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Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Conditions on the u.s. Army Transports

For Students 9th - 10th
Excerpt from the report of Lt. Col. B. F. Pope, Chief Surgeon of the Fifth Corps, U.S. Army, describing the conditions aboard several U.S. Army transports, which were to be used to carry troops for the invasion of Cuba.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Letter From Private Harold Booth: First New York Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Copy of a letter from Private Harold Booth, 1st New York Volunteer Infantry, dated September 10, 1898 from Honolulu, Hawaii. Booth was stationed at Camp McKinley, the first US military post in the Hawaiian Islands.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry: Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville, Florida

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article dated June 2, 1898, with the story detailing the departure of the 49th Iowa Volunteer Infantry and the fanfare they recieve as they are shipped out Jacksonville, Florida.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Official Report of Captain Francis A. Cook: Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Official report of Captain Francis A. Cook provides detail on the actions of the USS BROOKLYN at the Battle of Santiago.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Aboard Texas, at the End of the Battle of Santiago

For Students 9th - 10th
Account of events that took place on the TEXAS at the conclusion of the Battle of Santiago.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Colfax County, New Mexico Boys of Rough Riders: News

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico describes the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry, better known as the Rough Riders.
Primary
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: Colfax County, New Mexico Boys: 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry

For Students 9th - 10th
Newspaper Article from The Raton Range, Raton, New Mexico dated June 30, 1898, about the local men of Colfax County, New Mexico, who joined what would become the 1st Territorial Volunteer Infantry and known as the Rough Riders.
Article
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Theodore Roosevelt: Military Preparedness and Unpreparedness

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this essay from Roosevelt's, "The Strenuous Life," in which he discusses U.S. military forces, primarily in terms of the Spanish-American War. Excellent primary source!
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Library of Congress

Loc: Stephen Crane

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This Library of Congress site provides a brief description of Crane's life as a war correspondent during the Spanish-American War and then provides some excerpts from some of his war correspondences. A bibliography of related works of...
Handout
US Army Center

U.s. Army Center of Military History: Darkness and Light, the Interwar Years 1865 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers a good look at the reorganization and use of the U.S. military in the years betwee the end of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.
PPT
Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
Handout
US Navy

Nhhc: Oceanic Period (1890 1945)

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the build-up of the U.S. Navy after the Spanish-American War and how it was used to protech the country in World Wars I and II.
Study Guide
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides a video lesson over Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. This self-assessment covers context for The Spanish-American War and the debate about imperialism. This resource is designed as a...
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Arlington Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery: u.s.s. Maine Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Arlington National Cemetery contains a memorial to the U.S.S. Maine, a ship that was sunk during the Spanish-American War. Includes some brief text, then a lot of pictures, and then some in-depth text.
Handout
US Navy

Naval Historical Center: Battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a brief historical account and photographs and prints of the Battle of Manila Bay, a battle in the Spanish-American War. Hyperlinks to additional information.
Primary
US National Archives

Our Documents: Platt Amendment (1903)

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a copy of the Platt Amendment, written out in beautiful handwriting, which can be enlarged for easier viewing. In addiiton is a transcription of this document, and information about it. This was a document signed with Cuba after the...
Article
PBS

Crucible of Empire: Yellow Journalism

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses "yellow journalism" and its impact on the Spanish- American War.
Website
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Rough Riders

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains the best-selling book by Theodore Roosevelt about the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders were a group of voluntary men who fought horseback in Cuba during the Spanish American War.
Handout
US Navy

Naval History and Heritage Command: The Destruction of Uss Maine

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the destruction of the U.S.S Maine, and its impact on the Spanish-American War.
Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: July 1: The Rough Riders Storm San Juan Hill

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this Today in History site as a jumping off place to view information about the Rough Riders, the Battle of San Juan Hill, and the Spanish-American War that is available in the Library of Congress. Find photographs, pamphlets, and...
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Maine Explosion

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Young scholars solve a problem surrounding a historical question by reading primary source documents. When the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, triggering the Spanish-American War, the New York...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Today in History: July 17: The Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Spanish Civil War was a precursor of the tumult of World War II. Read a brief description of those involved in this civil war and see posters supporting each side.
Handout
University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Lincoln Brigade and those who served in it fighting in Spain against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: American Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition explores the origins, development, and eventual fall of the American empire and maps the diverse and rocky terrain of the American empire to show how it informs contemporary conversations on heritage, citizenship, racism,...

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