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Directions: Click on the highlighted URLs to complete each activity.
Sierra San Juan

Sierra San Juan,
William Henry Jackson, [ca. 1872]

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920

Activity: What German biologist coined the word ecology in 1866? Look for a timeline.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/cnchron1.html

Words and Deeds in American History

Activity: What request did Benedict Arnold ask of George Washington?

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/mcc:@field(DOCID+@lit(mcc/054))

George Washington

George Washington

Daniel Alexander Payne Murray

Daniel Alexander Payne Murray
(1852-1925)

African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907

Activity: Who said "The lesson of all ages is: that a wrong done to one man is a wrong done to all men?" To find the author of this quotation, click on search, then choose full text. Try typing different combinations of words like lesson of all ages. What happened?

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html

African-American Experience in Ohio

Activity: Who wrote an account of slavery detailing the "startling occurrences incidental to slave life"? What motivation did the author give for writing this biography?

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html

Tom-Runaway Slave
 

Today in History

Today in History

 

Today in History

Activity: What famous utterances or historical events occurred on your birthday?

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/archive.html

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