Last Updated on October 11, 2020
The First Battle of Bull Run: Anticipated Union Triumph Leads to Tragedy
- Today in History: First Battle of Bull Run brief background & primary sources
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- Today in History: Second Battle of Bull Run
- Civil War primary sources, secondary sources, teaching resources
The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Transcontinental Railroad
- Today in History: Transcontinental Railroad Completed primary sources, secondary sources, related resources
Reconstruction: Tragedy Follows Triumph
- Civil War & Reconstruction Primary Source Set
- Stories about Reconstruction from America’s Library
- Civil War & Reconstruction Timeline primary sources & activities
- 13th Amendment to the Constitution (1865)
- Today in History: 14th Amendment
- Today in History: Juneteenth
- 15th Amendment to the Constitution (1870)
- What were the challenges to African American citizenship after the Civil War? Teaching with Primary Sources program at the University of California, Davis
- Featured Source: The Carpet-bagger sheet music guided primary source analysis
- Featured Source: The constitutional amendment broadside guided primary source analysis
- Featured Source: Strong-Weak Government political cartoon guided primary source analysis
- Today in History: Plessy v. Ferguson
- Jim Crow & Segregation primary source set & teachers’ guide
The Battle of Little Bighorn
- Today in History: Custer’s Last Stand
- Learning from the Source: Comparing Reports of the Battle of Little Bighorn
- Primary Source Spotlight: Sioux (Dakota) & Sitting Bull
Rerouting the Chicago River: An Engineering Triumph
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