Study Guides. All Films . American Experience . WGBH. Browse the entire American Experience series featuring over 250 films.
Watch full films online, download teacher’s guides, go behind the scenes, and learn more about your favorite films. Dinosaur Wars : 1 hr The epic battle waged over dinosaur fossils by rival paleontologists in the American West. Stonewall Uprising : 90 mins In 1969, homosexuality was illegal in almost every state... but that was about to change. Soundtrack for a Revolution : 2 hrs The story of the American civil rights movement is told through its powerful music -- the freedom songs that protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in police wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. Post/View Attendance. Social Studies. HOME. Teaching American History Projects at CHNM. "A society of patriotic ladies." Cheap prints depicting current events were in great demand in both England and the colonies.
This 1775 British print presented a scene in Edenton, North Carolina. Fifty-one women signed a declaration in support of nonimportation, swearing not to drink tea or purchase other British imports. Boycotts of British goods became a widespread form of protest to the Townshend Duties, enacted in 1767 to tax goods such as paint, paper, lead, glass, and tea when they arrived in America. Abstaining from European products and fashions became a mark of patriotism, and merchants who violated nonimportation were subjected to public ridicule. Tarring and feathering was common, as were attacks on conspicuous symbols of wealth. Source: Philip Dawe(?) The Top 10 Political Conventions That Mattered the Most. Weblinks-The American Revolution. 11 Rap-This aint working (Rev).wmv. 8 boston Massacre.ppt. The American Revolution - Homepage. This feature tells the story of the American Revolution and the loss of Britain's North American colonies during the eighteenth century.
Few events possess as much historical significance as the rebellion of thirteen British colonies in North America. The Road to Revolution. Old School Presidential Campaign Videos. AP History Notes. US History Blog New Funeral Photos?
(American Presidents Blog) An interesting history-related post from American Presidents Blog: Two new photos of Lincoln's funeral procession might have been found:Paul Taylor, 60, of Columbia, a retired federal government accountant, believes the scene is on Broadway, outside New York’s historic Grace Church. The day is Tuesday, April 25, 1865, 11 days after Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. US History Scene. “Oral history is an interviewing technique through which to record the stories and lives of people, emphasize a diversity of voices, and investigate a topic of historical interest.
Interviews can be conducted within a family or community, center upon a … Below are the live feed videos for the “New Media in American Literary History” conference at Northeastern University on December 5-6, 2013. “New Media in American Literary History” brought together “digital” and “analog” scholars interested in the history of American … It’s a story we all think we know. Following World War II, the baby boomer generation was born. The Student as Historian: An Interactive TAH Webinar. The life & age of woman.
Stages of woman's life from the cradle to the grave [1848] I think that this was a great learning experience. It really got me to think about my own practices in teaching. I just wrapped up two webinars with teachers participating in a Teaching American History (TAH) Grant workshop hosted at Davis School District, Utah. We held separate one-hour sessions for elementary and secondary teacher focusing on Common Core strategies for using documents to let your students be the historian in your classroom. For information on my webinar services click here. (10) Twitter / Home. Xavier vs. Magneto: A Philosophical Debate.
At the very heart of the X-Men books and films is the philosophical battle between Professor X and Magneto.
Without this fundamental difference of opinion, the X-Men may never have thrived over the past 40 years. With the final X-Men film debuting at the end of May, we thought it high time IGN gave a closer look at the motives and methodologies of Marvel's greatest rivals. The Core Belief Professor X and Magneto, created in the '60s, were modeled after Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, respectively. Both want the same thing -- a world where mutants are accepted members of society who can live without fear. In 'Engines,' A History Of America Through Cars. You may know America by its cars.
Sure, they suck up gas and promote suburban sprawl. But they also help drive the economy, and drive families from home to school to the soccer field. Cars also help spark another thing: imaginations. Paul Ingrassia, who won a Pulitzer Prize at The Wall Street Journal for his reports from Detroit, has written a book about cars that may not include all the cherished classics or engineering marvels, but have earned a place in America's scrapbook.
Examples of Propaganda from WW1. "Graphic Violence" - Great article on the power of political cartoons #historyteacher #sschat. The 70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Posted Dec 06, 2011 Share This Gallery inShare12.
History - World Wars: Animated Map: The Western Front, 1914 - 1918. Virtual Jamestown: Lesson Ideas and resources for the.