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The Carlisle Indian Industrial School: Research Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home page to an extensive site dedicated to the Carlisle School. The site contains primary and secondary source materials. Contains a history of the school, biographies of students, and of the school's most famous student -...
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Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians: History of the Chumash People

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a history of the Chumash Indians and learn about their way of life before contact with the Spanish. Find out about their large domed houses, plank canoes, and impressive cave paintings.
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Southeast American Indian Facts: Cherokee Indian Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents some basic facts about the history and culture of the Cherokee people.
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History.com: Native American History Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
Before Christopher Columbus came to America, the expansive territory was inhabited by Native Americans. Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, as more explorers sought to colonize their land, Native Americans responded in various...
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The History Cat: Us History: Louisiana Purchase

For Students 9th - 10th
Covers two topics related to the growth of the new United States - the Louisiana Purchase and the settling of the Great Plains. How the Louisiana Purchase came about as a result of a decision by Napoleon is explained. The Great Plains...
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The History Cat: Geography: People: Amerindians of the Amazon

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the plight of the Amerindians who made the Amazon rainforest their home. Many died from diseases brought by European colonists and many others continue to lose their lands to greedy companies or farmers.
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Alcatraz History: Welcome to Alcatraz History

For Students 9th - 10th
The entire history of the famous Alcatraz prison known as "The Rock," beginning with 1847, when "The U.S. Army took notice of "The Rock" and its strategic value as a military fortress."

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