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The College Board

College Board: Ap u.s History Ubranization [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
By 1900, America had become an urban nation in its dominant tone, in its economy and work, and in its culture and aspiration as well as its demography. Gradually-and then seemingly suddenly-cities emerged as the focal points of the...
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores Black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Content includes the work of abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century, depictions of the long journey...
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The Newberry Library

Newberry Library: Mapping Chicago and the Midwest, 1688 to 1906

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning resource uses maps to tell the early history of Chicago and the Midwest and explores how nations use maps to secure control of a region.
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Curated OER

President Bush With Condoleezza Rice and Other Advisers

For Students 9th - 10th
This profile is from September of 2001 and provides a European view of Condoleeza Rice early in her tenure as National Security Advisor to George W. Bush.
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Other

Thales Group: Digital Dividends: The Positive Effects of Id Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a pro-business perspective on the adoption of digital identification of citizens by governments around the world. It looks at how governments can better serve their citizens by using this technology, its economic...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Usa Patriot Act

For Students 9th - 10th
The USA Patriot Act is an anti-terrorism law allowing federal officials greater authority in tracking and intercepting communications. The acronym 'U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T.' stands for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in California: Tule Lake Segregation Center

For Students 9th - 10th
The largest Japanese American internment camp, it also had the highest security and stayed open longest, even after World War II. The Redress movement in the 1980s and pilgrimages to Tule Lake led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988.
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Other

U.s. Treasury: History of u.s. Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provided by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing gives the the history of paper money from the colonial notes in 1690 to the currency redesigns of 1996 and 2003.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes in great detail what Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program was, its objectives, and what happened over the years it was in place.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Fipsp: Authentication Technology Alternatives

For Students 9th - 10th
These guidelines describes the primary alternative methods for verifying the identities of computer system users, and provides recommendations toFederal agencies and departments for the acquisition and use of technology which supports...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Domestic Policies

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the scope of Roosevelt's New Deal from 1933 until 1939 and continue with his domestic policies during World War II. Find out how important Roosevelt's personality was to the implementation of his ideas.
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Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

Truman Library: Oral History Interview With Leon H. Keyserling

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating interview with Leon Keyserling, a member of the Roosevelt Administration who played a large part in the implementation of the New Deal, recorded for the Truman Library in 1971.
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: Truman Announces Fair Deal Program January 5, 1949

For Students 9th - 10th
President Harry S. Truman presented his ideas for a Fair Deal in his State of the Union address in 1949. Read about his plans for extending the progressive legislation that had its start in Roosevelt's New Deal. Find out what passed,...
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University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Herbert Hoover

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a detailed biography on Herbert Hoover. From the left-hand toolbar, select information on his life before the presidency, campaigns and elections, domestic affairs, foreign affairs, and life after the presidency....
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Franklin Roosevelt and the New Deal 1932 1941: The Second New Deal

For Students 11th - 12th
Examines the legislation enacted under Roosevelt's Second New Deal, and how the New Deal as a whole affected women, African Americans, and Native Americans.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society

For Students 11th - 12th
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: George Walker Bush (1946 )

For Students 9th - 10th
George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office January 20, 2001, after a campaign in which he outlined sweeping proposals to reform America's public schools, transform our national defense, provide...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Robert Morris

For Students 9th - 10th
Known as the "Financier of the Revolution," Robert Morris played a critical role in winning and securing American independence. As chairman of the Continental Congress's Finance Committee between 1775 and 1778, Morris traded flour and...
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: George Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Americans have long appreciated George Washington's importance to our history. Washington secured American independence as commander of the Continental Army and established traditions as the nation's first president. His unblemished...
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: S. Deborah Kang, Ins on the Line: Making Immigration Law on the Us Mexico

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on the history of the immigration on the US-Mexico border. The US-Mexico border has been and continues to be both open and closed as a matter of design. For much of the twentieth century, the Immigration and...
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American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise

Jewish Virtual Library: The 1967 Six Day War

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The New Deal

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the First and Second New Deal initiatives enacted under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Fdr's Alphabet Soup

For Students 5th - 8th
Amazing number of agencies formed as a result of New Deal legislation. Read about the agencies and legislation whose acronyms have become part of governmental history.
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US Department of State

Travel.state.gov: International Travel: Dominican Republic

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has information for traveling in the Dominican Republic from the U.S. Department of State. Provides important information for safe travel and provides links to other sites of particular interest to U.S. tourists.

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