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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Emmitt Smith

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Emmitt Smith, an American gridiron football player, who in 2002 became the all-time leading rusher in National Football League (NFL) history. He retired after the 2004 season with 18,355...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: 1920's and 1930's Undercover

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a guessing game in which each page reveals photographic clues of famous people or things of the 1920's and 1930's.
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Curated OER

Action Between Hms Shannon and Uss Chesapeake, June 1, 1813, by John T. Lee

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This famous portrait in Canadian History by John T. Lee, showing the capture of the American Chesapeake during the War of 1812 by the British HMS Shannon, is reproduced on the Living Memory website from the National Library of Canada.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Bring Hispanic Heritage Month to Life: A Collection of Resources

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Celebrate diversity with this collection of ideas to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, including lesson plans, authors, pioneers, and more.
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Unit Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Frontier, the Gilded and the Gritty: America, 1870 1912

For Students 9th - 10th
Arguably the most famous essay every written about the impact of land on American history, Frederick Jackson Turner's "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" explains how Americans' relationship with the environment shaped...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The Underground Railroad

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The Underground Railroad of the 1800's inspired talented writers of all ages. This lesson will integrate some of these famous writings to encourage students to develop their questioning techniques for analysis of literature while...
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Article
Other

Mississippi Historical Society: Pushmataha: Choctaw Warrior, Diplomat, and Chief

For Students 9th - 10th
Few Choctaws from the early 1800s are better known than Pushmataha. He negotiated several well-publicized treaties with the United States, led Choctaws in support of the Americans during the War of 1812, is mentioned in nearly all...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: The Battle of Antietam

For Students 3rd - 8th
What was the bloodiest battle in all American history? The Battle of Antietam , during the Civil War, wins this dubious honor. The Library of Congress has more information about this famous battle along with some actual photographs.
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Curated OER

Dr. Brewster Higley

For Students 9th - 10th
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...
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Curated OER

Dr. Brewster Higley's Cabin

For Students 9th - 10th
From a series of radio broadcasts called "Present at the Creation," this website details the history of the famous song, "Home on the Range" that became very popular in American culture. It includes information on the dispute regarding...