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Loc: Legislation Related to the Attack of September 11, 2001
Exhaustive resource of legislation related to September 11th. Legislation is categorized, with its title. By clicking the link, you can go to a page with a summary, you can read the legislation in its entirety, etc.
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Loc: Primary Source Set: Westward Expansion Teacher's Guide [Pdf]
As the United States expanded westward, many cultural groups came into contact with one another, such as Native American tribes, Chinese, and various Europeans. In this set of exercises, students use primary source documents to explore...
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Loc: A Video Selection of Illuminated Manuscripts
A video selection of various medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, including bibles and books of hours.
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Loc: Presidents as Poets: George Washington
A rarely seen glimpse of President George Washington's poems written when he was a young teenage boy. Includes original manuscripts of his two poems.
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Loc: Chinese Immigration
Excellent coverage of the Chinese immigration story. Begins with early dreams of gold, describes decades of struggle, and continues to contemporary Chinese American life.
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Loc: Churchill and the Great Republic
An interactive online exhibit about Churchill's life and especially his relationship with the United States.
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Loc: congress.gov: Contrasting Procedures of the Senate and House
Clearly contrasts the two houses in the US Legislative Branch. It details the commonalities in the making of a law.
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Loc: How Our Laws Are Made
This page provides links to every step in the legislative process, from sources of legislation through publication.
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Loc: Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence From the Haymarket Affair, 1886 1887
This lesson from the Library of Congress examines the Haymarket Square riot and resulting trial from many different perspectives. Read about the position the anarchists took, as well as the reactions of the police. Questions to encourage...
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Loc: Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua
This comprehensive lesson plan examines at the Chautauqua phenomenon in the early 20th century with looks at topics such as World War I, women's suffrage, the Progressive Era, and science and technology. Discussion questions are...
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Loc: Enactment of a Law
This site explains the legislative process of how a law becomes enacted, step by step.
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Loc: The u.s. Congress: Resources a to Z
Start your research of the U.S. Congress here! Superb links to any information you may need on history, current profile of Congress, and many other sites.
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Loc: Today in History: January 5: Harry S. Truman
Find President Truman's State of the Union message on January 5, 1949, after his stunning victory over Thomas Dewey in November 1948, where he outlines his plans for a "Fair Deal" for Americans. In addition, there are links to other...
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Loc: Moby Dick Literary Map
This site is from the American Treasures of the Library of Congress, this site contains information and a link to a "Moby-Dick" literary map titled "The Voyage of the Pequod." The map link provides a full-color image of this historic...
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Loc: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
A wonderful, comprehensive site from the Library of Congress that examines all facets of the religious origins of America.
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Loc: Inaugural Materials Exhibition
How has the Presidential Inauguration Day changed through the years? Take a look back at eighteen presidents on the day they took the oath of office. Primary source documents capture the historical significance of this day and include...
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Loc: America's First Look Into the Camera (Daguerreotypes)
A searchable database from the Library of Congress that provides a fascinating look into the history of photography from 1839-1864. There are images from the Matthew Brady Studio and studio portraits by black photographers James P. Ball...
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Loc: America as a Religious Refuge
One of the primary reasons for colonization of the New World was to escape European religious persecution. This site provides stories of religious nonconformists, militants, zealots, reformers, and the faithful.
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Loc: Presidents as Poets: Abraham Lincoln
An overview of the poetry of President Abraham Lincoln. Includes original transcripts of some of his poems.
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Loc: One Hundred Years Towards Suffrage: An Overview
A detailed timeline of major events that occurred in the women's suffrage movement. Covers years 1776 to 1923.
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Loc: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library serves as a gateway to two other American Memory Collections on Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress and the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana. Also included within...
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Loc: Encountering the American West: Ohio River Valley 1750 1820
This is a PDF of the information from LOC of the exhibition of America's move to its first West, that of the Ohio River Valley. Discussion includes these topics: Contested Lands, Peoples and Migrations, Empires and Politics, Western Life...
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Loc: History Firsthand: Primary Source Research
History Firsthand has been designed to provide elementary children with experiences which enable them to begin understanding primary sources. Students move from personal artifacts to the vast American Memory collections and learn how...
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Loc: American Memory: Lucy Stone, a Chronicle Play by Maud W. Park
This full-length play script illustrates the life of early American feminist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone, with strong historic perspective.