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New York Public Library: A Hudson River Portfolio

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Hudson River and the role it played in the westward and northward expansion of America (to the Great Lakes regions and to Canada) in the nineteenth century. Useful for understanding the importance of rivers as means of...
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Wake Up, America: New Modes of Transport in 19th Century America [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines how new technology and scientific advances of the nineteenth century changed America. Includes ideas for directing students through a...
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Boston College

Becker Collections: Drawings of the American Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
The Becker Collection showcases the drawings and observations of artist-reporters who worked for "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper," a newspaper of the time. Find a visual record of the war along with other drawings that...