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Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media
Investigate the market revolution in the 1800s through the stories of five Americans from the Merchant Era. Optimized for desktops and laptops.
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
This allegorical print displays hopes for reconciliation through the federal program of Reconstruction. The nation and government are symbolized by an enormous canopy-like structure, upon which is emblazoned with a map of the United States. An eagle holding a crest and American flag sits atop the ma
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts
Many Chinese men travelled to the United States and became gold miners following the discovery of gold in California in 1849. Woks such as this one were made in China, but brought to California in the 1800s and used by Chinese immigrants. As the mass influx of travelers arrived from a variety of
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and from C3teachers.org.
This inquiry prompts students to investigate the factors, conditions, and conflicts related to westward expansio
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
This inquiry is focused on the compelling question “Were the suburbs good for America?” and deals with th
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
This inquiry examines the historical and contemporary factors surrounding the debate over Puerto Rico’s sta
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is alinged with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
By asking the compelling question “Was the New Deal a good deal?” students take on a topic with a long hi
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
On the surface, the compelling question for this inquiry, “What’s the real story behind the purchase of M
Resource Type(s):
Reviewed Websites, Primary Sources, Lessons & Activities
This historical investigation is aligned with the C3 Framework and is from C3teachers.org.
This inquiry is focused on the compelling question “Was American expansion abroad justified?” In other wo
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts
This employee identification badge belonged to a female worker with employee number 9897 at the MacArthur Brothers Bag Loading Plant in Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1918. The plant was built and operated by the MacArthur Brothers Company. The contracting company, established in 1826, also built Camp
Reading Level:
Pre-School,Early Elementary School
A family's cross-country communication changes during the development and demise of the Pony Express. Told in rhyme.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A story of life on the prairie.
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
A springtime story with insights into life on the frontier in 1854 (from the American Girls Collection).
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A young pioneer girl plants and nurtures a willow tree near her new prairie home.
Author:
Jean Craighead George
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School,Late Elementary School
This picture book is a hybrid of nonfiction and fiction, as George tells the story of how the buffalo made a comeback in the American Midwest after being nearly decimated in the late 1800s.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
An informational guide about the daily life of pioneers
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A photographical look at wildlife on the prairie.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
An account of the labor, treatment, and accomplishments of Chinese workers on the railroad during the 19th century.
Author:
Michael Bad Hand Terry
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A photographic look at life in a Plains Indian Village during the 19th century.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
The story of the hardships a family endures when they move to the prairie.