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Civil War
What was it like to enlist as a soldier in the Civil War? By using enlistment papers, young scholars consider this question. After they've looked at the primary source and discussed it, they create a short story of a fictional soldier to...
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American Industrial Revolution
While the Industrial Revolution may have fueled America's rise to the top of world markets, the child laborers often faced dangerous conditions. Using primary source images and other information, scholars consider what these children...
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World War II
During World War II propaganda was as important to the war effort as the soldiers in the field. Scholars consider how the government communicated messages of patriotism with propaganda by examining pieces from World War II. Then, they...
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Women's Suffrage Movement
Women gained the right to vote in the twentieth century, but the fight for equality dates back centuries. Using an invitation to an 1874 suffrage convention, eager historians consider the motivations behind supporters of the suffrage...
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Erie Canal
While canals are not the way to travel today, in the first half of the nineteenth century, they were sometimes the best way to move goods and people. Scholars examine primary sources, including maps and pictures, to investigate the role...
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Ancient World Writing System
Most twenty-first century pupils don't know how to interpret cuneiform. Examining images of cuneiform and papyrus writing and using a chart and Venn diagram, young historians extrapolate what life may have been like for people who lived...
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Harlem Renaissance
The music and literature of the Harlem Renaissance defined American culture, including its poetry. Using a poem from the period, individuals explore its musical qualities and how it is reflective of the period. Then, they use what they...
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World War I
World War I was known for its gruesome battlefields and horrific injuries. Using photographs from a battlefield surgeon's scrapbook, scholars see first-hand what life was like in the trenches. After creating a timeline of the war using...
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Oneida Community Collection: John Humphrey Noyes: The Putney Community
This site provides the online text to a biography about John Humphrey Noyes. It is divided into three sections: his ancestry and early life, the Putney Community, the Oneida Community.
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Draw Your Own Conclusions: Political Cartooning Then & ?
Take a look at how wars and politics from the 1860s through the 1960s were drawn by some of the nation's most influential humorists and cartoonists.
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Syracuse University: Routes of the Third Crusade
This site gives a map showing the Routes taken by crusaders of the Third Crusade.
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Syracuse University: Problems on Discrete Mathematics
These problems are collections of home works, quizzes, and exams over the past few years. Most of the problems are from Discrete Mathematics with ap-plicationsby H. F. Mattson, Jr. (Wiley). Our main emphasis is to provide the student a...
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Syracuse University: Youth Due Process Gerald Gault
This site contains a description of the juvenile justice system, background on the case involving Gerald Gault, and learning exercises for teachers to use in class.
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Syracuse University: The Conquests of Islam
This map illustrates the Islamic conquests from 622AD to 740AD in the two centuries following Mohammed's death.
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Elmira College: Doroth Canfield Fisher
This unique site offers a Fisher (1879-1958 CE) "resume" that hightlights her educational and professional achievements, along with a list of her writings.
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Syracuse University: Adding Complex Numbers
This site from Syracuse University contains a brief fact of information on the addition of complex numbers. An okay site to check out, but not to in-depth at all.
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Syracuse University: "Remembering the Gi Bulge"
Gives basic information about the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill.
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Syracuse University: Map of New England, 17th Century
A map that shows the seventeenth-century migration routes of the Puritans from England to New England. Early population centers are designated as well as some interregional migrations.