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Use this web site to test your knowledge of the 50 states. This on-line game is a great review for the quiz.
Jacob Riis used his photos as support for his book How the Other Half Lives which showed the dreadful conditions of inner city tenements of the late 1800s. This short slide show presents some of his most famous work.
From the American Studies Department, University of Virginia.
Take a look in side the Great Hall at Ellis Island.
View Ellis Island and New York Harbor from various points around this national historic site.
Look around the Dunker Church at Antietam Battlefield, Maryland.
Take a 360 look at the famous Burside's Bridge at Antietam, Maryland.
This is a direct link to the multimedia sources at the Panama Canal site I showed you in class. You can view the live-cam, run the animations on how it works, or go to other places on the site to get more information and history about the Panama Canal.
Color photos from WWII era. Great for use in Photo Story and Movie Maker projects.
On this web page you will find links to past 8th Grade NYS assessments. Scroll down to the section marked 8th grade to review multiple choice, constructed response, and DBQ items.
