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Making Treaties and Weaving Wampum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are exposed to the cultural and artistic importance of wampum belts and the importance of the belts in American history as markers of relations between the Native Americans and European settlers.
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Reformers

For Teachers 4th
Students research reform efforts during the 1800's, primarily those leading up to the Civil War. They complete several lessons that investigate the life of Sojourner Truth and her contributions to the abolitionist movement and women's...
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Hall of Fame

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners create a Hall of Fame. They discuss and study established Hall of Fames such as baseball. They participate in mock nominating and voting process for the hall of fame.
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Women's Rights Historic Sites

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use maps, readings, floor plans, photos and cartoons to research the conditions of upstate New York in the first half of the 19th century, examine the issues that led to Women's Rights Convention of 1848 and consider current...
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Masks and the Stories Behind Them

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students study the stories that go with masks from two cultures. They examine Native American masks used by tribes that lived in the Northeastern United States.. These include these Algonquian-speaking: Micmac, Pequot, Delaware....
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The Hartford Convention and the Battle of New Orleans

For Students 6th - 8th
For this United States history worksheet, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Hartford Convention and the Battle of New Orleans. A short answer question is included as...
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American Indians

For Students 5th - 6th
In this American Indians worksheet, students read a 2 page article on American Indians, answer 6 statements as true or false and fill in 8 blanks in 8 facts referring back to American Indians.
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Women’s Suffrage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine several aspects of the Women's Suffrage Movement. For this women's rights lesson, students explore several primary and secondary sources regarding the events of the movement, opposition to the movement, and the effects...
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First Nations Contributions

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate the 6 nations of the First Nations. For this native studies lesson, 8th graders research the 6 nations in the confederacy and their contributions to society. Students create displays featuring the their...
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Confict, Consensus, and Conclusion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers debate the key issues dealing with women's rights and the rights of African Americans during and after the Civil War. They analyze the women's rights movement in relationship to the desire for suffrage. They utilize the...
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Before Rosa Parks: Upper Grades Activity: Frances Watkins Harper

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the rhetorical strategies Frances Watkins Harper used, such as tone, emotional appeal and descriptive language
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Susan B. Anthony: Rebel for the Cause

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the suffragist, Susan B. Anthony, documents her life and era with photographs, illustrations, and interviews. It demonstates how this feminist leader simultaneously influenced events and was shaped by external forces.
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Voting and the U.S. Constitution (Past, Present, and Future), Part 2

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and discuss the 19th Amendment, and read the document, Why Women Want to Vote. Students illustrate statements from the handbill, then conduct a play about women's suffrage.
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Animals in Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners look at how animals are shown in literature and art as representing emotions, telling a story, or sending a message in this elementary school Language Arts and Visual Arts lesson.
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Dissolved Oxygen Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate what dissolved oxygen is and why it is important to aquatic life and what factors influence levels of dissolved oxygen in a lake. They study how to use MS Excel to make charts to show trends and correlations.
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Powerful Signatures

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience famous historical documents that were initiated and propelled by signatures such as Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution. They create a school amendment using the information gathered.
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Northeast States and Tribes Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this geography activity, students find the words that are used to describe places in the Northeastern United States. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Www Virtual Library: Amdocs: The Seneca Falls Declaration (1848)

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of the 1848 Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments, by women's rights activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Seneca Falls Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will examine primary sources about the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 to understand why a women's rights movement was necessary to gain greater rights for women.
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Loc: Seneca Falls and Building a Movement, 1776 1890

For Students 9th - 10th
The story of the Seneca Falls convention is told through words, pictures, and primary sources.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Seneca

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more a little about the Seneca tribe which is an original member of the League of the Iroquois. The article discusses where they live and a little bit about their life.
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Spanish American War Centennial: Transport Seneca: An Account of Conditions Aboard the Vessel

For Students 9th - 10th
First hand account of the horrible conditions suffered by the wounded and sick who were being transported home aboard the vessel, SENECA during the Spanish-American War.
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Loc: Seneca Falls Convention Scrapbook

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore digital photographs of newspaper clippings about the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights in 1848. Includes a photo depicting Stanton in the controversial bloomer outfit.
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The Seneca Nation of Indians

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page of The Seneca Nation Of Indians and contains links to a variety of resources.

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