History Resources

Two versions of the Preamble to the Constitution, 1787

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Government and Civics

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George Washington’s reluctance to become president, 1789

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Government and Civics

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The duel: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, 1804

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Government and Civics

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A map of the Louisiana Territory, 1806

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Geography, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math

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Jefferson on British aggression, 1815

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John Quincy Adams and the Amistad case, 1841

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Government and Civics

John Brown’s final speech, 1859

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The Gettysburg Address, 1863

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Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

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The Western Sanitary Commission reports on suffering in the Mississippi Valley, 1863

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Government and Civics

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Sharecropper contract, 1867

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Economics, Government and Civics

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