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Georgia Voyager: Story of Toonahowi

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read the exciting story from the Georgia Voyager of how Toonahowi and his uncle Tomochichi worked to become friends with the first English settlers of Georgia and to live in peace.
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History.com: 10 Things You May Not Know About Sitting Bull

For Students 9th - 10th
Get the facts about one of the most legendary Native Americans of the 19th century. Sitting Bull was born around 1831 into the Hunkpapa people, a Lakota Sioux tribe that roamed the Great Plains in what is now the Dakotas.
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Joseph Bruchac Home Page: Joseph Bruchac

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is Joseph Bruchac's homepage. It provides links to his biography, a listing of his major works, and other online resources for the author. It also provides links to several of his poems to open or download on mp3.
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270towin: 1924 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1924 won by Calvin Coolidge, the first presidential election in which all American Indians were citizens and thus allowed to vote.
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My Hero: George Washington

For Students 3rd - 8th
The first president of the United States, George Washington, is a hero to many. Use this site to learn about his heroic actions during the French and Indian War and during the American Revolution. This article includes images and related...
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Wikipedia: Henry Knox: Secretary of War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about Henry Knox, George Washington's first Secretary of War. Particularly interesting is his intent to honor the treaties made with the Native Americans.
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The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota History for 4th Grade

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the very beginning and through the twentieth century, this comprehensive collection of lessons will enrich students studying the history in between and the effects on South Dakota.
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Famous Trials: The Osage "Reign of Terror" Murder Trials

For Students 9th - 10th
The "Reign of Terror" that overtook the Osage Reservation in 1921 is just one chapter in the long story of mistreatment of Native Americans by whites, but is one of the most horrifying. Before the chapter ends, untold dozens of Osage...
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Hesquiaht Woman From the Central Nootka Tribe, British Columbia, 1916

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Photograph of an Aboriginal Man Standing in a Graveyard, Fort Qu

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Man, Kneeling, in Traditional Clothing Portraying a 17th Century Aboriginal Man

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View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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Photograph of a Man Paddling a Kayak Off the Coast of Greenland, 1889

For Students 9th - 10th
View aspects of the history of the aboriginal peoples of Canada through photographs. Culture, ways of life, and struggles can be examined in this database of primary source images (most from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century).
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The Royal Proclamation of October 7, 1763

For Students 9th - 10th
The original text of the British Royal Proclamation, 1763 - the document that dealt with the governance of the new colonies of British North America. The author of the site has published the text of the document as well as an annotation...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: Larry Doby

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Larry Doby, an American baseball player, the second African-American player in the major leagues and the first in the American League when he joined the Cleveland Indians in 1947.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abraham Whipple

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Abraham Whipple (26 September 1733 - 27 May 1819) was an American revolutionary naval commander. Whipple was born near Providence, Rhode Island and chose to be a seafarer early in his life. He embarked upon a career in the lucrative West...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Alabama: Fort Mitchell Site

For Students 9th - 10th
Fort Mitchell represents three periods of interaction with Native Americans. The first period is the martial aspect of Manifest Destiny, when the Creek Indian Nation was defeated and forced to concede land.; the second represents the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The State of Ohio, January 1804

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After the French and Indian War, France ceded control of the Northwest region including Ohio to Great Britain. With American independence, Ohio became a part of the Northwest Territory, the first organized land addition to the original...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The New West, 1889 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the western United States showing the rapid growth of the New West between 1885 and 1912 during the presidencies from Benjamin Harrison to Howard Taft. The map is color-coded to show the States admitted to the Union before the...

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