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The Buffalo Hunt

The topic of this lesson is the Buffalo Hunt. The students will be investigating the importance of the buffalo in the Midwest to the Native more...
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin

What was the effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, on the North and the South of the United States? How was the book received in the two regions where sectionalism was already gaining ground. This lesson will compare and contrast the scope of the impact on the two regions.

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Colonial Life Compare/Contrast

Students will view three prints, one from each of three colonial regions. They will then answer questions about each of the regions to help them more...
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Bridging the Mississippi

In this lesson, students will investigate the need for development of railroad transportation across the Mississippi River to facilitate westward expansion. It will conclude with more...
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights

Students will analyze George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights and compare it to the United States Bill of Rights. Students will discover that many rights more...
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Road Building and the Growth of Cities

Students will analyze four different photographs to understand what road conditions were like in the early parts of the 20th century. They will discuss the more...
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Immigrant Discrimination

The topic of this lesson is the discrimination faced by immigrants in a post Civil War America. The students will face this discrimination first hand more...
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The Perfect Storm

The topic of the lesson is the Dust Bowl and what caused the devastation to the southern Great Plains. Students will use prior knowledge of more...
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The Dust Bowl

The students will learn about the Dust Bowl, which took place in the 1930’s in parts of the Midwest and Southwest. As we are finishing more...
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Effects of Segregation and “Jim Crow” laws on life in Virginia for African Americans

After a brief introduction and/or review of the Reconstruction time period, students will be given copies of photographs, drawings or political cartoons from the period more...
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