Changes in voting qualifications and participation, the election of Andrew Jackson, and the formation of the Democratic Party"”due largely to the organizational skills of Martin Van Buren"”all contributed to making the election of 1828 and Jackson's presidency a watershed in the evolution of the American political system.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created a territory that stretched all the way north from the southern boundary of present-day Nebraska to include all of the remaining lands of the Louisiana Purchase.

The following education materials have been created to engage students with digitized foreign language newspapers. Students will learn how to search the Chronicling America website to find evidence of the past, detect bias in newspaper articles, and analyze the activities of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in a historical context and from an immigrant perspective. Lesson 1 of 3.

The following education materials have been created to engage students with digitized foreign language newspapers. Students will learn how to search the Chronicling America website to find evidence of the past, detect bias in newspaper articles, and analyze the activities of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in a historical context and from an immigrant perspective. Lesson 2 of 3.

The following education materials have been created to engage students with digitized foreign language newspapers. Students will learn how to search the Chronicling America website to find evidence of the past, detect bias in newspaper articles, and analyze the activities of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan in a historical context and from an immigrant perspective. Lesson 3 of 3.

Describes the successes of the Axis Powers as they expand their reach across Europe, Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union, and the entry of the United States into the war after Pearl Harbor is attacked. [12:12]

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1942 saw the Allies beginning to gain the upper hand against the Axis in North Africa, and the Germans began to struggle in the Soviet Union. [5:12]

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Discusses the events of 1945 as the Allies advanced in Europe, forced Germany's surrender, made preparations for what would happen at the end of the war. Meanwhile, the fight against Japan continued until the dropping of the atomic bombs there. [8:04]

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Explore how the events and cultural and political changes that occurred in 1968 came to represent the upheaval and dramatic changes in American life during the 1960s.

Learn how to solve one-step addition and subtraction equations that have fractions and decimals in them. [4:32]

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Learn how to solve equations in one step by multiplying or dividing a number from both sides. These problems involve decimals and fractions. [7:51]

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The Virginia Council on Economic Education 2015-2016 Featured Books: Tia Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina, Helen’s Big World: Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport, and Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell with discussion questions and lesson plans. These books are used to teach about savings,savings goals, opportunity cost, productive resources, and human capital.

From the 2015 AP Chemistry test free response 2d and 2e, a tutorial on Lewis electron-dot diagram and bond angles for ethanol. [6:20]

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Calculating the necessary energy to recycle aluminum from aluminum oxide which was a question on the 2015 AP Chemistry exam. [6:16]

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This project will introduce you to a complex engineering concept visually. After your engineer challenge is complete, you can collect observations on your 3-D bubble wand's form and performance.

This lesson is about counting by fives from AAAmath.com. There are separate sections for learning, practice, playing a game, and exploring more about skip counting.

This lesson is about counting by fours from AAAmath.com. There are separate sections for learning, practice, playing a game, and exploring more about skip counting.

This lesson is about counting by twos from AAAmath.com. There are separate sections for learning, practice, playing a game, and exploring more about skip counting.

Explore different types of landforms and water bodies found in familiar and remote locations on Earth's surface in this video gallery from WGBH and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. Students get a unique perspective of the vast variety of landforms and water bodies in the world as they observe satellite imagery and astronaut photography that capture of different landforms and water bodies in the shape of different letters of the alphabet. To view the Activity, Background Essay, and Teaching Tips for this media gallery, go to Support Materials below.

A discussion of the 13th Amendment. [4:41]

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