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Divining America: Religion in American History 
Use this essay on Jewish immigration to flesh out a unit on the Civil War or [...] »
Three Perspectives on Native American Removal and Westward Expansion 
Check out this lesson on arguments surrounding the 1830 forced removal of [...] »
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SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Review, Recite 
Learn about SQ3R, a note-taking system for English Language Learners to help [...] »
Bracero History Archive 
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
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Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers 
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from [...] »
Internationalizing History 
Discover the resources you need to "globalize" your U.S. history lesson [...] »
Free Speech Teaching Guide 1: The Birth of the Modern First Amendment and How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind 
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
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Resources for Units on Early American Government 
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