Our Story: American History Stories and Activities You Can Do Together

Historic time period: 1801–1861

Activities:

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  • A Letter to Abraham Lincoln
  • A Puerto Rican Carnival
  • All Aboard the Train!
  • An American Story in Dance and Music
  • Coming to America
  • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nonviolence
  • Duke Ellington and Jazz
  • Exploring the Sky
  • First Lady for the Environment
  • Full Steam to Freedom
  • Great Women of Our Pasts
  • Life in a WWII Japanese-American Internment Camp
  • Life in a Sod House
  • Life on the Water
  • Making the Star-Spangled Banner
  • Pueblo Pots
  • September 11, 2001
  • Slave Life and the Underground Railroad
  • Students Sit for Civil Rights
  • Winning the Vote for Women
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