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| San Patricios IIIDuring the Mexican War a group of American deserters composed an artillery unit in the Mexican Army: St. Patrick's Battalion.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| San Patricios IIJohn O'Reilly and the San Patricios, a battalion made up mostly of United States deserters, proved to be one of the most effective fighting units in the Mexican Army.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| San Patricios IDuring the Mexican War, one of the most effective fighting units in the Mexican Army was a company of American deserters, the San Patricios.Grades 3-5 History-Social Science |
| Science Matters: Ericsson's FollyMost people thought it would sink, but John Ericsson's odd little craft certainly did the job.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Lane and Quantrill IIIn the years leading up to the American Civil War, the territory of Kansas was the scene of extensive guerrilla warfare. James Henry Lane led a band of free-soil raiders.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Lane and Quantrill IIn the years before the Civil War bleeding, Kansas produced two guerrilla leaders who laid waste to the countryside--inflaming passions on either side of the question of slavery--James Henry Lane and William Quantrill.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Lane and Quantrill IIIIn the bloody run up to war during the 1850s, the Territory of Kansas attracted its share of drifters seeking to take advantage of the conflict over slavery. One of those was William Clarke Quantrill.Grades 3-5 | 9-12 History-Social Science |
| Introduction to Lewis & ClarkMeriwether Lewis and William Clark, both Virginians, grew up in a time where dreams of western exploration became reality. And it all started here in Virginia.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Bicentennial CelebrationCaptain Meriwether Lewis left the nation's capital with Jefferson's letter of instructions and three generations of dreams of western exploration. He then met with fellow Virginian William Clark, and together they led the corps of volunteers on an expedition of northwestern discovery.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| An IdeaJefferson had a lifelong fascination with the west, and his influence on Meriwether Lewis in this way is known to all, but it's also interesting to consider what were the influences on Jefferson, what part did Albemarle County play in this persistent dream of exploring the west.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
