So what's a history teacher to do?
Romanowski urges teachers to support students in critiquing their textbooks and exploring perspectives beyond that of the texts. Teachers can ask their students, for example, to answer this question: "Whose viewpoint is presented, whose omitted, and whose interests are served?" Teachers can have them explore reactions of various Americans to a historical event, such as the attacks of 9/11, including that of the U.S. president, a member of Congress, a relative of a victim, and an Arab-American. Lastly, Romanowski recommends, teachers can use writing assignments to develop students' critical thinking.
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Great White Fleet - 6 views
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This site presents over 6000 Great White Fleet items in the private collection of William Stewart. The 1908 Cruise around the world executed by Teddy Roosevelt to demonstrate American might.
African-American Odyssey - 1 views
ushistory.org - 6 views
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Options for online textbooks focusing on American and World History
Historical Thinking Matters: home page - 13 views
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A wonderful site with interactive lessons to teach students about document analysis and historical thinking. Lessons on the Spanish American War, Scopes Trial, Social Security, and Rosa Parks
Welcome to the Steinway Diary Project | The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896, Smithson... - 1 views
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The National Museum of American History is engaged in a long-term project to create the first publicly accessible, annotated online edition of William Steinway's remarkable diary. This first installment of the Web site includes Edwin M. Good's complete transcription of all 2,500 pages of the Diary alongside high-resolution scans of each handwritten page.
Online US Citizenship Practice Test - 6 views
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Could you become an American Citizen? Take the US Citizenship practice test.
Colonial Sense: 10 Questions for Gregory LeFever - 0 views
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10 Questions for Gregory LeFever (Contributing Editor to Early American Life magazine, prolific writer, banjo player)
NHEC | History Content - 0 views
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George Mason University's project for the teaching of American History. Some wonderful resources and live conversations with historians, I think.
Curriculum Matters: U.S. History Textbooks' Omissions - 0 views
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What do our textbooks omit? A sort of homage to James Loewen's "Lies My Teacher Told Me."
- Governing Dynamo - Take a look at some Historic American Rhetoric - 0 views
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Wordle use
American Historical Association Blog - 0 views
From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: Manifest Destiny: - 0 views
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Essay of Manifest Destiny and its impact in American History
Civil War 150 - History.com Interactive Games, Maps and Timelines - 3 views
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Interactive Portal commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War.
The American Civil War | EDSITEment - 0 views
Colonial Sense: Holidays: Independence Day - 0 views
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We know this 4th of July you are with your friends and family either at the beach or lake swimming, getting on rides at a local amusement park, watching a parade, watching fireworks during the night, or eating at a picnic with relatives. Most likely you are not be giving a second thought of how the colonists celebrated the day of Independence. We all realize it is the birth of our freedom as a nation. We want to share with you a portion of writings on how the 4th of July shaped our American character and heritage.
Documenting the American South homepage - 0 views
Andersonville Confederate Prison POW Archives - 0 views
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Archival directory of 1000s of names of POWs held in the American Civil War Confederate POW camp known as Andersonville by Union internees
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