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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Colonization in Texas: Cultivation of Cotton and Wheat

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Compliments of the Season by O Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Black Past

Black Past: African Company/african Grove Theatre

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Count's Apology, a book written in the 1800s.
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Other

Accessible Archives: African American Newspapers

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.

New Georgia Encyclopedia: Knights of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Read Works

Read Works: Paired Text: A Long Time Ago: What Did People Wear?

For Students K
[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.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Utopias in America

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Teachers: Journeys West

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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?"
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Other

The University of Southern Mississippi: Maps Digital Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This Maps Digital collection contains a selection of historical maps that feature Mississippi in the 1800s.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Scarcity With the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Teacher Version)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Westward Expansion

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Orphan Trains

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Deal on Change by Robert Barr

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Concerning a Provost Who Did Not Recognise Things

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Classic Reader: Concerning a Poor Man Who Was Called Le Vieux Par Chemins

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Common People by t.s. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Summer in a Canyon by Kate Douglas Wiggin

For Students 6th - 9th
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

For Students 3rd - 7th
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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Elsie's Children by Martha Finley

For Students 4th - 8th
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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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Elsie at the World's Fair by Martha Finley

For Students 4th - 8th
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.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Last Penny and Other Stories by t.s. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
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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