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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Battle of Fort Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Battle of Fort Henry, including the strategy and result of the Union bombardment.
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Other

The Virtual Sun: Between the Sun & Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
The Virtual Sun by Michiel Berger provides a very brief overview of solar wind.
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Handout
Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The 1860s: Reconstruction

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here is an article on the Reconstruction, which touches briefly on several issues that arose during this period, specifically in Texas: President Johnson's Reconstruction plan, assimilation and rights of freed slaves, the 13th and 14th...
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Battle of Little Bighorn Facts

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides a summary and list of interesting facts about the Battle of Little Bighorn.
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University of Richmond

History Engine: Grant Adminstration Embroiled in Whiskey Ring Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the prosecution of those involved in the Whiskey Ring Scandal.
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NASA

Nasa: Comet C 1996 B2 Hyakutake

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA examines all that is known about the comet Hyakutake. Select from "News Flash" or the table of contents located at the bottom of the page for specific information about the comet.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Civil Rights Act of 1875

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Civil Rights Act of 1875 that extended the fundamental guarantees of the Constitution to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Jim Crow Laws

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Jim Crow Laws, Southern laws that legalized segregation.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Panic of 1873

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Panic of 1873, a serious six-year long economic crisis that led to riots, strikes and civil unrest.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Molly Maguires

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Molly Maguires, a secret society of Irish coal miners in Pennsylvania who led the 'Long Strike of 1875' which resulted in 20 members being unjustly hanged for murder.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Knights of Labor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn interesting details about the Knights of Labor, the first major American labor union to be established.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Whiskey Ring Scandal

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the Whiskey Ring Scandal, a conspiracy of distillers to bribe government officials and to defraud the government of the excise taxes on liquor during Grant's administration.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Transcontinental Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
Details about the world's First Transcontinental Railroad that was built between 1863 and 1869 to join the Atlantic coast with the Pacific coast.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Chattanooga

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chattanooga, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on November 23-25, 1863.
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Website
Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Shiloh

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on April 6-7, 1862.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Enforcement Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
The purpose of the Enforcement Acts was to implement and extend the fundamental guarantees of the Constitution to all citizens and protect ex-slaves from violence carried out by the Ku Klux Klan.
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Reconstruction Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War from 1865-1877.
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Natl Historic Landmarks in New York: General Grant Natl Memorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902).
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Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spotlight: Biography: The Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biographies of 7 significant people of Civil War-era America. Each has a portrait from the National Portrait Gallery. Biographies on: Henry Clay, Thaddeus Stevens, John Ericsson, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Julia Ward Howe, and...

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