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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes by Edward Stratemeyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes, the fifth book from the late 1800's through the early 1900's series, "The Rover Boys." This book is from the first series...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Rover Boys at School by Edward Stratemeyer

For Students 9th - 10th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is The Rover Boys at School, the first book from the late 1800's through the early 1900's series, "The Rover Boys." This book is from the first series written...
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Revolution in Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive look at the United States agricultural revolution in the late 1800s. Discover the impact it had on the development of the country.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Guadalupe Fur Seal

For Students 4th - 8th
The history of the Guadalupe fur seal during the past century is well documented. The seals were nearly extinguished by hunters seeking their dense, luxurious underfur in the 1800s. Learn more about the Arctocephalus townsendi, more...
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Museum of the City of San Francisco

Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Steamer Day at the Post Office

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains information about Steamer Day that took place in San Francisco in the late 1800s.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Napoleon Bonaparte Biography

For Students 1st - 8th
Interesting biographical information, fun facts, military timeline, and famous quotes about Napoleon Bonaparte, military leader and emperor of France in the early 1800s.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The first three pages of this extensive essay on the railroad in United States history focuses on the early railroad and the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
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Eserver

E Server: The Thoreau Reader: Thoreau Chronology

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a detailed chronology of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862 CE). Give information on his life, writings, and lectures.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Inventors & Inventions 1801 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Enchanted Learning presents several brief overviews of major early nineteenth century inventors and their inventions. The information is accessible by clicking on the corresponding link.
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Other

Suffolk County Community College: Congress of Vienna

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the goals of the countries at the Congress of Vienna in 1815, how realistic they were, and to what extent they were achieved. The goals were intended to create a new balance of power that could prevent both the spread of...
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Birmingham Museums Trust (UK)

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: The Victorians Inventions

For Students 3rd - 7th
Try to identify the inventions form the Victorian era, and then learn more about each discovery.
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Project Britain

Primary Homework Help: The Victorians: Inventions

For Students 4th - 7th
Find out about several major developments that made travel, communications, and trade easier for many people during the Victorian period.
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PBS

American Experience: Technology Timeline: 1752 1990

For Students 9th - 10th
Short descriptions of important technological innovations produced in America and the date of their introduction.
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Bowling Green State University

United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Hiding of Black Bill by O. Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes the full text of a classic short story by O. Henry, "The Hiding of Black Bill." This story is part of the classic literature collection from Classic Reader.
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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: American Woman Suffrage Association Poster

For Students 9th - 10th
A poster and description from the American Woman Suffrage Association (1869-1890).
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Smithsonian Institution

National Postal Museum: Rail, Sail, or Overland Mail

For Students 3rd - 8th
Audio and animated visual presentation on the history of how mail travels, starting in the 1850s. This activity lets you see how quickly you can carry twenty bags of mail from Philadelphia to New Orleans using various methods of travel.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Magnet Lab: Electric Meter 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
The invention of the light bulb quickly created the need to track people's electricity usage. In 1872, Samuel Gardiner built the first simple power meter: a lamp with an attached clock that recorded the time the light was on.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Sister Carrie

For Teachers 10th - 12th
In this learning module, students will engage in a deep study of Theodore Dreiser's novel, Sister Carrie. Worksheets, tests, and map projects are provided to reinforce comprehension of Sister Carrie.
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Ancestry

Europe 1820

For Students 9th - 10th
Although there is no key, the map shows provinces, country boundaries, and the German Confederation boundary of 1820.
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Other

Historyplex: Urbanization During the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Urbanization brought about many changes in the social, economic, and political lives of people during the Industrial Revolution. This article sheds light on the effects of urbanization and industrialization on the common people of that...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Industrial Revolution Inventions

For Students 9th - 10th
The Industrial Revolution is a phrase that encompasses the massive changes in agriculture and manufacturing processes during the 18th and 19th centuries that transformed the United States from an agricultural to an industrial society....
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Ancestry

Europe After the Congress of Vienna, 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna of 1815, showing the gains of Prussia, Russia, Sardinia, and Austria, as well as the boundaries of the German Confederation.
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Read Works

Read Works: French Native American Relations in the Great Lakes Region

For Teachers 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This historical passage discusses the relations between the French and Native Americans in the Great Lakes Regions during the 1700's and 1800's. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that...

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