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Unit I: Paleozoic to 1200 AD
Lesson 1: Changing Landscapes
Topic 1: Geology and Time
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: List of Special Terms
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Topic 2: Geology
Section 1: Formations: Easy as Cake!
Section 2: The Williston Basin
Section 3: The Missouri River and the Red River
Section 4: The Ice Age
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Topic 3: Plants and Animals
Section 1: Ancient Plants
Section 2: Soil
Section 3: Animals
Section 4: The Paleontology Laboratory
Activities
Lesson 2: Making A Living
Topic 1: The People and their Tools
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Ancient Peoples
Section 3: Tools
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Topic 2: Hunting
Section 1: Hunting
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Topic 3: Trade
Section 1: Trade
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Topic 4: Housing
Section 1: Housing
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Topic 5: Life at Lake Ilo
Section 1: Life at Lake Ilo
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Lesson 3: Building Communities
Topic 1: Migrations
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Migrations
Section 3: Origin Stories
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Topic 2: Ancient Families
Section 1: Ancient Families
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Topic 3: Ancient Villages
Section 1: Ancient Villages
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Topic 4: Societies
Section 1: Societies
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Lesson 4: Alliances And Conflicts
Topic 1: Conflict among Ancient Peoples
Section 1: Conflict among Ancient Peoples
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Unit II: A Time of Transformation (1201-1860)
Lesson 1: Changing Landscapes
Topic 1: The Three Regions of North Dakota
Section 1: The Three Regions of North Dakota
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Topic 2: Climate
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Prairie Fire
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Topic 3: Boundaries
Section 1: The Louisiana Purchase
Section 2: The Indian Maps of Louisiana
Section 3: The Northern Border
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Topic 4: Fur-bearing Animals
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Beaver
Section 3: Bison
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Lesson 2: Making A Living
Topic 1: Corn Culture
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Raising Corn
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Topic 2: Horses Return
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Lakota Horses
Section 3: Mandan and Hidatsa Horses
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Topic 3: Bison Hunting
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Lakota Bison Hunt
Section 3: The Métis Bison Hunt
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Topic 4: Explorers
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Stephen Long – Military Explorer
Section 3: John Bradbury, Naturalist and Explorer
Section 4: John James Audubon, Exploring the Upper Missouri
Section 5: David Thompson
Section 6: Maximilian zu Wied-Neuwied
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Topic 5: Fur Trade
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Indians and the Fur Trade
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Lesson 3: Building Communities
Topic 1: The Mandans
Section 1: The Mandans
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Topic 2: Arikaras
Section 1: Arikaras
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Topic 3: Hidatsas
Section 1: Hidatsas
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Topic 4: The Dakotas
Section 1: The Dakotas
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Topic 5: Chippewas
Section 1: Chippewas
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Topic 6: The Selkirk Colony
Section 1: The Selkirk Colony
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Lesson 4: Alliances And Conflicts
Topic 1: Smallpox Epidemics (1781, 1837, 1851)
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Smallpox Among Indian Tribes
Section 3: Smallpox Epidemic of 1837
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Topic 2: Diplomacy, Trade, and War
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Dakota Trade Empire
Section 3: Lewis and Clark on the Upper Missouri
Section 4: The Arikara War
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Topic 3: The Three Tribes Alliance
Section 1: The Three Tribes Alliance
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Unit III: Waves of Development (1861-1920)
Lesson 1: Changing Landscapes
Topic 1: Territory and State Boundaries
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Re-locating the Capital
Section 3: The Changing State
Activities
Topic 2: Newcomers' View of the Land
Section 1: Landscape: The View of Newcomers - Introduction
Section 2: Rothhammer’s Report
Section 3: The Environment
Section 4: Documents
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Topic 3: Devils Lake
Section 1: Devils Lake
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Topic 4: Reservation Boundaries
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Treaty of Fort Laramie 1851
Section 3: Allotment
Section 4: Creating Fort Berthold Reservation
Section 5: Opening the Reservation
Section 6: Standing Rock Reservation
Section 7: 1910 Opening of Standing Rock Reservation
Section 8: The 1908 Council at Standing Rock
Section 9: Citizenship
Section 10: Spirit Lake Reservation
Section 11: Spirit Lake Reservation Allotment
Section 12: Turtle Mountain
