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Map, Indian Reservations within the limits of the US, 1890, US Census Office.

Documents the lives of Native Americans in the Northwest Coast and Plateau regions of the Pacific Northwest in text and photographs.

Map, A map of the British and French dominions in..., 1755, J. Mitchell, LoC.

Follows Jefferson's life, political participation, and accumulation of scientific geographical knowledge from 1735 to 1804.

Photo, Susette La Flesche Tibbles or Bright Eyes, Price and Campbell

What would it be like to live with the Dakota Sioux?

This interactive website examines the history of New England from the 16th to the 20th century. In addition to its enormous collection of primary sources, the website also has approximately 100 activities designed specifically for student use. Peruse this website today and discover a wonderful survey of New England culture! FIND OUT MORE »

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China and the United States: From Hostility to Engagement, 1960-1998

Photo. U.S. to sell gold to China in return for silver Washington D.C. LOC

Trace U.S.-China relations from the 60s through present day. [...] »

Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting

Photo. Louis McDowell gives neighborhood girl a haircut as her mother looks on.

How does an industrial past shape current work and play? How does it affect [...] »

Little Cowpuncher: Rural School Newspaper of Southern Arizona

Header, Little Cowpuncher, vol. 2, no. 7, March 1936, Boboquivari School

If you were a pioneer, what would you have to say about your schooling? [...] »

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African American History Month: Civil Rights Worldwide

These African American civil rights activists affected more than the U.S. [...] »

Textbook Twisters: Cuban Missile Crisis

Photo, "Man Wearing a Straw Hat," 1899, The Field Museum Library, Flickr Commons

The Cuban Missile Crisis was one of the greatest conflicts between the US and [...] »

Theatre of the People

Cigarette card, Chinese opera faces (masks), New York Public Library Digital Gal

Through performing art, U.S. minorities assert their identities. Answer these [...] »

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An official report of the trials of sundry Negroes, 1822

Tried and executed in 1822, along with many other slaves, for a plotted [...] »

Girls’ Labor and Leisure in the Progressive Era

Photographic Print, Protest against child labor in a labor parade, 1909 May 1, L

The historical impact young girls had on the Progressive Era is often [...] »

Slavery

Photo, "An ex-slave," 1897, New York Public Library Digital Gallery

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast. [...] »

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Social Security Administration

Photo, . . . Unemployed insured workers. . . , Franklin D. Roosevelt, NARA

Explore both the history of the SSA itself and that of the Social Security [...] »

U.S. Navy

Oil on canvas, Gun Crew. . . , 1940-42, McClelland Barclay, U.S. Navy

Who defends our seas, and how do they do it? Explore primary sources and more. [...] »

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Photo, Jason Tully, a CDC laboratorian. . . , ID# 7294, 2004, James Gathany, CDC

For when those historical figures suffered conditions you don't recognize. [...] »

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Breaking the News in 1900

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Headlines and deadlines. Where was the line between muckraking and professional ethics? [...] »

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