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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Handout
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Using primary documents, oral histories, and other historical resources, discover how the arts of Africa, Europe, and pre-Civil War America influenced the culture of enslaved African Americans.
Article
A&E Television

History.com: Black Heroes Throughout Us Military History

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the standout soldiers, spies and homefront forces who fought for America, from the Revolution to World War II. During the American Revolution, thousands of Black Americans fought -- on both sides of the conflict. As America's Civil...
Handout
CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Slavery in America

For Students 9th - 10th
People enslaved Africans for their enforced labor from before America's founding until the end of the Civil War. Learn about the history of slavery, its effects on a budding nation, and the fight to abolish it. This collection includes...
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "The Nice People" by Henry Cuyler Bunner

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "The Nice People" by American author Henry Cuyler Bunner. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "Other People's Eyes" by t.s. Arthur

For Students 9th - 10th
Text of the short story "Other People's Eyes" by T.S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)
Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism

For Students 9th - 10th
This August of 2002 report discusses post-September 11 treatment of Arab and Muslim people residing in the U.S.
Website
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Julius Caesar

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed encyclopedia entry about Julius Caesar contains all pertinent information from his birth to death. Links are given for more information about people and places relevant to Caesar's life. Pictures and videos are also included.
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Other

Usps: Charles W. Chesnutt: Dreamweaver

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Celebrate Black Heritage Month by studying this Dreamweaver who used his talents as a teacher, writer, speaker, and activist to persuade people to share his passion for a world in which all people are treated equally. Write poems,...
Interactive
CBS

Cbs News: Struggle in Sudan

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive site that shows the suffering of the people of the Darfur region of Sudan. Maps, statistics, and video are provided to show the extent of the genocide.
Primary
American Rhetoric

American Rhetoric: Abraham Lincoln: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is the text of Abraham Lincoln's famous speech, "The Gettysburg Address," delivered November 19, 1863, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This page also offers audio readings by six famous people: Johnny Cash, Jeff Daniels, Jim Getty,...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
Article
Texas State Historical Association

Texas State Historical Association: Francis Richard Lubbock

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Francis R. Lubbock, who became governor of Texas in 1861. He later served in the military until the end of the Civil War, then as the state treasurer of Texas.
Handout
Other

Gmsp: Military Career of General Meade

For Students 3rd - 8th
A detailed biography of General George Meade, a military man and eventual leader of Pennsylvania troops during the Civil War. Outlines his military career in detail.
Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
Article details important people, places, and events in the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s and 1960s.
Handout
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Mediterranean World

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains information about the people using the Mediterranean during the Renaissance. Mentions cultural diversity, humanism, economics and port cities. Includes the setting, cultural diversity, and changing order of the...
Handout
The History Place

The History Place:rwanda 1994

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed article that examines the genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 killing over 800,000 people.
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Oliver Cromwell (1599 1658)

For Students 3rd - 6th
This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Oliver Cromwell. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his legacy.

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