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American Presidency Project

American Presidency Project: Election of 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1872 won by Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant.
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia (1865)

For Students 9th - 10th
The document outlining the terms of surrender, agreed upon by Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, which ended the Civil War in 1865. Interactive image accompanied by background information and transcript.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Harp Week

Harp Week: Elections: 1872: Grant v. Greeley

For Students 9th - 10th
The re-election campaign of Republican Ulysses S. Grant versus the Liberal Republican, Horace Greeley.
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US Department of State

Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Elihu Benjamin Washburne (1816 1887)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of Elihu Benjamin Washburne who served as a temporary appointment to Secretary of State under Ulysses S. Grant for less than a month in 1869.
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American Battlefield Trust

American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Maps of Fort Donelson, Tennessee (1862)

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps of Fort Donelson, Tennessee, site of Civil War battle in February, 1862 in which General Ulysses S. Grant was victorious and ensuring Kentucky would stay in the Union. Accompanied by informational text explaining the history.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1844 1877: Later Stages of the Civil War 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
In the year 1863, US General Ulysses S. Grant succeeds in securing the western theatre of war and moves east to take on Robert E. Lee. [5 min, 51 sec]
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's eighteenth president includes background information on the era in which he served and linked-to objects from the Smithsonian's collections that help define the man and his presidency.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: General Ulysses Grant Attempted to Take Vicksburg, Ms

For Students 3rd - 8th
From America's Story, comes a short note on Grant and the siege of Vicksburg.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses Foiling the Wiles of Circe

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses Foiling the Wiles of Circe", created by Pier Francesco Cittadiniz (Oil on board, 149 x 226 cm).
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Virtual Museum of San Francisco Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Rush

For Students 9th - 10th
From Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs is this description of his 1852 trip to California across Panama and his stay in San Francisco.
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Web Gallery of Art: Circe and Ulysses

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Circe and Ulysses", created by Michael Wolgemut in 1493 (Woodcut, 121 x 156 mm).
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Curated OER

Port Scene With the Departure of Ulysses From the Land of the Feaci

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Port Scene with the Departure of Ulysses from the Land of the Feaci", created by Claude Lorrain in 1646 (Oil on canvas, 119 x 150 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses Returns Chryseis to Her Father

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses Returns Chryseis to her Father", created by Claude Lorrain in 1648 (Oil on canvas, 119 x 150 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Feast in the House of Ulysses

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Feast in the House of Ulysses", created by Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy from 1818-22 (Bronze).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses Killing the Suitors of Penelope

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses Killing the Suitors of Penelope", created by Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy from 1818-22 (Bronze).
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Web Gallery of Art: Circe and the Companions of Ulysses

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Circe and the Companions of Ulysses", created by Parmigianino, c. 1527 (Black pencil, pen and brown ink and wash, white lead on white paper, 230 x 279 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses and Penelope

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses and Penelope", created by Francesco Primaticcio, c. 1545 (Oil on canvas).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses Deriding Polyphemus", created by Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1848 (Oil on canvas, 132 x 203 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Ulysses and Circe

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Ulysses and Circe", created by Jan Van Bijlertz (Oil on panel, 51 x 81 cm).
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270 To Win

270towin: 1872 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1872 won by Ulysses S. Grant. Another candidate, Horace Greeley, died before the Electoral College cast its votes; it is so far the only election in which a Presidential...
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270 To Win

270towin: 1868 Presidential Election

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides detailed electoral facts for the presidential election of 1868 won by Ulysses S. Grant, the first presidential election to take place during Reconstruction.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
(1822-1885) Eighteenth president of the Unites states1869-1876 and Civil war general for the Union.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Ulysses S. Grant

For Students 9th - 10th
(1822-1885) U.S. president 1868-1876

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