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Eyewitness to History
Follow history through the eyes of the people who lived it.  | Duel at Dawn Product ID: 00000679CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: What United States Vice President shot a man in a duel? Duel at Dawn explains a duel between the first Secretary of the Treasury and the third Vice President of the United States. Alexander Hami ... More »
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 | "Old Ironsides" Earns its Name, 1812 Product ID: 00000682CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Firing 22 canons at point-blank range, fighting pirates in the Mediterranean, and helping our country fight against the British were some of the jobs of this historical warship. An actual lette ... More »
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 | "Shanghaied," 1811 Product ID: 00000681CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: After Napoleon paralyzed England's navy, they started to recruit officers by "impressment" which led to the War of 1812. Your child will learn by reading an actual account of what one ... More »
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 | A London Hanging Product ID: 00000813CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: At one time, England's method of execution was hanging. It was a sentence that was given for many different crimes. Hanging was displayed in the village of Tyburn in London. These hangings were ... More »
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 | Captured by Indians, 1755 Product ID: 00000814CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Imagine getting ready to eat breakfast, men come in and take you and your family captive. That is what happened to Mary. Mary and her family were forced to march for days with little food or ... More »
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| | Courtship in New England, 1760 Product ID: 00000815CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Can you imagine laying in bed, fully clothed, with someone to see if you wanted to marry them, with your parents permission? Well, that is exactly what some people did in New England in the col ... More »
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 | Daily Life on a Colonial Plantation Product ID: 00000818CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: William Byrd II kept a diary for most of his life. He had written his diary in code thinking that no one would be able to read it. However, the code was broken 300 years later. This article shar ... More »
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 | Fulton's First Steamboat Voyage Product ID: 00000680CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Today, travel is easy. We have planes, cars, boats, and even different kinds of trains. Two hundred years ago; however, travel was very limited. Robert Fulton wanted a way to make travel easier, ... More »
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 | George Washington's Rules for Good Behavior, ca. 1746 Product ID: 00000816CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: When George Washington was young, he spent hours copying from a book that helped him develop a set of rules for proper social behavior. Your child will learn a sampling of these rules that are ... More »
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 | Passage to America, 1750 Product ID: 00000817CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Sailing in a ship across the Atlantic in 1750 was no pleasure cruise. People suffered from diseases such as scurvy, dysentery, and other miseries. Many people died on these journeys and were t ... More »
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 | President Jefferson in the White House Product ID: 00000678CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: President Jefferson did some interesting things in the white house. You learn about how he entertained dinner guests, improvements he tried to make, and more. You will also read about some of th ... More »
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 | Washington D.C., 1800 Product ID: 00000677CURRICULUM FOR ONLINE ARTICLE: Follow the trip of Abigail Adams as she goes from Philadelphia to Washington DC. Find out just how hard the trip from Philadelphia to Washington was during the time when the White House had firs ... More »
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