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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
The Fourteenth Amendment (en espaƱol)
In Spanish, this is the full text of the fourteenth amendment to the US Constitution, which granted citizenship to āall persons born or naturalized in the United States,ā including former slaves recently freed.
Freedmenās Bureau Agent Reports on Progress in Education (en espaƱol)
In Spanish, this is an excerpt from a January 1866 Freedmenās Bureau report on the state of education for freedpeople in the South, written by Freedmenās Bureau inspector John W. Alvord.
Freedpeople Protest the Loss of their Land (en espaƱol)
In Spanish, The Committee of Freedmen on Edisto Island, South Carolina wrote a letter to Freedmenās Bureau Commissioner O.O. Howard responding to President Johnsonās land policy.
Improving Education in South Carolina (en espaƱol)
In Spanish, Samuel J. Lee, elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1868, describes improvements to the state education system made during Reconstruction.
Is It a Crime for Women to Vote? (en espaƱol)
In Spanish, read the speech Susan B. Anthony delivered after being arrested for voting in a presidential election before women had gained the right to vote.