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First Person Account: Ulysses S. Grant, American Soldier

Catalog Data

Publisher:
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center  Search this
Language:
English
Object type:
Lesson Plan
Description:
Video about Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, looking back on his opposition to the Mexican War as written in his memoirs. This historical recreation accompanies The Price of Freedom: Americans at War online exhibit and is meant for use with the 'Conflicting Voices of the Mexican War' lesson plan. Targets grades 2-12.
Use Rights Links:
http://www.si.edu/termsofuse/
Educational Use:
Visual/Spatial
Learning Resource Type:
Video
Educational Role:
student, teacher
Time required:
1 min 46 sec
Interactivity Type:
Expositive
Accessibility Feature:
captions
Accessibility Hazard:
noFlashingHazard, noMotionSimulationHazard, noSoundHazard
Accessibility Control:
fullMouseControl, fullVideoControl
Topic:
American History  Search this
Wars  Search this
Other Wars  Search this
Military history  Search this
Westward expansion  Search this
Manifest destiny  Search this
Mexican-American war  Search this
Annexation  Search this
Typical age range 5-8  Search this
Typical age range 8-10  Search this
Typical age range 10-12  Search this
Typical age range 12-14  Search this
Typical age range 14-16  Search this
Typical age range 16-18  Search this
Educational alignment:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.5
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.3.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.4.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.5.10
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.1d
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.3
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1d
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.8
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.11-12.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.7
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8
Data source:
SI Center for Learning and Digital Access
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SCLDA_321