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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: History: The Battle of Waterloo

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive game where the student takes part in the Battle of Waterloo. Choose to be either Wellington or Bonaparte and try to make the decisions that will win the day. Archived.
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Unit Plan
The History Place

The History Place: Great Speeches Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Library of Congress timeline series discusses the Louisiana Purchase.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: David and the Death of Marat

For Students 9th - 10th
At the height of the Reign of Terror in 1793, David painted a memorial to his great friend, the murdered publisher, Jean Marat. View pictures and read the history behind this painting in this essay.
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Website
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Special Topics in Art History: Seeing America

For Students 9th - 10th
A course on looking at American history through art. Should be cross-checked against smarthistory.org.
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Handout
Other

St. Vincent College: Hms Victory

For Students 9th - 10th
Examination of the HMS Victory, an eighteenth-century sailing ship.
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Website
English Verse

English Verse: Oscar Wilde (1854 1900)

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of full text poems, along with a brief biography and a recommended book, makes up this site.
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Website
Mother Earth Travel

Mother Earth Travel: The French Revolution and Germany

For Students 9th - 10th
How was Germany involved in the French Revolution? Find out the details of what happened to Germany during the war.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Peter Simple

For Students 3rd - 6th
This ebook version of Frederick Marryat's "Peter Simple" has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Website
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Interactive Mathematics: Geometry Articles, Theorems, Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains over five hundred Geometry articles, problems, puzzles, and games. Some sites relating to circles are provided within this list.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: James K Polk

For Students 9th - 10th
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of James Polk and summaries of important events during his presidency.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Battle of Waterloo in present day Belgium. The battle was between the army of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte, and the armies of the Seventh Coalition made up of the Prussian Army under the command of Gebhard von...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: The Battle of Leipzig, 1813

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the area around Leipzig, Germany, showing the battle site where French forces under Napoleon were defeated by the forces of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden, Britain, Spain, Portugal, and the German...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Sketch Map of Jena and Leipzig, 1806 and 1813

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Leipzig-Dresden region of Germany, showing the area of the Jena and Leipzig battle sites during the Napoleonic campaigns of 1806 and 1813. One of the most decisive defeats for Napoleon occurred at Leipzig in 1813 after the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Comte De Barras

For Students 9th - 10th
A French Jacobin, born in Province, in 1755, of an ancient family; served as second lieutenant in the regiment of Languedoc until 1775. He made, about this time, a voyage to the Isle-de-France, the governor of which was one of his...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Africa in 1858, prior to the extensive European colonization of the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows the European possessions of the Cape Colony, Natal, and Orange River Free State, and the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Egypt, Abyssinia, Et Cetera, 1904

For Students 9th - 10th
"Egypt is another of those countries whose prehistoric ages are wrapped in mystery as impenetrable as the sources of her Nile, whose exact location ling baffled the most enterprising of explorers. Great interest attaches to the country's...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Battle of the Nile, August 1, 1798

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the Battle of The Nile in the Aboukir Bay, Egypt. The battle was between the British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and the French fleet. This battle, fought on 1st August, 1798, resulted in a great victory for Nelson's...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Bonaparte's Expedition Against Egypt and Syria, 1798 1801

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Napoleon Bonaparte's unsuccessful campaign into Egypt and Syria in 1798-1801.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Europe, 1810

For Students 9th - 10th
A colored outline map of Europe in 1810, when Napoleon was at the height of his power. The map shows the European countries that were controlled by France, allied with France, or independent of France. Territories are numbered and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Europe After the Congress of Vienna, 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
A color map of Europe after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which redrew the continent's political boundaries after the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, and the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. This map is color-coded to show...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: France, 1814 1871

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of France between the Treaty of Paris (1814) that ended the War of the Sixth Coalition, and the Treaty of Frankfurt (1871) that ended the Franco-Prussian War. This map is color-coded to show the frontier of France in 1815, the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: North Eastern Frontier of France and Waterloo, 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the northeastern frontier of France with Belgium and the Netherlands at the time of Napoleon's return to power and the War of the Seventh Coalition, subtitled "The Waterloo Campaign 1815." The map is color-coded to highlight...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Sketch Map of Military Campaigns in France, 1792 1815

For Students 9th - 10th
This map of France and neighboring Low Countries depicts various areas where military campaigns took place during the French Revolutionary Wars with the First Coalition (between 1792-1795) and the Napoleonic Wars with the Seventh and...

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