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Loc: American Memory: Evolution of Conservation Movement WebsiteLoc: American Memory: Evolution of Conservation Movement Website
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Library of Congress
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9th - 10th
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Loc: American Memory: Evolution of Conservation Movement

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American Memory site documents the historical formation of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage. Browse through literature, books, pamphlets, government documents, and manuscripts drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress.

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pollution, yosemite national park, conservation

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conservation movement, environmentalism, environmental movement

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Loc: American Memory: Journals of the Continental Congress

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A comprehensive list of links to the original text of the official journals of the proceedings of the First and Second Continental Congresses.
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Loc: American Memory: Voice of the Carpet Bagger

Library of Congress
The Library of Congress provides the full text to The Voice of the Carpet Bagger, a 48 page pamphlet defending Reconstruction and protesting lynching and violence against blacks. The pamphlet was originally published in 1901.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
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Loc: American Memory: Draft Elizabeth Cady Stanton's the Woman's Bible

Library of Congress
This site features a draft of Elizabeth Cady Stanton's The Woman's Bible and summarizing text from Library of Congress.
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Loc: American Memory: American Women: Marching for the Vote

Library of Congress
The day before the inauguration of Woodrow Wilson, 5,000 marchers along with floats, bands, and mounted groups paraded down Pennslvania Avenue in support of women's suffrage. Read about the parade, the actions of those watching the...
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Loc: American Memory: Lucy Stone, a Chronicle Play by Maud W. Park

Library of Congress
This full-length play script illustrates the life of early American feminist and abolitionist, Lucy Stone, with strong historic perspective.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
eBook

Loc: American Memory: Alice Henry: The Trade Union Woman

Library of Congress
Excerpt from the Preface to Alice Henry's book, The Trade Union Woman (1915) in which Henry argues for regulation of wages and working conditions for women. Link to the entire book.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
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Loc: American Memory: George Washington: Surveyor and Mapmaker

Library of Congress
Most Americans know George Washington as the brilliant military and political leader; but as a young man, he was a surveyor by trade. Follow his career through this easy-to-read narrative complete with his early maps and surveys.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
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Loc: American Memory: Coolidge Era and Consumer Economy

Library of Congress
This collection of primary historical documents provides a variety of resources from the Coolidge era. Covers the transformation of the American economy into a mass-consumer culture from a variety of perspectives.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
Primary

Loc: American Memory: La Follet's Autobiography

Library of Congress
Robert La Follette, Progressive Wisconsin legislator, wrote his autobiography, focusing on his work for Progressive issues. Read the autobiography here on this Library of Congress site.
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
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Loc: American Memory: Reconstruction and Rights

Library of Congress
Historical documents give evidence to the question of rights in the South following the Civil War. Historical narratives and government reports tell of giving the male slaves the right to vote and hold office while denying these rights...
9th - 10th Social Studies & History
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