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The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: The Case Files: History of Transportation Technologies

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of transportation technologies, and the individuals who led the way in developing and advancing new modes of transportation.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Culture & Change, Evolution of Black History

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore the Black History in America in the lives of famous African Americans. Features include a clickable interactive timeline that highlights important events, accomplishments, and personalities from 1492 to 2001.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: West Point in the Making of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Online part of a Smithsonian exhibit to honor the 200th anniversary of West Point, the site includes history, interactive maps, historical documents and artifacts.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Traveling the Silk Road: Take a Journey

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about some of the ancient Asian and Middle Eastern cities along the Silk Road between AD 600 and 1200. Highlights Xian, Turfan, Samarkand, and Baghdad, as well as those who traveled by sea.
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The History Place

The History Place: American Revolution: An Unlikely Victory

For Students 9th - 10th
This History Place timeline briefly identifies over 100 events of the American Revolution between January 1, 1777 and December 31, 1783. In addition, there are many links to other pages which expand on the events and people mentioned in...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Seven Years War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes events causing the Seven Years' War, which resulted mainly from quarrels over trading rights in the Ohio Valley. It goes on to briefly describe the series of four wars fought between the French and the British.
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The University of Southern Mississippi: Southern Miss History Digital Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
The Southern Miss History Digital Collection contains a selection of items from McCain Library & Archives including photographs, yearbook pages, documents, and memorabilia that document The University of Southern Mississippi's history.
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Digital History

Digital History: The Presidency of John Adams

For Students 9th - 10th
John Adams, early revolutionary and founding father, became the second president of the United States, only to face difficult foreign policy problems. Read about the XYZ Affair and the Federalists' preparation for war with France.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Declaration of Independence (1776)

For Students 9th - 10th
The Our Documents group provides a look at the original, signed Declaration of Independence as well as a print version distributed soon after the original was signed. View and learn about the document and its history. RI.9-10.9 US Documents
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: u.s. History Map Interactive

For Students 9th - 10th
Become a geography whiz as you learn how the United States was settled. Discover how the continent was irrevocably changed by European colonization, the events that caused the wholesale displacement and decimation of the land's original...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Historical Thinking

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This chart elaborates on the historical reading skills of sourcing, corroboration, contextualization, and close reading. In addition to questions that relate to each skill, the chart includes...
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Artifact & Analysis: Historical Interpretation

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A companion to American history courses, Artifact & Analysis features historical artifacts and documents about consumerism and the nation expanding, teacher's guide, writing assignments, and essays.
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Toledo Museum of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Located in Toledo, OH. A fine collection of world-famous works of art from various periods throughout history. Although located in a smaller mid-western city, you'll be surprised at what it has to offer.
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Pittsburg Post Gazette: Ohio Embankments Evidence of Sophisticated Culture

For Students 9th - 10th
News article offering details of Great Circle of Newark Earthworks.
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Other

The Cincinnati Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio), offers a comprehensive website exploring its current exhibitions as well as searching their collection database. Other content includes virtual tours, museum history, and teacher guides with...
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Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
Impressive collection of information and imagery about ancient Greece. Find information and illustrations about ancient Greek architecture, art, history and culture. Includes maps and a timeline.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Collections, Guides and Bibliographies: Web Guides

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This series of web guides serves as a collection of resources for research into a variety of areas including the performing arts, sports, government, law, art, American history, Women's history, African American history, literature and...
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Stanford University

Stanford History Education Group: Expansion of the Early Islamic Empire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson using primary sources in which students study the documents and consider historical developments in the early Islamic Empire. Teacher materials, student materials, original documents and...
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BBC

Bbc: History: Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how the Industrial Revolution affected Scotland and the roles that Scots like Joseph Black and James Watt, among others, played. Subtopics include the chemical revolution, commercial revolution, and New Lanark and the factory system.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Evaluating Sources

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Are all historical sources equally trustworthy? How might the reliability of a historical document be affected by the circumstances under which it was created? In this activity, students sharpen their...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Radical Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use primary source documents to investigate central historical questions. In this investigation students read speeches by Thaddeus Stevens and Andrew Johnson in order to explore why the Radical...
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University of Southern Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

For Students 9th - 10th
The Historical Manuscripts & Photographs Digital Collection contains a selection of items that document the history of the South, with particular emphasis on Mississippi.
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University of Calgary

European Voyages of Exploration: 15th & 16th Centuries

For Students 9th - 10th
This award-winning website from the University of Calgary's History Department is both impressive and extensive. It focuses on Portuguese and Spanish expeditions of the 15th and 16th centuries (the sitemap provides a good outline of...
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Read Like a Historian: Civil War Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In the Civil War and Reconstruction unit, young scholars engage in contentious historiographic debates about the period: Was Lincoln a racist? Was Reconstruction a success or failure? Was John Brown a...

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