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Infantry Private's Coat

Infantry Private's Coat

Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Artifacts, Primary Sources
Date Posted: 12/23/2010

US Army private's uniform from approximately 1840.


National Standards

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

1: United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans
 

World History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Era 7: An Age of Revolutions, 1750-1914

4: Patterns of nationalism, state-building, and social reform in Europe and the Americas, 1830-1914
 

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

Historical Thinking Standard 4: Historical Research Capabilities

4B: Obtain historical data from a variety of sources.
 

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territorial expansion, westward expanion, Manifest Destiny, uniform, costume, clothing, clothes, equipment, Army, military, military history, 1840

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