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First Person Account: Ulysses S. Grant, American Soldier

Grade Range: 2-12
Resource Type(s): Interactives & Media, Primary Source
Duration: 2 Minutes
Date Posted: 6/15/2010

Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, looks back on his opposition to the Mexican War in his memoirs.

This video is part of the Price of Freedom learning resources package for use with the Conflicting Voices of the Mexican War lesson plan. It was produced to accompany the exhibition The Price of Freedom: Americans at War, by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Instructional Strategies

Multimedia instruction, Museum education

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Keywords

United States army, presidency, Mexican-American War, government, Mexican War, presidential, president, conflict, Mexican american war, Army, US army, military, battle, War with Mexico, war, soldier, 19th Century, executive branch, armed forces history, expansion

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