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"The Birth of an American Empire (4 Lessons)"

"Buried in this massive and slightly cluttered website lies the Benson Latin American Collection, home of the highest resolution images of rare Latin American Maps. The Relaciones Geográficas, a collection of maps made mostly by indigenous priests for a report to Spanish king in the 16th century, are a must-see. Maps such as Zumpango and Culhuacán show native mapping symbols (horseshoe, footprint, pictographs) mixed with European elements (perspective buildings, alphabetic writing). "

"A great resource for American maps. The Military Battles and Campaigns section is particularly rich, with colorful civil war maps from Gettysburg, WWII, and the Revolutionary War. "

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) Psychiatric Diagnoses are categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th. Edition.  Better known as the DSM-IV, the manual is published by the American Psychiatric Association and covers all mental health disorders for both children and adults. It also lists known causes of these disorders, statistics in terms of gender, age at onset, and prognosis as well as some research concerning the optimal treatment approaches.

"For classes in Social Studies, American Government, Current Events and Economics; Grade level 9th-12th "Is Wal-Mart Good for America?" provides a provocative examination of the impact Wal-Mart has had on the U.S. economy. "

I think you guys do something with walmart right?

stories of people coming to America-first person retellings

this live binder is full of links to various archives most of which we have in diigo as well, but with an American History focus.

U.S. National Archives Wiki for Researchers) Historical documents

"Welcome to Civil War Animated If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good animation is worth ten thousand. After reading book after book about the US Civil War and finding only complicated maps with dotted lines and dashed lines crisscrossing the pages, we decided to depict the key naval and land battles using animation technology."

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Brian Peoples 06 Aug 11 08:19:00 These are really useful - I use The "End" of Reconstruction in class because Prof. Blight lectures effectively on topics such as the 14th and 15th amendment, Frederick Douglass, precedent setting SC decisions such as Slaughterhouse & Cruikshank. Blight uses some humor and is a phenomenal storyteller who effectively links past to present.

Government's Financial Condition : Difference between debt and operating costs. Seeing how large obligation

"Timelines, In depth analisis, important people, quotes, stats and more"