History Resources

A View of Savannah, Georgia, 1734

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World History

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

John Quincy Adams and the Amistad case, 1841

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Government and Civics

What Events Led to Lincoln’s Assassination?

Lesson Plan

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

James Forten, Sailmaker

Essay

Julie Winch

Historical Context: Black Soldiers in the Civil War

Teacher Resources

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

American Colonization Society membership certificate, 1833

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The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863

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Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

"The Merits of This Fearful Conflict": Douglass on the Causes of the Civil War

Essay

David W. Blight

Guided Readings: Reconstruction

Guided Readings

Government and Civics

Lincoln on the execution of a slave trader, 1862

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