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Object Story: "Lone Star" Appliqued Chintz and Pieced Quilt
Quilt made by Mary Seeds Moon around 1840 in the popular Lone Star pattern.
Activity: What Can a Basket Tell Us
Explore different features of Indigenous baskets to understand the lives of people from different times, places, and cultures.
Object Story: Basket
An ash splint basket created by a Mohegan artisan, a Native American tribe from the Northeastern woodlands region of North America.
Activity: Why Does It Look the Way It Does?
Look closely at an object to describe its characteristics and features and connect these with ideas of culture and identity.
Connecting to People through Portraits
Like a photograph, a portrait represents a picture of a person.
Overview: Out of Many, One?
Americans have long created an identity based on distinct principles and values that define the country. This unit explores the tensions between being an individual and being part of a group or nation and provides insight into what it means to be an individual in America, today and centuries ago.
Activity: Judgement and Group Belonging
Consider what influences group behavior and the formation of in-groups and out-groups.