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Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.
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Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: Denominational Family Tree: Presbyterian Family

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic representation giving the various religious sects and groups that make up the Presbyterian church in the United States along with a timeline. Provides additional information on certain groups when you do a mouse-over.
Handout
Association of Religion Data Archives

Association of Religion Data Archives: Family Tree: Mennonite Churches

For Students 9th - 10th
A graphic representation giving the various religious sects and groups that make up the Mennonite churches in the United States along with a timeline. Provides additional information on certain groups when you do a mouse-over.
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Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

Gilder Lehrman Institute: Immigration and Migration: Timeline and Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An interactive look at court cases that deal with the rights of immigrants between 1876 and 1901.
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The History Place

The History Place: The Bitter End of the Vietnam War

For Students 9th - 10th
This History Place timeline series discusses the Paris Peace Accords and the United States' attempts to withdraw from Vietnam.
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A&E Television

History.com: American Presidents: Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
This easy-to-navigate site has Thomas Jefferson's biography, events in his life, an image gallery, several video clips.
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The History of u.s. Paper Money

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline history of paper money used in the United States.
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BBC

Bbc: News: Country Profile: United Arab Emirates

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News presents a general overview of the United Arab Emirates which is a federation of seven states. Focus is on history, current information, country facts, political leaders, and news media. Provides links to a timeline of key...
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PBS

Pbs: Commanding Heights the Battle for the World Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge site dedicated to an understanding of the current global economic system. Includes the history, forces, values and perceptions that have shaped the world's economy. A comprehensive resource that includes a detailed economic report...
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PBS

Pbs: God in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Site has much to offer on the topic of the 400-year history of religion and public life in America. At this point in time the full videos are available to watch for free. Topics include: American Scripture, God in the White House, Sacred...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Touring Turn of the Century America

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection contains thousands of photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company and gives viewers the opportunity to explore America from the period of 1880 to 1920. Images include rural America, city life, men and women at work,...
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Harvard University

Harvard University Library: Open Collections: Immigration to the u.s.,1789 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
Find books, pamphlets, photographs, maps, and manuscripts about immigration to the United States, principally nineteenth-century immigration. With a timeline of key dates in U.S. immigration history and a browsable list of search themes...
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HyperHistory Online

Hyperhistory.com: Timelines of the Great Depression

For Students 9th - 10th
Peruse this timeline of the Great Depression and gather information about this era in United States History. Short, interesting paragraphs summarize U.S. and world events with an emphasis on economic issues.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Second Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this interactive timeline on the history of the second amendment.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Congress Cannot Grant Itself a Raise

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of Congressional pay.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Civil Liberties in Wartime

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of civil liberties at wartime.
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US Holocaust Memorial Museum

U.s. Holocaust Memorial Museum: America and Nazi Book Burning

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive history of the purification of Nazi Germany by burning objectionable books.
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Kids Voting Usa

For Students K - 1st
Kids Voting USA offers learning activities on the history and importance of voting, as well as a timeline of suffrage in the United States. Each learning activity includes materials, objectives, and questions to be raised in class.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Early America: The First Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Gives an overview of the timeline of humans establishing themselves in the Americas, starting with the crossing of the Bering Sea land bridge some time before 12,000 B.C. Archaeological evidence shows humans moving south and eventually...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: The Making of African American Identity [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion...
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: Al Qaeda's New Front

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Frontline investigates the threat radical jihadists pose to Western Europe and it allies - including the United States.
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Indiana Historical Bureau: Northwest Ordinance of 1787

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline of events significant to Indiana and the United States preceding and following the enactment of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: American Presidency: William J. Clinton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographical sketch of America's forty-second 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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Family Search: Philippine Insurrection, 1899 to 1902

For Students 9th - 10th
During the Philippine Insurrection, more than 125,000 American soldiers were sent to the Philippines, and over 4,000 deaths occurred during this conflict. This was also known as the Philippine-American War and the War of Philippine...