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Topic 5: Blizzards, Floods, and Drought
Section 1: Blizzards
Section 2: Drought
Section 3: Floods
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Topic 6: Railroads
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Northern Pacific Railway in North Dakota
Section 3: Great Northern Railroad
Section 4: Soo Line
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Topic 7: National Forest
Section 1: Forests
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Lesson 2: Making A Living
Topic 1: Territory of Dakota
Section 1: Dakota Territory
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Topic 2: Ranching
Section 1: Ranching
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Topic 3: Farming
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Hard Red Spring Wheat
Section 3: Wheat and Rust
Section 4: Bonanza Farms
Section 5: Homestead Farms
Section 6: Women and Farming
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Topic 4: Federal Legislation
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Homestead Act of 1862
Section 3: Timber Culture Act
Section 4: Pacific Railroad Act
Section 5: Morrill Land Grant Act
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Topic 5: Bison Hunting
Section 1: Bison Hunting
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Topic 6: Soldiering
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Soldiers
Section 3: Laundresses
Section 4: Officers and Their Families
Section 5: Buffalo Soldiers
Section 6: Arikaras - U. S. Indian Scouts
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Topic 7: Urban Growth
Section 1: Urban Growth
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Topic 8: Working on a Reservation
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Farming
Section 3: Rations & Annuities
Section 4: Bead Work
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Topic 9: Industries - Coal and Brick
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Making Bricks
Section 3: Coal
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Topic 10: Hired Girl
Section 1: Hired Girls - Introduction
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Topic 11: Age of Automobiles
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Manufacturers
Section 3: Law
Section 4: Highways
Section 5: City Streets
Section 6: Gas Stations
Section 7: Tourist Camps
Section 8: Women and Cars
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Lesson 3: Building Communities
Topic 1: Families
Section 1: Families
Section 2: Waheenee
Section 3: Grover Eagle Boy
Section 4: Kate Roberts Pelissier
Section 5: Sophie Trupin
Section 6: Kate Hogan
Section 7: Joseph Alexander
Section 8: Era Bell Thompson
Section 9: Margaret Kottke
Section 10: Family Will Be Cared For
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Topic 2: Schools
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: School Law
Section 3: Students and Schools
Section 4: School Programs
Section 5: Indian Boarding Schools
Section 6: The School as Social Center
Section 7: Evening Schools
Section 8: Agricultural High Schools
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Topic 3: Churches
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Church Life
Section 3: The Church as Social Center
Section 4: Missions
Section 5: The Ghost Dance
Section 6: Photo Essay
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Topic 4: Fairs and 4H
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Indian Fairs
Section 3: 4-H Clubs
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Topic 5: Poor Relief
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Richland County Poor Farm
Section 3: Mothers’ Pensions
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Topic 6: Our European Cultural Heritage
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Population by Numbers
Section 3: Laws of Immigration
Section 4: Why They Came
Section 5: Cultural Organizations
Section 6: Preserving the Culture
Section 7: Terms and Definitions
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Topic 7: Telling Our Story
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Winter Counts
Section 3: Washington Matthews
Section 4: State Historical Society of North Dakota
Section 5: Oscar Will
Section 6: Charles W. and Carolette Hoffman
Section 7: Gilbert Wilson
Section 8: Frances Densmore
Section 9: George Francis Will, Archeologist
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Lesson 4: Alliances And Conflicts
Topic 1: U.S. Army in Dakota Territory
Section 1: Civil War Battles in North Dakota
Section 2: Army Forts in Dakota Territory
Section 3: Fort Rice and the Lakota Sioux
Activities
Topic 2: Defending Lakota Homelands
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Life of Tatanka Iyotanke, the Hunkpapa Leader known as Sitting Bull
Section 3: The Treaties of Fort Laramie, 1851 & 1868
Section 4: The Coming Battle
Section 5: The Battle of the Rosebud and the Little Big Horn
Section 6: After the Battle of the Little Big Horn
Section 7: The Ghost Dance
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Topic 3: Law and Order in Dakota Territory
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Treaties
Activities
Topic 4: Statehood
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Constitutional Convention and the Debates
Section 3: State Symbols
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Topic 5: Bosses and Reformers
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Alexander McKenzie
Section 3: The Farmers’ Alliance
Section 4: The Revolution of 1906
Activities
Topic 6: Progressive Movements
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Initiative and Referendum
Section 3: Recall
Section 4: Edwin F. Ladd and the Pure Food Movement
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Topic 7: Nonpartisan League and the IVA
