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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Second Bank of the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structure and powers of the Second Bank of the United States.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Central Banking in the United States

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay gives a background to understand the controversy surrounding the creation of a central bank in the United States.
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Virginia History Series

Virginia History Series: Virginia State History Reconstruction to 1900 [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Much of Virginia was devastated after the Civil War so a period of rebuilding commenced. Follow Reconstruction through the different plans, the effects on African-Americans and the South. This slideshow has pictures,charts, and maps to...
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A&E Television

Biography: Hiram R. Revels

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the life and political career of Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first African American to serve in the United States Senate.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Taking Apart and Reconstructing Stories

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson is designed as a project-based unit plan that will take students through the narrative process from deconstruction to construction. After initial discussion, students will use the Interactive Story Map feature at Read Write...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: The Iron Horse: The Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
The first three pages of this extensive essay on the railroad in United States history focuses on the early railroad and the Industrial Revolution in the United States.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: William Howard Taft

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a biography about the life of the 27th President of the United States, William Howard Taft.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: James Mc Clurg 1746 1823

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of James McClurg (1746-1823), a noted scientist and doctor in the early days of the United States. He was also a politician. McClurg was part of the Virginia delegation of the Constitutional Convention.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: George Mason 1725 1792 Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by the University of Groningen. Leader of the Anti-federalist faction against strong national government, Mason fought the ratification of the U.S. Constitution for protection for individual rights; read this...
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New York Public Library

In Motion: The Land Promised Lesson Plan: African American Homesteaders

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The narrative, The Western Migration, features African Americans with agricultural backgrounds who migrated west following the Civil War and availed themselves of the opportunity to homestead. The Land Promised is designed for use in...
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Nieuw Amsterdam

For Students 9th - 10th
This site lists the reasons why the Dutch trading companies were slower in colonization than the other New World countries.