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The Unofficial Teacher’s Guide to Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (2012)

Few Hollywood films have ever been as well suited for discussion within American history classrooms as Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln” (2012).  The movie tackles some of the biggest issues in the study of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s legacy but … Continue reading

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Emancipation DBQ

Prepared by Dan McNamara, New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, NY President Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation   American History and Government Name______________________________________________ Period___________________Date_____________________ Document Based Question (DBQ) Unit Project Overview and Historical Context: The purpose of this DBQ … Continue reading

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