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California, First Person Narratives: General Collections
California, First Person Narratives: General Collections
"California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 consists of the full texts and illustrations of 190 works documenting the formative era of California's history through eyewitness accounts. From the Library of Congress
#US History#US History I#US I Unit 7: Conquering the West#primary source#US I Unit 5 Manifest Destiny and Sectionalism
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California, First Person Narratives: General Collections
Helen Hunt Jackson - A Century of Dishonor (Book)
Helen Hunt Jackson - A Century of Dishonor (Book)
Originally published in 1881, Helen Hunt Jackson chronicles the treatment of American Indians by the United States beginning in colonial times through to her present. She hoped to awaken the conscience of the American people, and their representatives, to the flagrant wrongs that had been done to the American Indians, and persuade them "to redeem the name of the United States from the stain of a century of dishonor".
#native americans#US History#US History I#US I Unit 7: Conquering the West
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Helen Hunt Jackson - A Century of Dishonor (Book)
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier In American History
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier In American History
Full text of book in which Jackson argues the idea of the frontier shaped the American being and characteristics. He writes of how the frontier drove American history and why America is how it is today. Turner reflects on the past to prove his point by noting human fascination with the frontier and how expansion to the American West changed people's views on their culture. From the University of Virginia
#US History#US History I#books#US I Unit 7: Conquering the West
·xroads.virginia.edu·
Frederick Jackson Turner: The Frontier In American History
PBS - Frontier House
PBS - Frontier House
Companion site for documentary. Have you ever wondered what life was really like for pioneers living in the American West during the late 19th century? How did they fare without the modern conveniences we take for granted? Could a modern-day family handle a pioneer family's lifestyle?
#US History#US History I#US I Unit 7: Conquering the West
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PBS - Frontier House
Native Knowledge 360° - Interactive Teaching Resources - National Museum of the American Indian
Native Knowledge 360° - Interactive Teaching Resources - National Museum of the American Indian
US HIstory teachers should at the very least skim through the materials on this site to reflect on what they teach and how they teach the history of indigenous Americans.
#US History I#5th Grade Unit 1 - Three Worlds Meet#5th Grade Unit 5 - Manifest Destiny#native americans#US I Unit 7: Conquering the West
·americanindian.si.edu·
Native Knowledge 360° - Interactive Teaching Resources - National Museum of the American Indian