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Learn about the experiences of immigrants detained at Angel Island and how [...] »
Analysis of photographs of Civil War artillery broadens students [...] »
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Primary sources in both English and Spanish on the Spanish American War, [...] »
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Using the premise of a mystery, elementary students act as history [...] »
Ticket stubs. Report cards. Photographs. All of these things have historical [...] »
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Are classroom discussions about winning the argument or about understanding [...] »
This guide focuses on the history of free speech in one crucial year ( [...] »
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