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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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Hunting
        • Section 1: Hunting
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Trade
        • Section 1: Trade
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Housing
        • Section 1: Housing
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Life at Lake Ilo
        • Section 1: Life at Lake Ilo
        • Activities
    • Lesson 3: Building Communities
      • Topic 1: Migrations
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Migrations
        • Section 3: Origin Stories
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Ancient Families
        • Section 1: Ancient Families
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Ancient Villages
        • Section 1: Ancient Villages
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Societies
        • Section 1: Societies
        • Activities
    • Lesson 4: Alliances And Conflicts
      • Topic 1: Conflict among Ancient Peoples
        • Section 1: Conflict among Ancient Peoples
        • Activities
  • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Climate
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Prairie Fire
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Boundaries
        • Section 1: The Louisiana Purchase
        • Section 2: The Indian Maps of Louisiana
        • Section 3: The Northern Border
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Fur-bearing Animals
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Beaver
        • Section 3: Bison
        • Activities
    • Lesson 2: Making A Living
      • Topic 1: Corn Culture
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Raising Corn
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Horses Return
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Lakota Horses
        • Section 3: Mandan and Hidatsa Horses
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Bison Hunting
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: The Lakota Bison Hunt
        • Section 3: The Métis Bison Hunt
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Fur Trade
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Indians and the Fur Trade
        • Activities
    • Lesson 3: Building Communities
      • Topic 1: The Mandans
        • Section 1: The Mandans
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Arikaras
        • Section 1: Arikaras
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Hidatsas
        • Section 1: Hidatsas
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: The Dakotas
        • Section 1: The Dakotas
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Chippewas
        • Section 1: Chippewas
        • Activities
      • Topic 6: The Selkirk Colony
        • Section 1: The Selkirk Colony
        • Activities
    • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: The Three Tribes Alliance
        • Section 1: The Three Tribes Alliance
        • Activities
  • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: Devils Lake
        • Section 1: Devils Lake
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Blizzards, Floods, and Drought
        • Section 1: Blizzards
        • Section 2: Drought
        • Section 3: Floods
        • Activities
      • Topic 6: Railroads
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: The Northern Pacific Railway in North Dakota
        • Section 3: Great Northern Railroad
        • Section 4: Soo Line
        • Activities
      • Topic 7: National Forest
        • Section 1: Forests
        • Activities
    • Lesson 2: Making A Living
      • Topic 1: Territory of Dakota
        • Section 1: Dakota Territory
        • Activities
      • Topic 2: Ranching
        • Section 1: Ranching
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Bison Hunting
        • Section 1: Bison Hunting
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 7: Urban Growth
        • Section 1: Urban Growth
        • Activities
      • Topic 8: Working on a Reservation
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Farming
        • Section 3: Rations & Annuities
        • Section 4: Bead Work
        • Activities
      • Topic 9: Industries - Coal and Brick
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Making Bricks
        • Section 3: Coal
        • Activities
      • Topic 10: Hired Girl
        • Section 1: Hired Girls - Introduction
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
    • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Fairs and 4H
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Indian Fairs
        • Section 3: 4-H Clubs
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Poor Relief
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Richland County Poor Farm
        • Section 3: Mothers’ Pensions
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
    • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
  • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Missile Defense System
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Air Force Bases
        • Section 3: Nekoma
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Energy
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Coal
        • Section 3: Oil
        • Section 4: Wind
        • Activities
    • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Manufacturing
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Bobcat
        • Activities
      • Topic 5: Casinos and Tribal Industries
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Casinos
        • Activities
      • Topic 6: Women and Work
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: The Numbers
        • Activities
    • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • 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
        • Activities
      • Topic 3: The Experience of War
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: World War II
        • Section 3: Korean War
        • Section 4: Vietnam War
        • Activities
      • Topic 4: Judge Davies and the Civil Rights Movement
        • Section 1: Introduction
        • Section 2: Judge Davies
        • Activities
      • 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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