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Reading Group Guides: My Intonia
This site features a reading group guide for the book, "My Antonia," by Willa Cather. Students will benefit from the discussion questions listed in this resource.
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Vox: 37 Maps That Explain the American Civil War
April 1865 was a momentous month in American history. On April 9, the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union forces of Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War. Then on April 14, the victorious President...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Missouri Compromise
A good look at the issues debated about the admission of new states, particularly those that would be made from the Louisiana Purchase. Read about why the issue of allowing slavery in the new states was such a hard decision for Congress....
Library of Congress
Loc: Today in History: April 23: The Little Giant
Contains a short biography on U.S. congressman, senator, and presidential candidate Stephen A. Douglas.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Franklin Pierce
Details Franklin Pierce's career as the 14th President of the United States and his background information. A portrait is included.
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Midwestern Higher Education Compact
The MHEC serves students from several states. The program provides reduced out-of-state tuition rates at designated colleges.
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Course Notes: Us History: 1840 1877: Expansion and Slavery
A list with short descriptions of the issues and events that impacted the expansion of the frontier, with slavery being the most significant issue.
US Senate
U.s. Senate: The Caning of Senator Charles Sumner
Describes Preston Brooks' attack on Senator Charles Sumner, May 22, 1856, in the Senate after Sumner's famous speech, "Crimes Against Kansas."
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John Brown Raid: 1859 Raid on Harpers Ferry
Commemorating John Brown's historic Harpers Ferry raid of 1859, this site has lots of information about Brown and the raid. The Educational Resources page is helpful for lesson materials. The links on the pressroom page will help you...
Columbia University
Columbia University: Columbia University & Slavery 11. Columbians
This website was created by faculty, students, and staff to publicly present information about Columbia's historical connections to the institution of slavery. This article looks at the different approaches among Columbians to the...
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Freedom on the Move: Traveling Back
In this lesson, students will read and analyze ads written from 1850 to 1860 and make a timeline of the ads. They will consider important historical events, people, and literature from those years and build a timeline in their classroom...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Failure of Compromise
A quick comprehension check over the failure of compromise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Quiz 2
Take this five question quiz over US history during the mid 1800s.
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...
Curated OER
Building the Pacific Railroad, Probably Uprr in Nebraska
Contains excerpts from Albert D. Richarson's "Beyond the Mississippi" about the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad and his trip on the train.
Curated OER
People's Party Convention, Nebraska
The 1892 platform of the Populist Party that critiqued the power of laissez faire economics and argued for significant changes to improve the economic condition of farmers and industrial workers.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: "A Wagner Matinee" by Willa Cather
A young man is visited in Boston by his aunt from Nebraska and takes her to a symphony concert, whereupon the aunt decides she doesn't want to go back to the desolate life she leads in Nebraska. Read the full text of "The Wagner Matinee"...
University of Nebraska
Unl: Reproductive Systems of Nematodes
This article from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln provides general information on the structure and diversity of the male and female reproductive systems of nematodes.
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Gilman Park Arboretum
This resource contains general inforamtion about the Gilman Park Arboretum in Pierce, Nebraska.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: Give and Take
A lesson plan from the University of Nebraska for Middle School students about choice, opportunity cost, and trade-offs. Indicates standards, materials, objectives and is differentiated for one grade below and above grade-level students.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Spotted Ground Squirrel
Spotted Ground Squirrels are among the smallest ground squirrels in North America. They inhabit arid and semi-arid regions of Mexico and the Southwest and are found in scrubland and grassland as far north as Wyoming and Nebraska. Learn...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Branding of America
An interactive map that, when clicked, gives a famous brand name product from that particular state. For instance, click on Hastings, Nebraska and learn about the home of Kool-Aid.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Willa Cather Lesson Plans
Check out this informative resource to learn more about this famous author. This site features links to several other sites dedicated to Willa Cather's life and work.
CRW Flags
Flags of the World: Clickable Map of the United States
Includes both printable images and fascinating trivia behind the flag of each state. It includes alternate flags used in the past.
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