Education 2 you - 45 Web Sites related to 1800s

Web Sites (1 - 10 of 45): 1800s
	1.	NATURE: American Buffalo: Spirit of a Nation * - Thundering across the prairie, buffalo once ruled the plains of America and held a vital place in the lives of the region's Native Americans. In AMERICAN BUFFALO: SPIRIT OF A NATION, learn how the bison were almost extinguished in the 1800s, how they fou... Source/Host: PBS . .
	2.	American Impressionists of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s - sample paintings from this movement in American art. Tour: American Impressionists of the Late 1800s and Early 1900s. Since the development of the oil technique during the early 1400s, the equipment and chemicals necessary for painting were simply too cum... Source/Host: National Gallery of Art \| Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	3.	Whooping Crane * - Grus americana Endangered Never very abundant, the whooping crane suffered in the late 1800s from indiscriminate shooting, habitat disturbance, and the draining of the large, isolated marshes that it frequented. In 1941 there were only 21 wild... . .
	4.	National Gallery of Art: American Painting - Much art of the American colonial period consisted of portraits, as settlers sought to establish their identities in a new world. After the new nation achieved its independence, landscapes and scenes of native flora, fauna, and folk customs began to expre... Source/Host: National Gallery of Art \| Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	5.	Archaeology at Crow Canyon: Castle Rock Pueblo Field Trips * - virtual field trips to explore the site of the ancient Puebloans, predecessors of the Anasazi tribe in Colorado. Castle Rock Pueblo is the site of an ancient village located in the heart of the Mesa Verde region. From 1990 through 1994, the Crow Canyon Ar... . .
	6.	George Washington Quiz * - During the 1800s, one of the biggest official winter celebrations, by George!, was the annual observance of George Washington's birthday. Even before his death in 1799, the Washington's Birthday bash -- and accompanying Birthnight Ball -- were firmly esta... Source/Host: Old Sturbridge Village . .
	7.	National Gallery of Art: 18th century france Boucher: british landscapes - The landscape painters Turner and Constable were influential exponents of romanticism, an artistic movement of the late 1700s to mid-1800s that emphasized an emotional response to nature. Turner, who traveled extensively, often infused his dramatic seasca... Source/Host: National Gallery of Art \| Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	8.	FEMINISM FINDS A VOICE IN...ROMANCE NOVELS? * - Romance novels and feminism aren't usually thought of as going hand and hand.But as Associate Professor Marjorie Farrell discovered, beneath the "awful covers" the heroine is often far stronger and more independent than depicted. Farrell, who te... . .
	9.	National Gallery of Art: gallery guides - Gallery guides serve as the foundation for our online tours. Selected guides are available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Select a link above for indexes of gallery guides by language, or select a guide from the following index by school. Source/Host: National Gallery of Art \| Reviewer: K. Mortensen . .
	10.	California Condor * - By weight, the California Condor rivals the Andean Condor for the designation as the largest of all the species of condor. California Condors are generally about 10 kg (22 lb.). It depends on the carcasses of large mammals for food. With the expans... . .