To control the form of war messages, the government created the U.S.
Grade Range: K-12
Resource Type(s): Reviewed Websites
Date Posted: 10/17/2009
This resource allows students to browse the two hundred and fifty artifacts included in the Legacies: Collecting Americas History at the Smithsonian collection. It also includes descriptions of each artifact, interpretations of how the artifacts fit into broader themes in American history, and brief case studies explaining the method historians use to discover meaning from seemingly ordinary historic treasures.