Want to learn more about the Triangle Factory Fire? Try this website by Cornell University that tells the story and it’s impact.
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Triangle Factory Fire
Posted in something interesting, Uncategorized, Women, tagged triangle, triangle fire, triangle shirtwaist company on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
More information about the NAACP
Posted in Civil Rights, Documents, Material Culture, tagged Library of Congress, NAACP on February 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Library of Congress has a primary source set for the NAACP, entitled “A Century in the Fight for Freedom.” You will find pictures, biographies, letters and speeches that help describe the purpose and goals of the NAACP. Take a look!
African-Americans in the Civil War
Posted in Civil Rights, Civil War, tagged african-american, Civil War, interview, video on January 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I thought you might find this interview interesting, it discusses how some people today still think that African-Americans fought on the side of the Confederacy, or didn’t contribute much to the side of the Union (which is completely false). For more information about African-Americans and the Civil War, take a look at the African-American Civil [...]
Working Conditions
Posted in Civil Rights, something interesting, tagged immigrant, labor, tomatoes on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In class we were discussing the conditions for Chinese workers on the railroad. Today there are still workers in the United States who take on jobs for low wages and with horrible living and working conditions. Here are some articles about tomato harvesting in Florida that were published last year: “Politics of the Plate: The [...]
Dred Scott
Posted in AP, Civil War, Documents, Homework Answers, Supplementary Materials, tagged dred scott, supreme court, tawney on December 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For a more complete story about Dred Scott, see this page at pbs.org, and/or this page from the Washington University Digital Gateway. The digital gateway also has a timeline and transcriptions of all the documents related to the case (for the documents related to the Supreme Court decision go here) *** The following quotes are from [...]
Alexander Hamilton Hip-Hop song
Posted in Presidents, tagged alexander hamilton on November 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lin-Manuel Miranda performs a song he wrote about Alexander Hamilton’s early life and accomplishments. He’s performing from the perspective of Aaron Burr (who challenged him to a duel and shot him).
Go West!
Posted in Documents, something interesting, Uncategorized, Westward Expansion, Women, tagged donner party, mormon pioneers, narcissa whitman, oregon trail, pioneers, primary sources, Sager family, santa fe trail, secondary sources, trails, wagon train, west on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Trails National Parks Service Oregon Trail Website National Parks Service Santa Fe Trail Website Timeline of the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byways website about Santa Fe Trail National Parks Service Mormon Pioneer Trail Website Stories and Places Mormon Pioneer Story (divided by stops on the trail) Diary of Patrick Breen (day by day account [...]
Women’s Rights
Posted in something interesting, Women, tagged abolitionists, angelina grimke, elisabeth cady stanton, sarah grimke, seneca falls convention, sojourner truth, susan b anthony, women's rights on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here are some sources related to the early women’s rights movement (1st half of the 19th century): Seneca Falls Convention Library of Congress website with documents related to the convention National Portrait Gallery website explains the context of the convention, accompanied by portraits of convention participants. Timeline of the Seneca Falls Convention from americaslibrary.gov. National Parks [...]
Indian Removal in the 1830s
Posted in Documents, Extra Credit, maps, Material Culture, Presidents, something interesting, Supplementary Materials, Uncategorized, tagged 1830, Cherokee, Cherokee Nation, indian removal act, Trail of tears on October 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a collection of resources about the Indian Removal Act, Cherokee Nation and Trail of Tears. Indian Removal Act of 1830 You can find the text of the act (passed May 28, 1830) at civics-online.org At ourdocuments.gov you can see the text of a speech Jackson gave to Congress on December 6, 1830 (after the [...]
Electoral College
Posted in Presidents, tagged elections, electoral colleg, electoral vote, politics on October 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is it? What was its purpose? How has it changed? The National Archives website has a section devoted to the Electoral College that summarizes the current laws by state and you can see examples of what electoral votes look like. At uselectionatlas.org you can learn more about why the Electoral College was created, and [...]
