http://historyexplorer.si.edu/rss?key=resourcesSmithsonian's History Explorer Resources Related To "Templeton Reid, 5 Dollars, 1830"http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1925http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=1925<p>Students will learn how shipbuilders, mariners, and maritime merchants helped the United States&nbsp;defend itself and grow in&nbsp;this section of <em>On the Water: Stories from Maritime America</em>, an online exhibition. Topics covered are the roles that privateers played during the American Revolution and the War of 1812, immigration, early steam travel and coastal shipping in the Atlantic Ocean, the California Gold Rush, and the life-saving technology that was used to rescue the victims of shipwrecks.</p>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:52:07 GMThttp://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2249http://historyexplorer.si.edu/resource/?key=2249<p dir="ltr" align="left">In this section of the online exhibition&nbsp;<em>Treasures of American History, s</em>tudents will learn that by understanding the challenges of the past, they can draw lessons and inspiration for confronting new challenges in the present and future. The topics discussed in this section are: the American Revolution; slavery; westward expansion; the Civil War, women's suffrage, the Great Depression and World War II, the Civil Rights movement and AIDS. A Spanish version of the exhibition is available on the exhibition's homepage.</p>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 14:56:27 GMT