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Inside the Vault: The Overland Trail
What was life like along the Overland Trail in the 1820s? What hardships did travelers face? On March 7, 2024 our curators were joined by Dr. Sarah Keyes (University of Nevada, Reno) to discuss letters from people on the Trail. View...
How to SAQ, Part I | AP US History Study Guide
How to SAQ: Part I Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about secondary and text-based primary sources.
How to SAQ, Part II | AP US History Study Guide
How to SAQ: Part II Learn how to respond to Short-Answer Questions about image-based primary sources and non-stimulus-based questions.
How to DBQ | AP US History Study Guide
How to DBQ Learn how to respond to the Document-Based Essay Question.
How to MCQ | AP US History Study Guide
How to MCQ Learn test-taking strategies to answer Multiple-Choice Questions.
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s advice to high school students, 1922
In 1922, Sharpless Dobson Green, a teacher at Senior High School in Trenton, New Jersey, wrote to influential people around the world to get their advice for his students. In his request, he explained his project: There are about 400...
Inside the Vault: Lucy Knox
During the siege of Boston in 1775, 19-year-old Lucy Knox gave up everything she knew and left Boston with her husband’s sword hidden in her clothes. She would never see her parents or siblings again. Lucy’s letters to her husband,...
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