History Resources

Ratification of the US Constitution in New York, 1788

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Government and Civics

Aaron Burr, fugitive and traitor, 1804

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The surrender of Robert E. Lee, 1865

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How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 4–6)

Lesson Plan

Government and Civics

4, 5, 6

How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 7–9)

Lesson Plan

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10

How We Elect a President: The Electoral College (Grades 10–12)

Lesson Plan

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Hamilton’s Report on the Subject of Manufactures, 1791

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Economics, Government and Civics

Harry S. Truman responds to McCarthy, 1950

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Government and Civics

The British evacuation of Boston, 1776

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Art, Government and Civics

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Campaigning for the African American vote in Georgia, 1894

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Economics, Government and Civics