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The Americas: Essentials - Modern History, Foreign Policy, Politics, Economics, Culture

Presentation • Grades 7-12, Higher Education
The Americas: Essentials - Modern History, Foreign Policy, Politics, Economics, Culture

CFR Education
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What Is Juneteenth?

June 17, 2025
What Is Juneteenth?

Susan Youssofi
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Juneteenth Timeline Poster

Article • PreK, Grades K-12
Juneteenth Timeline Poster

Twinkl USA
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Clara Barton: Pioneering Nurse, Humanitarian and Advocate for Relief Efforts

Handout, Lesson Plan • Grades 7-12
Clara Barton: Pioneering Nurse, Humanitarian and Advocate for Relief Efforts

Sari Beth Rosenberg
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Compromise of 1850 Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan • Grades 8-12, Higher Education, Adult Education
Compromise of 1850 Lesson Plan

The Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate
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Puzzled by The Fog Warning?

Grades 10-12, Higher Education
Puzzled by The Fog Warning?

McQuillen Studios
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Give Voice to the Zong Massacre and the Slave Trade’s Middle Passage

Grades 10-12
Give Voice to the Zong Massacre and the Slave Trade’s Middle Passage

McQuillen Studios
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Explore Moral Responses to Righteous Causes and Fanaticism

Grades 10-12
Explore Moral Responses to Righteous Causes and Fanaticism

McQuillen Studios
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Winslow Homer Over Time

Grades 5-12
Winslow Homer Over Time

McQuillen Studios
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Gettysburg Address Lesson Plan: Teaching History and Legacy

Lesson Plan • Grades 9-12
Gettysburg Address Lesson Plan: Teaching History and Legacy

Andy Kratochvil

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