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On air Q&A with students and Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; announcement of the SCETV Deconstruct the Reconstruction Contest winners; and an introduction to the PBS Documentary, " Reconstruction: America...
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Students will complete a government simulation where they learn about the different responsibilities of each branch of government by becoming the different branches.
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“10 Things You May Not Know About The French and Indian War.” History, www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-french-and-indian-war. Accessed 26 February 2019. “Albany Congress.”...
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King George II King Louis XV Marquis Duquesne - Governor of New France Map of French Forts Established by Marquis Duquesne Virginia Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie Major George Washington Fort Le...
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Although the French and Indian War began officially in 1756, rising tension and engagements between British and French colonists happened years prior. With the English, French, and Native Americans...
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Part two briefly outlines the French and Indian War. After England officially declares war on France in 1756, this marks the beginning of both the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years War...
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Students will be able to determine the difference between a good and a service. This is a foundational concept necessary for growth in economics in early childhood.
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Under slavery many African-American women had to work as field hands, or in the slave owners’ homes, doing domestic chores and raising the white children. Freedom meant that black women became...
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The Freedmen’s Bureau had responsibility for every aspect of the lives of formerly enslaved people, and was in charge of land that came under federal control during and after the Civil War. In 1872...
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After the war, the South, and the nation, faced the question of how to make the transition from slave to free labor. Most former slave owners insisted that they should get their land back and maintain...