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Learn about how the Lucerne sank in the Chequamegon Bay in 1886 |
Wisconsin and the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Use the letters of Civil War solders to take a closer look at Camp Randall and Wisconsin's role in the Civil War |
Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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Use the 1862 Civil War Draft Riots to examine differing opinions on the Civil War in Wisconsin |
Wisconsin and the Civil War |
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Use the writing of Marcus "Brick" Pomeroy to examine different opinions on the Civil War |
Use the 1829 speech by Little Elk, Ho-Chunk orator, to learn more about Ho-Chunk views on Euro-American cultures |
Learn more about life in a lumber camp by using primary sources |
Use a letter written home by a Norwegian immigrant to take a closer look at the immigrant experience in 1840s Wisconsin |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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In this lesson students will examine the letter of John Cronk to learn more about Camp Randall and the role Wisconsin played in the Civil War |
Wisconsin in the Civil War: Camp Randall |
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Examine the experience of Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall through newspaper articles |
Teaching Materials |
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Teaching materials for use with the 2nd Edition of Patty Lowe's "Indian Nations of Wisconsin." |
Supplemental teaching materials for 'Native People of Wisconsin' |
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Interactive whiteboard resources designed for use with Patty Loew's "Native People of Wisconsin" for the 4th grade classroom. |
Learn about the 1832 conflict between the Sauk and Fox Indians and American troops that ended with the surrender of Black Hawk |
Use census records to study immigration to Wisconsin and living conditions in the mid-19th century |
Learn about life on the frontier in Wisconsin in 1851, as recounted in guides designed to attract immigrants to the state from Europe. |
Learn to use primary source materials to teach students about the abolitionist movement in Wisconsin in the 1850s. |
Use advertising posters to study technological change in American agriculture in the 19th century |
La Follette and the Progressive Era |
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Get curriculum suggestions for teaching about Progressive Era reforms in Wisconsin. |
During its history, Wisconsin has had five capitols. Read a brief chronology and see a timeline. |
Learn about the first official government survey of Wisconsin Territory |
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