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In this Lesson Plan Review, students analyze primary and secondary sources describing an encounter between the Lewis and Clark expedition and a Native American tribe. The lesson overall is a great way to encourage students to work collaboratively to analyze this important historical interaction from multiple perspectives. FIND OUT MORE »

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Handwritten document, Caspar Weinberger Diary Entry, 7 December 1985, HERB

Through the lens of documents concerning the Iran-Contra Affair, this lesson [...] »

Photo, The signing of the Constitution, March 23, 2009, Ben_Sutherland, Flickr

Use maps to show the significance of the Great Compromise and the Three-fifths [...] »

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The Prayer at Valley Forge by Arnold Friberg

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Bracero History Archive

Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th century. [...] »

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Photo, [Man writing at a desk], New York Public Library Digital Gallery

A pen or pencil in your student's hand is an excellent tool for teaching [...] »

Illustration, From Princess Badoura, 1913, Edmund Dulac, nocloo.com

Help your elementary school students get more out of historical biographies. [...] »

Poster, "Ot mraka k svetu. . . ," 1917-1921, N. Kogut, NYPL

Documents are riddled with difficult vocabulary. Don't be afraid to adapt texts. [...] »

Ticket, Special lecture National geographic society. . . , 26 May 1915, LOC

Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »

Photography, Desk at School, 3 March 2009, Flickr CC

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Colored professional students and graduates in 1896-97, New York Public Library

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