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  2. List of national monuments of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Formerly known as Gran Quivira National Monument, it is where Native American trade communities of Tiwa- and Tompiro-speaking Puebloans lived when Spanish Franciscan missionaries made contact in the 17th century. What remains are the ruins of four mission churches, at Quarai, Abó, and Gran Quivira, and the partially excavated pueblo of Las ...

  3. Historical source - Wikipedia

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    In the study of history as an academic discipline, a "primary source" (also called an "original source") is a first hand account of events by someone who lived through them. "Primary sources were made during the historical period that is being investigated."

  4. Category:Ruins in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ruins on the National Register of Historic Places (1 C, 115 P) Pages in category "Ruins in the United States" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total.

  5. Archaeology of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The archaeology of the Americas is the study of the archaeology of the Western Hemisphere, including North America (Mesoamerica), Central America, South America and the Caribbean. This includes the study of pre-historic/ pre-Columbian and historic indigenous American peoples , as well as historical archaeology of more recent eras, including the ...

  6. Archaeological site - Wikipedia

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    An archaeological site with human presence dating from 4th century BCE, Fillipovka, South Urals, Russia.This site has been interpreted as a Sarmatian Kurgan.. An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of ...

  7. Column: Understanding America's history

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    “Poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world.” So wrote Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822), more than 200 years ago. Far-fetched, perhaps, but worth pondering.

  8. Chautauqua - Wikipedia

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    U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt is often quoted as saying that Chautauqua is "the most American thing in America". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] What he actually said was: "it is a source of positive strength and refreshment of mind and body to come to meet a typical American gathering like this—a gathering that is typically American in that it is typical of ...

  9. Schaffer method - Wikipedia

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    The Jane Schaffer method is a formula for essay writing that is taught in some U.S. middle schools and high schools.Developed by a San Diego teacher named Jane Schaffer, who started offering training and a 45-day curriculum in 1995, it is intended to help students who struggle with structuring essays by providing a framework.