History

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=Chronology= 1. Select events and construct a multiple-tier time line to show relationships among events http://www.mrnussbaum.com/history/history.htm This website provides a clickable timeline of US History from the 1500's to modern day. Each entry can be clicked on to get a page with more details. Some of these detailed pages are written by the site creator (Mr. Nussbaum) while others were written by his students.
 * United States History Timeline **

=The First Global Age= 2. Describe the political, religious and economic aspects of North American colonization including: a. Reasons for colonization, including religion, desire for land and economic opportunity; b. Key differences among the Spanish, French and British colonies; c. Interactions between American Indians and European settlers, including the agricultural and cultural exchanges, alliances and conflicts; d. Indentured servitude and the introduction and institutionalization of slavery; e. Early representative governments and democratic practices that emerged, including town meetings and colonial assemblies; f. Conflicts among colonial powers for control of North America. http://earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/index.html Using the media of the day including newspapers, maps, magazines, autobiographies, and art, discover how the people in colonial times saw the world. There are wonderful primary source materials here to explore. **History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library ** http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illuminate many aspects of the history of the American West. Most of the photographs were taken between 1860 and 1920. They illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **13 Colonies Interactive Map ** http://www.mrnussbaum.com/13.htm This is an interactive map of the 13 colonies. The map has many hot spots you can click on to learn more about that area, including each of the colonies and many of the major cities. **French and Indian War Interactive Map ** http://www.mrnussbaum.com/fiwarint.htm This is an interactive map of the French and Indian War. The map has many hot spots you can click on to learn more about that area, fort, or river and how it related to the war **Commerce - from HippoCampus ** [|http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.php/course_locator.php?course=US History I&lesson=2&topic=1&width=800&height=550&topicTitle=Commerce&skinPath=http://www.hippocampus.org/hippocampus.skins/default] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This learning module from HippoCampus covers commerce in the age of exploration, including the decline of feudalism, and the rise of capitalism, commerce, the middle class, mercantilism, and colonization. The site uses narration, images, animation, primary source information, interactive activities, and quizzes to teach and review the material. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">1870-1900: Closing of the Frontier - Native American Assimilation ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic2c.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents from Calisphere at the University of California. "The images in this topic reflect the dissolution of tribal structure that occurred over the course of the 19th century. As traditional Native American lands disappeared or were taken away, many aspects of their daily lives changed, including housing, clothing, food sources, livelihood, and religion." **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">The Jamestown Online Adventure ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">In this interactive online game "You are the Captain of the Jamestown Colony. Can you do any better than the real colonists? You will have a copy of the London Company's Instructions to help guide you. Also, you can ask your fellow colonists and the Native Americans for advice. Be careful, though, because some advice is better than others! After you make all your decisions, you will receive a report on the state of your colony. Also, you will get to compare your colony to the historical Jamestown at the end." **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Anglo-Apache Conflicts ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.historyglobe.com/apache/mainframe.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">"This website provides an interactive map, summaries, biographies, and primary documents about major conflicts" between settlers and the Apache nation between 1861 and 1886 in the area in and around Arizona. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Misfortune of Indentured Servants ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">[|http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1601-1650/mittelberger/servan.htm] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This copy of Gottlieb Mittelberger's 1754 description of the voyage to America will make you glad you live in the 20th century. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Slavery During the Colonial Period ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.history.org/history/teaching/attitude.cfm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This online lesson has students study slave laws, read runaway slave ads, and fill out focus questions. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Mayflower on the Web ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://members.aol.com/calebj/mayflower.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a complete site with history of the Mayflower, and inventory, passenger lists, and primary documents such as the Mayflower Compact and Thanksgiving Proclamation **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Scholastic Research Starter: Plymouth Colony ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/plymouth/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is an excellent collection on articles on everything related to the Plymouth Colony, such as reasons for colonization, impact on the Indians, daily life in the colony, important people, and more. There is also a large list of links to other web sites with more information. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Understanding Slavery ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/slavery/index.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This web site has lots of great info on slavery including a comparison of slavery around the world, a personal account of a slave's life through his own writings, teaching suggestions, additional resources, and a reenactment of a slave auction with detailed info on the views held by different members of society. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920 ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lhtnhtml/lhtnhome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents from American Memory at the Library of Congress. This site has "253 published narratives by Americans and foreign visitors recounting their travels in the colonies and the United States and their observations and opinions about American peoples, places, and society from about 1750 to 1920. Also included is the thirty-two-volume set of manuscript sources entitled Early Western Travels, 1748-1846" Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian: Photographic Images ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/ienhtml/curthome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "In over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative, Curtis portrayed the traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes. The twenty volumes, each with an accompanying portfolio, are organized by tribes and culture areas encompassing the Great Plains, Great Basin, Plateau Region, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska. Featured here are all of the published photogravure images including over 1500 illustrations bound in the text volumes, along with over 700 portfolio plates." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">American Indians of the Pacific Northwest ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/pacific/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "This digital collection integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and employment." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. =Revolution= 3. Identify and explain the sources of conflict which led to the American Revolution, with emphasis on the perspectives of the Patriots, Loyalists, neutral colonists and the British concerning: a. The Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, the Tea Act and the Intolerable Acts; b. The Boston Tea Party, the boycotts, the Sons of Liberty and petitions and appeals to Parliament.