History Resources

General Sherman on the "March to the Sea," 1865

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Lucy Knox on the home front during the Revolutionary War, 1777

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Robert E. Lee’s message to his troops before the Battle of Spotsylvania, 1864

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Ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment, 1866

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Government and Civics

Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 7–9)

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7, 8, 9

The Articles of Confederation, 1777

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Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 4–6)

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4, 5, 6

Our Constitution: The Bill of Rights (Grades 10–12)

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10, 11, 12

A proposed Thirteenth Amendment to prevent secession, 1861

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A former Confederate officer on slavery and the Civil War, 1907

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9, 10, 11, 12, 13+