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Origins of The Nonpartisan League
Section 3: The Nonpartisan League in Control of State Government, 1917
Section 4: The Nonpartisan League in Control of State Government, 1919
Section 5: Dissension - The Independent Voters Association
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Topic 8: Suffrage
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Woman Suffrage 1870 to 1893
Section 3: Woman Suffrage 1912 to 1920
Section 4: The Arguments
Section 5: Swift vs. Leach
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Topic 9: Spanish American War
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The North Dakota National Guard in the Spanish American War
Section 3: Document 4. Diary of Harold Sorenson, Sergeant Company B
Section 4: The Flag of North Dakota
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Topic 10: USS North Dakota
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Work
Section 3: School Aboard the Ship
Section 4: Athletics
Section 5: Social Life
Section 6: Fire and Engine Troubles
Section 7: Gunnery Practice
Activities
Topic 11: The Great War (1917-1918)
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Military Front
Section 3: The Home Front in North Dakota
Section 4: Lakotas of Standing Rock Reservation
Section 5: Influenza
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Unit IV: Modern North Dakota (1921 - Present)
Lesson 1: Changing Landscapes
Topic 1: Garrison Dam and Diversion
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Garrison Diversion
Section 3: The Taking
Section 4: Beyond Garrison Dam
Activities
Topic 2. WPA and CCC
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: WPA
Section 3: CCC
Activities
Topic 3: Ghost Towns and Railroads
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Omemee
Section 3: Population Trends in ND
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Topic 4: Missile Defense System
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Air Force Bases
Section 3: Nekoma
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Topic 5: Energy
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Coal
Section 3: Oil
Section 4: Wind
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Lesson 2: Making A Living
Topic 1: Miners and Oil Workers
Section 1: Coal Miners
Section 2: Oil Field Workers
Activities
Topic 2: Great Depression and Drought
Section 1: The Great Depression
Section 2: The Bank of North Dakota and the State Mill and Elevator
Section 3: The CCC and the WPA
Section 4: Living Through the Great Depression
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Topic 3: Agriculture
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Extension Service
Section 3: Drought
Section 4: AAA
Section 5: Bracero Program
Section 6: Sugarbeets
Section 7: Modernizing Agriculture
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Topic 4: Manufacturing
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Bobcat
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Topic 5: Casinos and Tribal Industries
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Casinos
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Topic 6: Women and Work
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: The Numbers
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Lesson 3: Building Communities
Topic 1: Youth Organizations
Section 1: YCL
Section 2: 4H
Section 3: FFA
Activities
Topic 2: Cooperatives
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: REA
Section 3: North Dakota Electric Co-ops
Section 4: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Section 5: National Farmers Union
Section 6: Dakota Growers Pasta
Activities
Topic 3: Family
Section 1: The North Dakota Family
Section 2: Toys and History
Section 3: Toys: A Photo Essay
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Topic 4: Communications
Section 1: Telephone
Section 2: Radio
Section 3: Television
Activities
Topic 5: Sports
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Class B Boys Basketball
Section 3: Girls Class B Basketball
Section 4: Bismarck Baseball
Activities
Topic 6: Relocation and Termination
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Relocation
Section 3: Termination
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Topic 7: Distance Education
Section 1: Distance Education
Activities
Lesson 4: Alliances And Conflicts
Topic 1: Indian Citizenship and the Indian Reorganization Act
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Indian Reorganization Act
Section 3: Tribal Governments
Activities
Topic 2: Two-Party Political System
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: End of the NPL
Section 3: William Langer
Section 4: Bill Guy
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Topic 3: The Experience of War
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: World War II
Section 3: Korean War
Section 4: Vietnam War
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Topic 4: Judge Davies and the Civil Rights Movement
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Judge Davies
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Topic 5: Modern Government
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: New Capitol
Section 3: Legislative Council
Section 4: Constitutional Convention
Activities
Topic 6: The Cold War in North Dakota
Section 1: The Cold War in North Dakota
Activities
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Unit III: Waves of Development (1861-1920)
Lesson 1: Changing Landscapes
Topic 1: Territory and State Boundaries
Topic 2: Newcomers' View of the Land
Topic 3: Devils Lake
Topic 4: Reservation Boundaries
Topic 5: Blizzards, Floods, and Drought
Topic 6: Railroads
Topic 7: National Forest
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