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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Uncle Sam Series: The Story of Columbus by J. T. Trowbridge

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Uncle Sam Series for American Children: The Story of Columbus by J. T. Trowbridge [1870], an illustrated poem about Columbus.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1872 publication of Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat by Henry E. Rhodes, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Uncle Sam's Library

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Uncle Sam's Library, a book of stories for children.
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eBook
Children's Books Online

Children's Books Online: Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat

For Students 9th - 10th
"Uncle Sam's Blue Jackets Afloat", written in 1897 by Lieutenant Henry E. Rhodes, U.S.N., has been digitized and made available by the Rosetta Project. This 123 page book is appropriate for advanced readers.
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PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: What's Cooking, Uncle Sam?

For Students 9th - 10th
Eclectic online exhibition highlights government's concern with the American diet from the Revolutionary War to the late 1900s.
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: The Boy Allies With Uncle Sam's Cruisers

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Robert L. Drake's The Boy Allies With Uncle Sam's Cruisers, Or, Convoying The American Army Across The Atlantic has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized...
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eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Tom Swift and His War Tank: Or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Victor Appleton's Tom Swift And His War Tank: Or, Doing His Bit For Uncle Sam has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be...
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Curated OER

Uncle Sam

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Uncle Sam
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Curated OER

Uncle Sam

For Students 1st - 5th
Read historical background on the origins of Uncle Sam, the figure that symbolizes the United States.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Uncle Sam and the American Diet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will closely examine two food nutrition guideline posters from the USDA to determine the government's purpose in creating such guidelines and how they have changed over time. Students will also question how...
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Unit Plan
Indiana University

Harriet Beecher Stowe Wright Fiction Collection

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Full-text works by Harriet Beecher Stowe can be viewed as facsimiles of the original books, as PDF documents, and as plain text.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: John Bull & Uncle Sam Exhibit : American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Library of Congress, a look at "Four Centuries of British-American Relations." This site is about the American Revolution and provides artifacts from that time such as The Stamp Act manuscript, a proof sheet of stamps,...
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: John Bull and Uncle Sam

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of an exhibit that talks about the British exploration and settlement of America.
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Website
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Frontier Life: Uncle Sam Is Rich Enough to Give Us All a Farm

For Students 9th - 10th
In this companion essay to the PBS series, Frontier House, you can see how the Homestead Act opened up the frontier to ordinary citizens, eager for a chance to own their own property.
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Website
The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Take a tour of the federal government with Uncle Sam and learn the story of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the three branches of government, and elections. Along the way learn how laws are made, about the Bill of...
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Library of Congress

Loc: From the Home Front and the Front Lines

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition consisting of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections.
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Website
Utah Education Network

Uen: Themepark: Liberty: United States Symbols of Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a large collection of internet resources organized around symbols of liberty. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.
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Handout
Martin Lawrence Galleries

Martin Lawrence Galleries: Andy Warhol

For Students 9th - 10th
Loaded with great images of Warhol's screen prints. Includes favorites such as Marilyn Monroe, Uncle Sam, and Mick Jagger. Also has a short biography.
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Graphic
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Price of Freedom: "I Want You" Poster

For Students 9th - 10th
View the iconic "I Want You" poster, versions of which were used to recruit forces for the U.S. armed services during both world wars. Also view the poster in context, with other posters and broadsides used to send Americans to war.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Air Scout by Victor Appleton

For Students 5th - 9th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Air Scout, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1919, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main character...
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight by Victor Appleton

For Students 5th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Great Searchlight, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1912, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Over Here

For Students 5th - 8th
World War I was not fought by Americans just in Europe. Read about the many ways people at home helped the war effort. See how badly German-Americans were treated as anti-German passions were fueled.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Langston Hughes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on the works of famous African-American author, Langston Hughes.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture: I Want You Fdr

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how this poster made and why it was issued by the Independent Voters Committee of the Arts and Sciences for Roosevelt.

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