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If you haven’t already, check out our History in 3 Minutes Podcast. Then enjoy this fun word search called “New Republic”. Word searches develop spelling skills, extend vocabulary, and emphasize pattern recognition. Find all of the hidden words! Enjoy replaying one of your favorite word searches. Each time you replay it, the words are reordered to make […]
Hello everyone from “History in 3 Minutes Podcast.” Welcome back! Today, let’s take a look at “Manifest Destiny and the War with Mexico.” A dispute over land rights led to a war between Mexico and the United States. Beginning with the 1830’s, settlers moved west. Most citizens living in America believed in something called the […]
Hello everyone from “History in 3 Minutes Podcast.” Welcome back! Today, let’s take a look at “The Reform Movement.” Church revivals and temperance groups were organized to help improve society. Women and African Americans organized themselves politically to fight for equal rights. During the Second Great Awakening (1795-1835) camp meetings were held by various religious […]
Do you know the definition for the New Word of the Day which is “1798 Alien and Sedition Acts?” Pronounced: [ˈā-lē-ən] [ən(d] [si-ˈdi-shən] [akts] First we will take a look at the individual definitions and then the cumulative definition. The definition for the word ‘alien’ is foreign. The definition for the word ‘sedition’ is incitement […]
Hello everyone from “History in 3 Minutes Podcast.” Welcome back! Today, let’s take a look at “Growing Division and Reform.” The practice of slavery was morally wrong and divisive for the nation. In 1819 the union consisted of 11 free states and 11 slave states. Tensions intensified when Missouri applied for statehood. The northern states […]
Who Am I? This president of the United States decided to retire after his second term although the citizens wanted him to serve another term. His first job was a land surveyor. He later served as a successful military general. He was commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). He presided […]
World Radio Day is an international day celebrated on 13 February each year. The Day was decided on 3 November 2011 during the UNESCO 36th conference held in Paris, France. A variety of practitioners, academics and tools providers explore ways in which radio reaches even the most remote and vulnerable communities. Securing freedom of expression and […]
Hello everyone from “History in 3 Minutes Podcast.” Welcome back! Today, let’s take a look at “A Growing Nation.” The building of the National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major east-west highway in the United States built by the federal government between 1811 and 1838. The federal government funded about […]
Who Am I? This group of African American pilots fought in World War II (group formed by U.S. War Department on March 19, 1941) These military aviators served in the United States Armed Forces. They shot down three German jets in a single day. On January 16, 1941, it was announced that an all-Black fighter […]
Hello everyone from “History in 3 Minutes Podcast.” Welcome back! Today, let’s take a look at the “War of 1812.” One of the events leading up to the War of 1812 was the routine kidnapping of American ships by the British. Once captured, the American sailors on the ships were forced to serve in the British […]
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