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Archive for the National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860) Category (5 Posts)

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Using Sheet Music to Bring History to Life

Posted by: Danna Bell

Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

The Pemberton Mill Collapse and Changes in Engineering Design

Posted by: Danna Bell

Posted in: National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860), Science Technology and Math

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Primary Sources and April Fool’s Day: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Posted in: Holidays, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860), Science Technology and Math

Poster Alerting Blacks of the presence of slave catchers in Boston

Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the Fugitive Slave Act

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Posted in: National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860), Poetry and Literature

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

12 Years a Slave: Primary Sources on the Kidnapping of Free African Americans

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Posted in: African American History, National Expansion and Reform (1815-1860)