U.S. History to 1850
A Growing Nation and the World
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Special feature
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
Wage Slavery [Other]
Were Northern factory workers worse off than slaves? Text with video clip available.
Chicago: City of the Century
Decades of Immigrants [Non-Flash interactive]
Find out the who, the when, and the why of Chicago immigrant groups.
Maps
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
On the Eve of War [Flash interactive]
A map of the nation's emerging industrial areas and ongoing agricultural centers highlights regional differences in the American economy. Flash with non-Flash version available.
Fidel Castro
Destination: Cuba [Non-Flash interactive]
How much do you know about the Caribbean's largest island?
Fidel Castro
Destino: Cuba [Non-Flash interactive]
How much do you know about the Caribbean's largest island? (in spanish)
Primary source
TR: The Story of Theodore Roosevelt
Monroe Doctrine [Text-based]
The American foreign policy statement that provided the basis for Theodore Roosevelt's military intervention in Latin America.
Gallery
Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided
Technology Gallery [Image-based]
Mechanical and other improvements made farming, travel, communication, and manufacturing more efficient.
Timeline
The Great Transatlantic Cable
Timeline [Text-based]
The Telephone
Technology Timeline [Flash interactive]
From Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod to the Hubble Space Telescope, explore some of America's technological innovations and inventions. Flash with non-Flash version available.
Bibliography
Teacher's guide
The Great Transatlantic Cable
Teachers Guide [Text-based]
Understand communications history, U.S.-British relations, entrepreneurs and enterprise, marine science, and the growth of the global economy.
The Telephone
Teachers Guide [Text-based]
Study the telephone, and discuss monopolies, patents, and women in the workforce.
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