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Explore the Amazing World of Early America **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.history.org/Almanack/life/politics/polhdr.cfm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Here is historical background with primary material on the causes of the American Revolution from the Stamp Act to the declaration of war. Included is a summary of the 1765 Stamp Act, the Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, William Pitt's speech against the Stamp Act , and print images of the repeal (Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp) and of the Alternative of Williamsburg. Also included are the words to the song "The Glorious Seventy Four," a summary of the Rights of British America, the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress, Henry's "Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death" speech, the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the Declaration of Independence and the names of the Virginia signers of the Declaration of Independence. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">LIBERTY! The American Revolution ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This web site from PBS covers headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics on the American Revolution, Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, a Military point-of-view, and an online Revolutionary quiz. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Causes for the Revolution ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/causrev.cfm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This site teaches about the many causes for the Revolution and includes a vocabulary matching game with the related terms. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">The Shot Heard Round the World ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/causerevmovl.cfm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This website has the student watch a short online video that explains the beginning of the Revolutionary War. After the video, they can take a seven question quiz to check their understanding. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amflash.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is an interactive map of the Revolutionary War. The map has many hot spots you can click on to learn more about that city or area and how it related to the war. 4. Explain the results of important developments of the American Revolution including: a. A declaration of American independence; b. Character and significance of the military struggle in the North in the early years of the war and the shift of the battle to the South after 1779; c. Creation of state constitutions; d. Impacts on women, African-Americans and American Indians <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.founding.com <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This site brings the Declaration of Independence to life. Not only is there information about its writing and the Founders but there are discussion of topics from today and from critical periods of American history during which the ideas of the Declaration were tested. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">LIBERTY! The American Revolution ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This web site from PBS covers headlines, timelines, resource material and related topics on the American Revolution, Daily Life in the Colonies, the Global Village, a Military point-of-view, and an online Revolutionary quiz. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Revolutionary War Maps of comte de Rochambeau ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rochambeau-maps/index.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents, maps, and manuscripts from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "The maps show Revolutionary-era military actions, some of which were published in England and France, and early state maps from the 1790s. Many of the items in this extraordinary group of maps show the importance of cartographic materials in the campaigns of the American Revolution." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Politics in Colonial Virginia **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Revolutionary War Interactive Map **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">User's Guide to the Declaration of Independence **

=A New Nation= 5. Explain major domestic problems faced by the leaders of the new republic under the Articles of Confederation including: a. Maintaining national security; b. Creating a stable economic system; c. Dealing with war debts; d. Collecting revenue; e. Defining the authority of the central government. 6. Explain the challenges in writing and ratifying the U.S. Constitution including: a. Issues debated during the convention resulting in compromises (i.e., the Great Compromise, the Three-Fifths Compromise and the compromise over the slave trade); b. The Federalist/Anti-Federalist debate c. The debate over a Bill of Rights. 7. Describe the actions taken to build one country from 13 states including: a. The precedents established by George Washington, including the cabinet and a two-term presidency; b. Alexander Hamilton's actions to create a financially strong country, including the creation of a national bank; c. The establishment of an independent federal court system. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "The complete George Washington Papers collection from the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress consists of approximately 65,000 documents ... including correspondence, letterbooks, commonplace books, diaries, journals, financial account books, military records, reports, and notes accumulated by Washington from 1741 through 1799 ... his papers are a rich source for almost every aspect of colonial and early American history." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class.
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=Civil War and Reconstruction= 8. Describe and analyze the territorial expansion of the United States including: a. Northwest Ordinance; b. The Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition; c. Westward movement including Manifest Destiny; d. The Texas War for Independence and the Mexican-American War. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://dig.lib.niu.edu/mexicanwar/index.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This web site presents a historical overview of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), as well as primary documents and images related to the conflict, and lesson plans on teaching the Mexican-American War. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Lewis and Clark ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is an interactive site that deals with a wide variety of areas that deal with the Lewis and Clark expedition. There is also an interactive game that students can play. A good site for elementary and middle school level students. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/codhtml/hawphome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents and images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illuminate many aspects of the history of the American West. Most of the photographs were taken between 1860 and 1920. They illustrate Colorado towns and landscape, document the place of mining in the history of Colorado and the West, and show the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Lewis and Clark Interactive Map ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mrnussbaum.com/lcflash.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is an interactive map of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The map has many hot spots you can click on to learn more about each area along the route. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">American Leadership and War - Animated Map ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/American-Wars.swf <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This animated map shows a chronological history of American wars from the 1770's to present day. As each war occurs, a circle appears on the map with its size representing the number of deaths from that war. Additionally the date is given, and the presidential party of that time, and a running total of casualties. This is an effective way to visualize the history and consequences of American wars. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">The Oregon Trail Virtual Tour ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.historyglobe.com/ot/otmap1.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">"The Oregon Trail Website provides a virtual tour of landmarks along the historic trail. Visitors to the site can see both a modern map and a 19th century map of the trail. Landmarks can be clicked on the map to lead the visitor through paintings, drawings and photographs of trail sites." 9. Explain causes of the Civil War with emphasis on: a. Slavery; b. States' rights; c. The different economies of the North and South d. The extension of slavery into the territories, including the Dred Scott Decision and the Kansas-Nebraska Act; e. The abolitionist movement and the roles of Frederick Douglass and John Brown; f. The addition of new states to the Union and their impact on the balance of power in the Senate, including the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850; g. The emergence of Abraham Lincoln as a national figure in the Lincoln-Douglas debates, the presidential election of 1860, and the South's secession.
