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Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Historic American Forts

For Students 9th - 10th
Module for teachers and students on historic American forts. Includes informational videos of forts Ticonderoga, Fredericks and McHenry and a link to Fort Frederick website.
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Css Virginia Home Page: Css Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how the USS Merrimack was converted to become the Confederates' first ironclad gunboat, the CSS Virginia. Navigate the site with the topics on the left.
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History.com: Tailgating: How the Pre Game Tradition Can Be Traced to Ancient Times

For Students 9th - 10th
The ritual grew as ownership of automobiles and then mass production of portable grills and plastic coolers soared. Tailgating before college and professional football games is an American tradition. Temporary tent cities pop up in...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawing of the fighting at Gettysburg.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Winchester, September 19, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Winchester, Virginia and the surrounding region, site for the Battle of Opequon, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester. Map shows September 19, 1864.
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Etc: Maps Etc: General Early's Maryland Campaign, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area of the northern Valley Campaign (1864) under Confederate General Jubal Anderson Early from Harper's Ferry to Washington. The map shows the general locations of the Battle of Monocacy Junction (July 9), Battle of Fort...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina showing the routes of Union General Sherman's 'March to the Sea’ from Atlanta to Savannah (November 15 to December 21, 1864), and his march to Raleigh. The map shows the area to the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North Anna, May 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
The region near the North Anna river, site of the Battle of North Anna. Map shows May 23-26, 1864.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Cedar Creek, October 19, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Middletown and Strasburg, Virginia and the surrounding region. Site of the Battle of Cedar Creek. Map shows October 19, 1864.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Fisher's Hill, September 22, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the region surrounding Strasburg, Virginia. Site of the battle of Fisher's Hill from September 22, 1864.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pope's Campaign, August 28, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of northern Virginia showing the area of the campaign of General Pope on August 28, 1862 in the morning of the Second Battle of Bull Run. The map shows cities and towns, roads and railroads, terrain, woodlands, rivers, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pope's Campaign, August 29, 1862

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of northern Virginia showing the area of the campaign of General Pope at noon on August 29, 1862 during the Second Battle of Bull Run. The map shows cities and towns, roads and railroads, terrain, woodlands, rivers, and the Union...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Campaign Against Vicksburg, 1863

For Students 9th - 10th
The region surrounding Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1863, showing battle sites and fortifications during the Union campaign.
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Etc: Operations Around Petersburg, 1864 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the region surrounding Petersburg, Virginia, site of the Battle of Petersburg and the Siege on Petersburg. Map shows June 1864-April 1865.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Union Blockade

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the Union Blockade was, also known as the Anaconda Plan. Describes its purpose, how it began, its location, how the North built up its navy, how the Confederacy fought back against the Union Blockade, the positions taken by...
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Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in Kentucky: Perryville Battlefield

For Students 9th - 10th
Site of largest battle in Kentucky during the American Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Gouverneur K. Warren

For Students 9th - 10th
General Warren, born in Cold Spring, N. Y., January 8th, 1830, died in Newport, R. I., August 8th, 1882, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1850, and assigned to the Topographical Engineers as brevet second...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Thomas L. Crittenden

For Students 9th - 10th
General Crittenden, born in Russellville, Ky., May 15th, 1815, studied law under his father, was admitted to the bar, and became Commonwealth's Attorney in Kentucky in 1842. He served in the Mexican War as lieutenant colonel of Kentucky...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Operations About Atlanta, 1864

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Atlanta and vicinity during the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War (1864). The map shows the fortifications around Atlanta, the positions of the Union and Confederate armies, and the sites of the Battle of Peach Tree...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: England and Wales, May 1, 1643

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales as they were on May 1, 1643, during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The map is color-coded to show the districts held by the King and districts controlled by Parliament in the ongoing English Civil...
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Etc: Maps Etc: England and Wales, November 23, 1644

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales as they were on November 23, 1644, during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The map is color-coded to show the districts held by the King and districts controlled by Parliament in the ongoing English...
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Etc: Maps Etc: England and Wales, December 9, 1643

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of England and Wales as they were on December 9th, 1643, during the First English Civil War (1642-1646). The map is color-coded to show the districts held by the King and districts controlled by Parliament in the ongoing English...
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Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in Virginia: Richmond Natl Battlefield Park

For Students 9th - 10th
30 sites of American Civil War battles, including Gaines 'Mill, Glendale, and Malvern Hill, all sites of battles during the 1862 Seven Days Battles, as well as the 1864 battles of Cold Harbor and New Market Heights.
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Etc: Clip Art Etc: Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker (1811 - 1861) who served for the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives and later as a U.S. Senator from Oregon. Baker served as a colonel during the Mexican-American War and the Civil War...

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