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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Battle of Fallen Timbers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents the background and a brief description of the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Tecumseh

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents a biography of Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee Indians.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: The Iroquois Indians

For Students 3rd - 8th
Information about the confederacy of Native Americans known as the Iroquois. Details how they lived and their allies and enemies, both foreign and from other Native American tribes.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Grange

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of the establishment of the Grange, or Patrons of Husbandry, in the mid-1800s and how the movement helped farmers.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Pontiac

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a biographical sketch of Chief Pontiac. Discusses his ties to many different Native American Tribes. Also discusses Pontiac's Rebellion.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Populist Party

For Students 9th - 10th
The Populist Party was one of the more successful third parties, at least in state politics. Read about its platform on the national and state levels in the 1890s.
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Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: Writing the Declaration of Independence

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the Declaration of Independence which covers the selection of the Committee of Five, Jefferson's writing, the presentation to Congress for approval, the problems in drafting, and the final changes which were made....
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Learning About Earth's History With Ice Cores

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains how ice cores are used to analyze past events like air pollution, volcanic activity, climate changes, and radioactivity.
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PBS

Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Troubled Waters: Brief History of the Clean Water Act

For Students 9th - 10th
Find the background of the legislation that resulted in the Clean Water Act in 1972, and read about the results of that legislation.
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San Diego Natural History Museum

San Diego Natural History Museum: Mineral Matters: Hardness

For Students 9th - 10th
Identifying a mineral by hardness? This website explains how to use the Mohs' hardness scale and provides examples.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: First European Exploration and Exploitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Essay on the exploitation and decimation of indigenous peoples as a result of European exploration, settlement, and colonization in North and South America.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Works Progress Administration

For Students 9th - 10th
A good look at the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and some of its subsets. Read about how the WPA helped the unemployed and the infrastructure of the United States.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: James Ritty

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography of James Ritty, the inventor of the cash register.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Westward Expansion: The Louisiana Purchase

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about the fortuitous purchase made that doubled the size of the United States. See why Napoleon was willing to sell the land, and find out about the quandary Thomas Jefferson was in as he had to go against his strict construction...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Battle of Fort Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Battle of Fort Henry, including the strategy and result of the Union bombardment.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: William A. Sunday

For Students 9th - 10th
Billy Sunday was an influential evangelist in the 1920s. Read about his life as a baseball player and revivalist.
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Andre Dollinger

Reshafim: Ancient Egyptian Overseas Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive article that details the trading partners of Egyptians and the goods that were exchanged by them. Includes a map of trading routes as well.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Federal System

For Students 9th - 10th
Outline of the principles embedded in a Federal System of government attempting to balance states' rights with the need for a central government.
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World History Encyclopedia

World History Encyclopedia: Ancient Greek Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the diversity of governments in ancient Greece and the four main types that existed - democracy, monarchy, oligarchy, and tyranny.
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Digital History

Digital History: Middle Passage

For Students 9th - 10th
The number of Africans who died or were enslaved as a result of slave trading both across the Atlantic and into the Arabian peninsula is truly shocking. Read about the Middle Passage which brought millions of slaves to the New World, see...
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Finding Fossils

For Students 9th - 10th
Guidelines for investigating fossils in the field include specimen-finding strategies, dos and don'ts, examples of the kinds of fossils you may see, and other helpful information, such as how to record your observations and finds in a...
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University

Depaul University: Center for Urban Education: Analyze History [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This graphic organizer will help students analyze a historical event. Students will carefully analyze the historical event's context and then determine the causes and their effects.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: United States History Map: The Nation Expands

For Students 9th - 10th
After examining a map showing the expansion of the United States, click to read about each addition to the country and see where that addition is. Play Expansion Concentration to test your skills.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: If Rocks Could Talk

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks and see many examples of each type.

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