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Quick Links to: History-Social Science Content Standards: 8th Grade Eras: Immigration and The Irish in America Industrialization & Social Change 1865-1915 Mudcat.org has a database of lyrics for American folk songs.
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Current Unit: Sectionalism (Causes of the Civil War)
Homework: Study for Quiz Next Portfolio Due: Section #14 (2/11) Next Quiz: Sectionalism 1820 - 1840 (2/11) Last updated: 9 Feb. 2010 What do you know about the history of the U.S. and what do you know about the government of the U.S.? Quiz yourself! American
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United States Historical Data Census Browser The data presented here describe the people and the economy of the US for each state and county from 1790 to 1960. Electoral Maps of past presidential elections. U.S. History c.1450 - 1781 Lesson Notes: U.S. History 1450 - 1781 The Road to Independence Road to Independence PowerPoint Worksheets: Independence Worksheet Enlightenment Worksheet Lessons: Articles of Confederation PowerPoint Worksheets: Articles of Confederation Worksheet Federal
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Lessons: Washington's Farewell Address This document includes the full text , an outline of the speech, and a list of vocabulary terms with definitions. Lessons: Federalist Era PowerPoint Federalist Era Worksheet Hamilton v. Jefferson Notes Washington's Farewell Address (Highlights) Exam preparation activities: Federalist Era Review Federalist Era Mini Quiz Hamilton vs. Jefferson Quiz Lessons: The Donner Party "....Remember, never take no cut-offs, and hurry along as fast as you can.” - Virginia Reed, Donner Party Survivor Lessons and presentations: Westward Movement Notes Lewis and Clark PowerPoint Expansion of the U.S. Map - PowerPoint Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin The Cotton Gin and Spinning Jenny (PowerPoint Presentation) Lesson: Immigration and the Irish in America 8th grade U.S. History lesson: The Potato Famine and the Great Migration Links: The Great Irish Famine This is a detailed and comprehensive work that could be used as a textbook for a course in this subject. Lessons and presentations: Slavery in America PowerPoint Early Slavery in America Worksheet Lessons and presentations: Reforms & Reformers PowerPoint Reforms & Reformers Study Guide The
Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad wasn't
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provided an escape route for slaves in the American The Secession of Southern States South
Carolina Declaration of Causes of Secession Abraham Lincoln: First Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1861 Primary Sources and Lessons: Sectionalism PowerPoint Sectionalism Review South Carolina's Declaration of Secession Chunked Abraham Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address Chunked Secession: States Right or Rebellion Funsheet
"It is well that war is so terrible, The Civil
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Military History : American Civil War
Civil War Battle Summaries By State The Civil War in Four Minutes Video To learn about Northern and Southern women and the role they played in the war, visit the following links: Women of the American Civil War, Inc. Military Units Handout (describes the organization of armies North and South) Lessons and Resources:
Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction Radical Republican Plan for Reconstruction Assignments and lecture notes: Assignments and Presentations: The Growth of Railroads 1865-1900 Railroads Lead the Way 1865-1900 Back to Mr. Nash's Web Site *Some of the web site descriptions that appear next to links on this page and others I have created are html meta tags for the site or the descriptions are taken from the site itself. Some of the descriptions are my own.
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