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History U | The American West

The American West This History U course will examine the expansion of the United States to the Pacific, the exploration of the West, the defeat and dispossession and profound tragedy of its Native peoples, and unparalleled environmental...

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circa 1901

American Staff Officers

GLC04546.114

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American Immigration History

American Immigration History Led by : Prof. Madeline Hsu (University of Maryland) Course Number : AMHI 680 Semesters : Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2024 Image: James Burton, “The New Immigrant Station on Ellis Island,” Harper’s Weekly ,...

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Statesmanship in American History

Statesmanship in American History will allow up to 20 8th–12th grade teachers to participate in a weeklong professional development event on-site at Princeton University. Application Deadline : The application closed on March 5, 2024. Join us for...

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The massacre of American Indian allies, 1818

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

On April 23, 1818, Captain Obed Wright of the Georgia militia ordered an attack on a Chehaw village, which resulted in the slaughter of several American Indians. In a letter written a week after the attack, Brigadier General Thomas...