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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
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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
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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
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Reference Materials
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
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
Explore the history of the peopling of America through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eight questions included in this segment cover topics such as American Indians, British colonists, s
Resource Type(s):
Interactives & Media, Lessons & Activities
Explore the history of America in the 1800s through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eight questions included in this segment cover topics such as the Civil War, slavery, the Louisiana Pur
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
Recruiting poster printed with "Volunteers for Mexico." Broadsides (single sheets of paper usually printed on one side) served as public announcements or advertisements soon after the beginning of printing.
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
This gun derives its nickname of the "Mississippi rifle" from the Mississippi Riflemen led by Jefferson Davis. The Mexican-American War began in 1846. Davis looked favorably upon the war as the United States stood to acquire considerable land south of the Missouri Compromise line. It was an
Resource Type(s):
Artifacts, Primary Sources
English-made Mexican cavalry flintlock carbine, .58 caliber marked with the Mexican symbol of an eagle devouring a snake.
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:
Early Elementary School
A story of life on the prairie.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
The story of the hardships a family endures when they move to 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).
Author:
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School,Middle School
The third in the "Little House" series, this book tells about the months the Ingalls family spent on the prairie of Kansas, around the town of Independence. Based on true events in the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the book takes place from 1869–1870.
Reading Level:
Late Elementary School
A young Mexican girl living near Santa Fe learns about the importance of her culture through family and music. (Part of the American Girl Collection)
Reading Level:
Early Elementary School
A young pioneer girl plants and nurtures a willow tree near her new prairie home.