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10. Explain the course and consequences of the Civil War with emphasis on a. Contributions of key individuals, including Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant; b. The Emancipation Proclamation; c. The Battle of Gettysburg. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This site has a very large collection on Civil War links, nicely divided into categories. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">American Leadership and War - Animated Map ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/American-Wars.swf <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This animated map shows a chronological history of American wars from the 1770's to present day. As each war occurs, a circle appears on the map with its size representing the number of deaths from that war. Additionally the date is given, and the presidential party of that time, and a running total of casualties. This is an effective way to visualize the history and consequences of American wars. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Band Music from the Civil War Era ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwmhtml/cwmhome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents, printed music, and audio files from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "Band Music from the Civil War Era makes available examples of a brilliant style of brass band music that flourished in the 1850s in the United States and remained popular through the nineteenth century. This online collection includes both printed and manuscript music and over 700 musical compositions, as well as 8 full-score modern editions and 19 recorded examples of brass band music in performance." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents, photos, drawings, and writings from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "The images in this digital collection are drawn from the New-York Historical Society's rich archival collections that document the Civil War. They include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the north and south; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Civil War Maps ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/civil_war_maps/ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents, maps, charts, and essays from American Memory at the Library of Congress. It "contains approximately 2,240 Civil War maps and charts and 76 atlases and sketchbooks that are held within the Geography and Map Division, 200 maps from the Library of Virginia, and 400 maps from the Virginia Historical Society." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War, from the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/scsmhtml/scsmhome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents and printed sheet music from American Memory at the Library of Congress. It "includes more than two hundred sheet-music compositions that represent Lincoln and the war as reflected in popular music. The collection spans the years from Lincoln's presidential campaign in 1859 through the centenary of Lincoln's birth in 1909." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica"> A Civil War Soldier in the Wild Cat Regiment: Selections from the Tilton C. Reynolds Papers ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tcrhtml/tcrhome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents, letters, and pictures from American Memory at the Library of Congress. It "documents the Civil War experience of Captain Tilton C. Reynolds, a member of the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers. Comprising 164 library items, or 359 digital images, this online presentation includes correspondence, photographs, and other materials dating between 1861 and 1865. The letters feature details of the regiment's movements, accounts of military engagements, and descriptions of the daily life of soldiers and their views of the war." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tafthtml/tafthome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents from American Memory at the Library of Congress. It "presents three manuscript volumes, totaling 1,240 digital images, that document daily life in Washington, D. C., through the eyes of Horatio Nelson Taft ... the diary details events in Washington during the Civil War years including Taft's connection with Abraham Lincoln and his family. Of special interest is Taft's description of Lincoln's assassination." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Selected Civil War Photographs ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source images from American Memory at the Library of Congress. "The Selected Civil War Photographs Collection contains 1,118 photographs. Most of the images were made under the supervision of Mathew B. Brady, and include scenes of military personnel, preparations for battle, and battle after-effects. The collection also includes portraits of both Confederate and Union officers, and a selection of enlisted men." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class as well as the detailed timeline of the Civil War. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Civil War Interactive Map ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://www.mrnussbaum.com/civilwarpage.htm <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is an interactive map of the Civil War. The map has many hot spots you can click on to learn more about that area, city, battle, or place and how it related to the Civil War. Additionally, links are provided to more reading and activities on many Civil War topics.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">The American Civil War Homepage **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 **

11. Analyze the consequences of Reconstruction with emphasis on: a. President Lincoln's assassination and the ensuing struggle for control of Reconstruction, including the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson; b. Attempts to protect the rights of and enhance opportunities for the freedmen, including the basic provisions of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution c. The Ku Klux Klan and the enactment of black codes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=SOC5602 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">At this interactive web site, students explore the history of U.S.Constitutional amendments and the process involved in adding an amendment. In an interactive exercise, learners author their own amendments and explain why these should be added to the Constitution. Their comments can be automatically emailed to their teacher. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">Washington During the Civil War: The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865 ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/tafthtml/tafthome.html <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica">This is a great collection of primary source documents from American Memory at the Library of Congress. It "presents three manuscript volumes, totaling 1,240 digital images, that document daily life in Washington, D. C., through the eyes of Horatio Nelson Taft ... the diary details events in Washington during the Civil War years including Taft's connection with Abraham Lincoln and his family. Of special interest is Taft's description of Lincoln's assassination." Be sure to see the "Collection Connections" for ideas on how to use these resources in your class.
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