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Nebraska: Brief Glimpses of Nebraska's Past: Billy Sunday Cleans Up
Billy Sunday came into Omaha in 1915 and vowed to clean it up. Read about his fifty-day campaign to rid Omaha of its "evils."
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: African American Settlers
This presents an overview of African Americans moving and settling in the West.
University of Oregon
University of Oregon: Mapping History: Kansas Nebraska Act: 1854
Toggle back and forth on this interactive map to see how the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 completely negated the Missouri Compromise. Click on the map to see where slavery was permitted before 1854 and then after. Be sure to click on the...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Notable Nebraskan: J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska Studies presents a focused biography of one of the founders of Arbor Day, J. Sterling Morton.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Notable Nebraskan: Father Edward J. Flanagan
Father Edward J. Flanagan was the founder of the first Boys Town, a home for at-risk boys, is featured in this biography.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: High Falutin' Beef
This is an impressive history of the introduction of beef to the Great Plains region complete with videos, photos, and lesson plans.
Teaching American History
Teaching American History
An all-inclusive teacher's resource for teaching American history presented as a project of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Educators will find a plethora of lesson plans, multi-media, teaching tools, learning modules, and primary...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Solomon Butcher Photographs the Sod House Frontier
This is a brief biography of Nebraska photographer, Solomon Butcher, made history when he traveled, photographed, and wrote about Custer County.
50 States
50 States: Nebraska (Ne)
Find here a collection of links to information about the state of Nebraska. Categories include facts, government, geography, education, people, attractions, history, industry, and miscellaneous.
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Us Governors Who Were Impeached and Convicted
Of the three U.S. presidents who were impeached -- Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump -- none were ever convicted or removed from office. But when it comes to governors, the history of impeachment is quite different. There...
University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska Lincoln: Center for Great Plains Studies: Angie Debo
Learn about the life and writing of Oklahoma-born historian Angie Debo, who wrote about Native American history.
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Wake Forest University: History of Compromise Legislation
Annotated chronology of various compromise legislation, including the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitution, the Missouri Compromise, 1850 Compromise, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Kansas Nebraska Act and the Republican Party
Students will learn about the political ramifications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the founding of the Republican Party.
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American Anthropological Association: 1800 1850s: Expansion of Slavery in the Us
Outlines the political events prior to the Civil War as the United States expanded its territories to include new states and conflicts arose over the issue of slavery.
Cayuse Canyon
The Us50: Nebraska
Presents comprehensive information regarding Nebraska's history, cities, geography, state parks, tourism, and historic sites. A fact sheet of information and a quiz are also available.
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Architect of the Capitol: Julius Sterling Morton
This site has a biography of Julius Sterling Morton (1832-1902 CE), the famous Nebraskan and successful farmer. He taught people about modern techniques of farming and forestry and went on to be the founder of Arbor Day.
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Progressing Into the 20th Century
This is an overview of the gateway into the 20th Century in Nebraska and the Progressive Movement. Highlights on prohibition, suffrage, race, and more are included.
Digital History
Digital History: The Kansas Nebraska Act
An explanation of how the Kansa-Nebraska Act in effect voided the Missouri Compromise, which had been the law that dictated the territories that could allow slavery. Read about the act proposed by Stephen A. Douglas, and see how a...
Nebraska Studies
Nebraska Studies: Horses Change Native Lives
Learn how Spain's introduction of horses dramatically impacted the lives of the Native Indians.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Kansas Nebraska Act
Read about the essential repeal of the Missouri Compromise, which had established which states could be slave and which would be free for thirty years, with the rancorous passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. See who supported it and why,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Border Ruffians
Because of the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, a election would be held to determine whether Kansas would be a slave or free state. Read about the fraudulent votes cast by the so-called border ruffians from Missouri, and see how Kansas...
US Department of State
Bureau of International Information Programs: History Outline: Sectionalism
Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Ap Us History: Unit 4: A House Divided
This extensive learning module examines how the United States became more connected with the world as it pursued an expansionist foreign policy, became the destination for many new immigrants, and encouraged migration to the Pacific...