: Rico and Wiseli by Johanna Spyri
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This late 1800's work, Rico and Wiseli, was written by Johanna Spyri, the author famously known for Heidi.
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Classic Reader: Elsie's Children by Martha Finley
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Elsie's Children, the sixth book from the late 1800's series, "Elsie Dinsmore." This series was written by Martha Finley.
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Classic Reader: Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Elsie at the World's Fair, the twentieth book from the late 1800's series, "Elsie Dinsmore." This series was written by Martha Finley.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Last Penny and Other Stories by t.s. Arthur
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in the mid-1800s, one work is The Last Penny and Other Stories. This collection was written by T.S. Arthur.
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