NHD 2019: U.S. History Civil War to Late 19th Century

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
• Related resources
  • 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
  • The Freedmen
  • Reconstruction and Rights
  • The Travails of Reconstruction
• 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

• Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal primary source set
• Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal historical newspaper coverage 1870-1910
• Illinois and Michigan Canal historical newspaper coverage 1870-1910
• Chicago River primary sources
• City Spotlight: Chicago, Illinois