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Maria Mahon

How Arlington National Cemetery Came to Be | History & Archaeology | Smithsonian Magazine - 2 views

  • In correspondence, her husband referred to the place as "our dear home," the spot "where my attachments are more strongly placed than at any other place in the world."
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      Finding some direct quotes from figures like Robert E. Lee that shows his link to Arlington could be an interesting way to express the struggle between loyalties to nation, state, land, etc.
  • Orton Williams was not only Mary Lee's cousin and a suitor of her daughter Agnes but also private secretary to General in Chief Winfield Scott of the Union Army.
  • Orton Williams was not only Mary Lee's cousin and a suitor of her daughter Agnes but also private secretary to General in Chief Winfield Scott of the Union Army.
    • Maria Mahon
       
      Mary Lee received a warning from her cousin/a suitor of her daughter... who was also a private secretary to a general in the Union Army.... this underscores how complex relationships were at this time and how families were torn apart.
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  • A sprawling Freedmen's Village of 1,500 sprang to life on the estate, complete with new frame houses, schools, churches and farmlands on which former slaves grew food for the Union's war effort.
    • Maria Mahon
       
      The Freedmen's Village is also an important part of Arlington's history.... a rich cultural community sprung up here.
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    This article provides a great hisory of something in our own backyard here in DC - Arlington National Cemetery and its history in the Washington family and as the home of Robert E. Lee. Studying this could be a way to link the Civil War to the area.
Jonathon Gordon

The Civil War | PBS - 2 views

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    This site provides accurate information on the American Civil War. Using sources from the award winning Ken Burns documentary "The Civil War" which provide any social studies teacher with accurate information yo use in designing lesson plans. 
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    How might teachers use this site?
Alan Edwards

Spark up the American Revolution with Math, Science, and More - 3 views

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    Michelle Lee, a middle school teacher in Michigan, wrote this interdisciplinary lesson plan for teaching the American Revolution. There are some great ideas for incorporating geography, math, sociology, language arts, phys ed, and music into the social studies/history classroom. -----------Once you click the link, hit the full text button on the right hand side.-----------
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