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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, North America
Image by Gareth Rasberry

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, North America

Eastern cottontail rabbit, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, USA. Photo by Gareth Rasberry, 2013. The rabbit is understood as a trickster figure by many Native American nations, including the Cherokee, whose rabbit...
Pedro de Alvarado
Definition by Mark Cartwright

Pedro de Alvarado

Pedro de Alvarado (c. 1485-1541) was a Spanish conquistador who became the first governor of Guatemala in 1527. Living an extraordinary life of adventure, Alvarado participated in separate expeditions to Mexico, Central America, South America...
Slave Market of America, 1836: Poster from the Anti-Slavery Society
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Slave Market of America, 1836: Poster from the Anti-Slavery Society

Broadside condemning the sale and keeping of slaves in the District of Columbia, issued during the 1835-36 petition campaign by the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1836. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Siege of Charleston
Article by Harrison W. Mark

Siege of Charleston

The Siege of Charleston (29 March to 12 May 1780) was a major military operation during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to establish a foothold in the American South, British commander-in-chief Sir Henry Clinton led an...
The Iberian Conquest of the Americas
Article by James Hancock

The Iberian Conquest of the Americas

European explorers began to probe the Western Hemisphere in the early 1500s, and they found to their utter amazement not only a huge landmass but also a world filled with several diverse and populous indigenous cultures. Among their most...
John Smith
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John Smith

Captain John Smith (l. 1580-1631 CE) was an English explorer, soldier, author, and early governor of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia between 1607-1609 CE. Smith had served as a mercenary in his younger years and was well-versed in military...
The Dangerous Race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane
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The Dangerous Race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane

View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-dangerous-and-daring-race-for-the-south-pole-elizabeth-leane By the early 1900’s CE, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North...
Understanding Money in Colonial America
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Understanding Money in Colonial America

Michael Goudket, the Adjutant General of the Order of the Ancient & Honorable Huntington Militia, explains currency used in 18th Century Colonial America. To better understand daily life and material culture in Colonial America, one must...
Hopi Origin Story | Native America | Sacred Stories | PBS
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Hopi Origin Story | Native America | Sacred Stories | PBS

Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/2DdzTCv | #NativeAmericaPBS Many Native American peoples share a belief that they emerged from the earth. For the Hopi and other Pueblo peoples, after they emerge they meet the caretaker of the earth...
Nat Turner & The Rebellion That Shook the South
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Nat Turner & The Rebellion That Shook the South

In 1831, a slave rebellion led by #NatTurner shook the South to its core. In its wake, the grip of the slaveholders tightened even further. But who was Nat Turner, how did his #rebellion start, and how should this horrible event be viewed...
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