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The Resignation Speech of Richard M. Nixon

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Reconstruction: Defining New Ways of Living

10, 11, 12

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Washington's Farewell Address

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

View a copy of Washington’s Farewell Address in the Gilder Lehrman Collection by clicking here. For a resource regarding the possibility of Washington staying on for a third term click here. Click here to download this five-lesson unit.

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Westward Migration: Opportunities and Dangers

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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After World War II: The Nuremberg and Tokyo War Crimes Trials

Government and Civics

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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The Long Civil Rights Movement: Violent v. Nonviolent Protest, 1843–1966

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Women Win the Right to Vote

11, 12

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The Decision to Escalate in Vietnam

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Americans All: Foreign-born Soldiers and World War I

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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American Women and World War I

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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