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Adventure Learning Foundation

Adventure Learning Foundation: Brazil

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful guide with an abundance of country specific information about the South American country of Brazil. Content covered includes photos, symbols, history, economy, geography, climate, population, culture, maps, and lesson plans.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Global Trek: Mexico Questions and Answers

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students in Mexico answer questions about their lives, comparing their experiences to those of American children. They talk about popular names, celebrations, food, geography, social and environmental issues, the economy, history,...
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University of Virginia

Virginia Center for Digital History: United States Expansion, 1800 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay that looks at issues affecting Americans leading up to the Civil War. These included economic changes that led to new ideological, social, cultural, and political issues that further divided the nation along moral and regional...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Belize

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource that is full of background information about the Central American country of Belize. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Guatemala

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource that is full of useful background information about the Central American country of Guatemala. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Honduras

For Students 9th - 10th
Great reference tool that is full of useful information about the Central American country of Honduras. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: El Salvador

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource that is full of background information about the Central American country of El Salvador. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Nicaragua

For Students 9th - 10th
Useful guide that is full of information about the Central American country of Nicaragua. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the fact sheet...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Panama

For Students 9th - 10th
Great resource that is full of background information about the Central American country of Panama. Content includes geography, environment, architecture, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, and news. Be sure to look at the...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Paraguay

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the South American country of Paraguay. Topics covered are geography, environment, architecture, population, languages, religion, food, history, economy, arts, sports, holidays, and news. Also included is a fun fact sheet...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: Uruguay

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of information on the South American country of Uruguay. Subjects include geography, architecture, languages, food, economy, sports, environment, population, religion, history, arts, and holidays. Be sure to look at the...
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PBS

Frontline/world: Venezuela

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Frontline presents 'Facts and Stats' about the South American country of Venezuela with information on history, politics, economy, society and culture.
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San Jose State University

Sjsu: Agriculture in the Middle Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
An excerpt of a primary source, American Husbandry, a book from 1775, describing the crops of the Middle Colonies.
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The Economist

The Economist: Argentina

For Students 9th - 10th
From the latest news articles to facts about the country and its economy, this source gives a great deal of useful information about Argentina. Links are provided to other news sources and websites.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: United States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the culture of the United States. Gives basic information on topics such as geography, ethnic makeup, languages, symbolism, economy, food, customs, social stratification, family life, education, religion,...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1865 1898: The New South

For Students 9th - 10th
Could the American South be remade as an industrial economy like the North?
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A&E Television

History.com: The Mariel Boatlift: How Cold War Politics Drove Thousands of Cubans to Florida in 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
After Fidel Castro loosened emigration policies, some 125,000 Cubans landed on U.S. shores over a span of five months. The Mariel Boatlift of 1980 was a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States. The exodus was driven by a stagnant...
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Rebuilding the Old Order

For Students 5th - 8th
Reconstruction in the South engendered corruption, greed, a poor economy, and a backlash against the idea of allowing freed slaves to take part in political and civic life. Read about the formation of paramilitary groups who attempted to...
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Industrial Age in America

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this lesson plan from EDSITEment, learners will discuss the significance of the labor movement, the industrialists involved and the attitude of the American people toward working conditions in the United States. Contains links to...
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Digital History

Digital History: The Sections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Soon after the end of the Revolutionary War, the characteristics of the various parts of the new United States established themselves. Find out about the sectionalism, economy, and needs in the country in the early 1800s--the...
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World InfoZone

World Info Zone: French Guiana

For Students 9th - 10th
A compilation of facts and information of the South American country of French Guiana. Discusses its history, geography, environment, food, economy, arts, and more. There are a few photos that show the beauty of the country.
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AllRefer

All Refer Reference: Paraguay: Background & Profile

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the South American country of Paraguay through this appealing site that furnishes facts about Paraguay's geography, culture, economy, and government. Includes a map.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Omaha

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the culture of the Omaha Native American tribe. Explore topics such as their history, economy, cultural values, religion, and sociopolitical organization.
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Chronicles of the Incas, 1540

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fordham University "provides quite a lot of information about the Incan economy--a redistributive typical of all early civilizations."

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