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Grade Range:
10-12
Resource Type(s):
Lessons & Activities
Duration:
380 minutes
Date Posted:
12/17/2012
Studying the presidency offers students a new way to explore the democratic political process and to expand their understanding of how this process has shaped the nation's history and continues to influence their own lives. What does it mean to be the president of the United States of America? Wh
Grade Range:
7-9
Resource Type(s):
Lessons & Activities
Duration:
380 minutes
Date Posted:
12/17/2012
Studying the American presidency offers students an unparalleled opportunity to explore the democratic political process and to deepen their understanding of how this process fits into the whole of American history. While learning about subjects as diverse as campaigns, the media, and presidentia
Grade Range:
4-6
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials, Lessons & Activities
Duration:
380 minutes
Date Posted:
11/26/2012
Studying the presidency offers students a new way to explore American history. What does it mean to be the president of the United States of America? What is the relationship of the presidency to the American people? Using artifacts and documents, students can begin to uncover this uniquely Ameri
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
5/11/2012
This online exhibition features approximately 100 objects from the Museum's collections to tell stories from the earliest days of America's colonial history through the 2008 presidential election. Each object is used as the starting point for a larger story about American history. The exhibition
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
Duration:
9 minutes
Date Posted:
3/1/2012
Learn more about the rights of Americans through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The nine questions included in this segment cover topics such as freedoms in the Constitution, the Civil Right
Grade Range:
K
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Worksheets
Date Posted:
12/15/2011
In this episode of the History Explorer podcast, curator Deborah Warner discusses the role of sugar and various sweeteners in American history. In addition to being a staple in the American diet, sugar's role in our nation's history touches on subjects of science and technology, labor and ca
Grade Range:
K-12
Resource Type(s):
Reference Materials
Date Posted:
8/1/2011
A list of the presidents, a time line of presidential candidates, a summary of the military service of presidents as well as a bibliography and web sites related to the presidency are the resources included in the online exhibition entitled The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden from
Grade Range:
5-12
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources
Date Posted:
1/6/2011
Image of Empress Adelina of Haiti, 1852, wife of Emperor Faustin. Faustin ruled from 1847-1849 as president, and from 1849-1859 as emperor before being forced to abdicate.
Grade Range:
5-12
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources
Date Posted:
1/5/2011
Image of Emperor Faustin of Haiti, 1852. Faustin ruled from 1847-1849 as president, and from 1849-1859 as emperor before being forced to abdicate.
Grade Range:
4-12
Resource Type(s):
Primary Sources, Interactives & Media
Duration:
3 minutes
Date Posted:
5/26/2010
Lydia Minturn Post, a Long Island patriot, expresses her fear that the American Revolution will fail. Ms. Post discusses the disparities between the British and Colonial forces and the true meaning behind the colonists will to fight.
This video is part of the Price of Freedom learning reso
