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The Civil War Day by Day

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The Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library at UNC (Chapel Hill) is presenting 1 document per day that is 150... see more

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Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library
Date Created:
June 11, 2014
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May 17, 2016
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The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Author:
Theodore Roosevelt
Date Created:
November 22, 2013
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September 11, 2014
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The Oregon Trail: sketches of prairie and Rocky-Mountain life

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Francis Parkman
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November 18, 2013
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September 14, 2014
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They Knew It Was Wrong: Moral and Legal Arguments Against the Trail of Tears

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According to Professor Amy Sturgis of Lenoir-Rhyne University, the Trail of Tears shouldn’t have happened. In this video,... see more

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Author:
Institute for Humane Studies
Date Created:
August 28, 2017
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August 10, 2019
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U.S. History to 1865

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This is a free, online textbook that covers US History from the 1400s until the Civil War. It inludes an interactive... see more

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Author:
Bay College Online Learning Department
Date Created:
April 13, 2017
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April 18, 2017
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19th Century Schoolbooks

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Digital editions of 141 19th-century schoolbooks and two surveys of historic schoolbooks written by Emeritus Professor... see more

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November 6, 2013
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September 14, 2014
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Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

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An illustrated overview of the development of religion in America from Colonial times into the 19th century

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Library of Congress
Date Created:
October 29, 2005
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April 16, 2019
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How Did the Pioneers Survive the Oregon Trail?

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Between 1840 and 1860, fur trappers used to say there was no law west of Leavenworth, Kansas. So how did more than... see more

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Institute for Humane Studies
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September 11, 2017
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December 13, 2019
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The Forgotten Rebellion: Black Seminoles and the Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History

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The story of John Horse and the Black Seminoles has been largely untold, but according to Professor Amy Sturgis of Signum... see more

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Institute for Humane Studies
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September 11, 2017
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July 17, 2019
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Update 1 - American History 373

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The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has... see more

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Author:
Frank Kelderman; Michelle Cassidy
Date Created:
July 3, 2012
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October 24, 2014
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Update 3 - American History - LO Infusion

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The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has... see more

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Frank Kelderman; Michelle Cassidy
Date Created:
July 4, 2012
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July 21, 2017
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Update 2 - American History

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The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has... see more

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Michelle Cassidy; Frank Kelderman
Date Created:
July 4, 2012
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October 24, 2014
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American History 373 - Interactive Syllabus

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The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has... see more

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Learning Object Repository
Author:
Frank Kelderman; Michelle Cassidy; Michael Witgen
Date Created:
July 3, 2012
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April 22, 2016
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Ben Franklin and the World of the Enlightenment

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"Printer, journalist, postmaster, scientist, inventor, diplomat, patriot, and tireless founder of civic institutions,... see more

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Author:
Bruce Thompson
Date Created:
June 12, 2012
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November 18, 2020
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Building the American Republic, Volume 1: A Narrative History to 1877

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Building the American Republic combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States.... see more

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Author:
Harry L. Watson
Date Created:
January 4, 2018
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January 27, 2018
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Course - American History 373 - History of the American West

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The Michigan Education through Learning Objects (MELO) project is a cross-disciplinary collaborative effort that has... see more

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Online Course
Author:
Frank Kelderman; Michael Witgen; Michelle Cassidy
Date Created:
July 4, 2012
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April 18, 2020
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HistoriCorps

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HistoriCorps® is a national organization that works through partnerships to mobilize volunteers to save and sustain our... see more

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Author:
Natalie Henshaw
Date Created:
July 21, 2015
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March 3, 2016
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Protest Against the Trail of Tears: A Letter by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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In 1838, poet, essayist, and lecturer Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a letter to President Martin Van Buren protesting the... see more

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Institute for Humane Studies
Date Created:
August 28, 2017
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November 11, 2017
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American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War

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This text from Dr. Franklin Williamson and Dr. Tom Aiello from Gordon State University contains all modular text content... see more

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Author:
J. Franklin Williamson; Thomas Aiello
Date Created:
January 23, 2020
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February 28, 2020
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American History I: Colonial Period to Civil War

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This text from Dr. Franklin Williamson and Dr. Tom Aiello from Gordon State University contains all modular text content... see more

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J. Franklin Williamson; Thomas Aiello
Date Created:
January 23, 2020
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February 28, 2020
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Butte College U.S History Reader

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This is a instructor-reader created for teaching U.S. History. The resources include history websites and online... see more

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Date Created:
August 19, 2019
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August 29, 2019
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Constitution and Federalist Papers App for iOS

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'Our CONSTITUTION and THE FEDERALIST PAPERS app is the best way to learn about the Constitution of the United States. Not... see more

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Author:
Multieducator Inc
Date Created:
August 14, 2012
Date Modified:
January 23, 2015
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History with Mrs. Adams

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This is an AP US History class' web site from "Mrs. Adams" of Brunswick high School Brunswick, Georgia. It contains work... see more

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Online Course
Date Created:
September 18, 2012
Date Modified:
March 23, 2018
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Thomas Jefferson

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A brief history of Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence and his election of 1800

Material Type:
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Author:
Steven Saltzberg
Date Created:
June 29, 2011
Date Modified:
May 13, 2018
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