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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Independence for Liberia

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of how Joseph Jenkins Roberts, an African American from Virginia, developed Liberia into an independent country.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.