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Siteseen: American Historama: The Trent Affair

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the Trent Affair, an important diplomatic incident during the Lincoln administration that nearly sparked a war with the British.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Secession

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes events leading to secession, including John Brown's Raid, Lincoln's election, and South Carolina's break with the Union. It also includes information on the first states to...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Famous Americans

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart you will be able to teach about Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, George Washington, Pocahontas, Martin Luther King, Jr., and President's Day.
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The History Place

The History Place: Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a detailed account of the most famous and important battle of the U.S. Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg. Check out the link, near the bottom of the page, to a letter from President Lincoln to...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Gettysburg Address

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides interesting facts and important information about the Gettysburg Address commemorating the massive deaths at the bloody Battle of Gettysburg.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Mount Rushmore Facts and History

For Students 2nd - 8th
Provides the history of Mount Rushmore with many interesting facts.
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US National Archives

Nara: Teaching With Documents: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Activity)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides a instructional activity, focusing on the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, that relates to the power granted to the President and the Senate to make and approve treaties with...
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US National Archives

Our Documents: Official Program for March on Washington(1963)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a copy of the original program for the March on Washington that featured Martin Luther King. Provides a summary of the civil rights movement at that time.
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Active History: The American Civil War Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
Take on the role of President Jefferson Davis or President Abraham Lincoln and proceed through the Civil War. This simulation can be played between two players or one. Users are challenged to choose the courses that each president likely...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: Zaida Ben Yusuf: Daniel Chester French

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the sculptor Daniel Chester French. He is famous for his sculpture of President Lincoln created as a part of the Lincoln Memorial. The picture is provided by a photograph taken by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: Industrial Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
By 1860, when Abraham Lincoln was elected president, 16 percent of the population lived in urban areas and a third of the nation's income came from manufacturing. Funds were flowing into large-scale industrial development and into...
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Other

Crisis at Fort Sumter

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed background information is provided to assist users in solving the dilemmas facing President Lincoln in the events surrounding the fall of Fort Sumter.
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US National Archives

Docsteach: Black Soldiers in the Civil War

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity students will analyze a two-page poster that the Government used to recruit recently freed slaves to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War. The poster refers to the Emancipation Proclamation and to President...
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Kansas Historical Society

Kansas State Historical Society: Kansas in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the Kansas "Frontier Guard" that protected President Lincoln, and find out about one of the largest cavalry battles fought in the Civil War at the Battle of Mine Creek in Kansas.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: National Mall

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is from the National Park Service. No shoe stores at this mall! Find out about our national "front yard" -- statistics, a link to the history of the National Mall, and a listing of all the monuments on the Mall. Also includes a...
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Juneteenth Celebration

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource is a brief article about Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, which celebrates the day when Union soldiers arrived in Texas and spread the word that slaves were free.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "Last Diary Entry of John Wilkes Booth" by John Wilkes Booth, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: David Hunter

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features David Hunter, a Union officer during the American Civil War who issued an emancipation proclamation (May 9, 1862) that was annulled by President Abraham Lincoln (May 19).
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Siteseen: American Historama: Reconstruction Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War from 1865-1877.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Freedmen's Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting facts about the Freedmen's Bureau established to help and protect emancipated slaves (freedmen)in 1865.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Civil War Weapons

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains detailed facts and information about weapons and technology used during the Civil War. There were military breakthroughs, changing the way the Civil War was fought.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Chattanooga

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chattanooga, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on November 23-25, 1863.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Chickamauga

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chickamauga, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on September 19-20, 1863.
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Siteseen: Civil Conflict: Battle of Chancellorsville

For Students 9th - 10th
Article contains interesting facts and information about the Battle of Chancellorsville, one of the major battles that were fought during the Civil War on May 1-4, 1863.

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