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  • ASSESSMENT

    Life on the Prairie Rubric

    This scoring guide is for use with the "Life on the Prairie" lesson.

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    American History/U.S. History
    Community and Ways of Life
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    Declaration of Independence

    The text of the Declaration of Independence, including a brief description of the document and a list of the…

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    American History/U.S. History
    U.S. Historical Documents
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    Harriet Tubman Memorial

    These statues reside in Boston's South End. Harriet Tubman spoke in Boston area Meeting Houses before and after…

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    African-American History
    Historic Buildings and Sites
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    State Pier -- New Bedford, Massachusetts

    The site of a booming whaling industry in the 1800s and a place where many slaves first set foot on free soil.

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    African-American History
    Slavery in United States
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    Nathan and Polly Johnson

    Nathan and Polly Johnson helped many slaves find their way to freedom in the 1800s -- including Frederick Douglass.

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    Friends Meetinghouse

    The Friends Meetinghouse in New Bedford, Massachusetts was the site of abolitionist activity in the 1800s. View pictures…

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    Harry Truman's Executive Order: 9981

    Read Truman's Executive order, which ended segregation in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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    Dried-Pepper Hangings Instruction Sheet

    Students learn how to make bouquets out of dried peppers or flowers, as the Pilgrims did during Colonial times. This…

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    American History/U.S. History
    Colonial America
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    Belva Ann Lockwood

    Read about Belva Ann Lockwood -- an American suffrage leader.

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    American History/U.S. History
    Suffrage and Women's Rights
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    "Ain't I a Woman"

    The text of Sojourner Truth's speech, which was given at a Women's Rights Convention in 1851.

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    The Roots of Women's Rights

    Seneca Falls Convention, marriage laws, and other topics are discussed in this article on Women's Rights.

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  • United States Map with State Capitals

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    U.S. Map with State Capitals

    Birmingham or Montgomery? Austin or Houston? Detroit or Lansing? This U.S. map with state capitals is a great way to…

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