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The Debate in Congress on the Sedition Act
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: U.S. Constitution, United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students examine the provisions in the U.S. Constitution that are rele...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Constitutional Convention: Four Founding Fathers You May Never Have Met
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: Reading Comprehension, U.S. Constitution, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science and 2 additional..This lesson, from EDSITEment, contains four activities for students to examine the contributions and perspectives of some of the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Civil War through a Child's Eye
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, The Civil War & ReconstructionThe Civil War through a Child's Eye is a lesson plan that uses historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' percep...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, The Civil War & ReconstructionThe Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady asks students to visualize the Civil War by studying dozens of period photographs,...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Civil War as Photographed by Mathew Brady
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, Types of Media and 4 additional..This resource, from the National Archives and Records Administration, illustrates how the Civil War threatened the very purpose ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Candle and the Mirror
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, History-Social Science, Visual Arts and 2 additional..This lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, encourages students to examine author Louisa May Alcott as a pioneer, deepl...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Campaign of 1840: The Whigs, the Democrats, and the Issues
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, introduces students to the personalities and issues behind the 1840 Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Campaign of 1840: The Candidates
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Humanities, United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, introduces students to the personalities and issues behind the 1840 Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Campaign of 1840: The Campaign
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Vocabulary & SpellingThis lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, introduces students to the personalities and issues behind the 1840 Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States, United States History, History-Social Science, GeographyThe Building of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal helps students realize the role canals played in western expansion and in the evol...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battles of the Civil War
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis lesson focuses on the key battles of the war and how they contributed to its outcome. It will also examine the "total war"...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battle of Prairie Grove: Civilian Recollections of the Civil War
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, The Civil War & ReconstructionThe Battle of Prairie Grove: Civilian Recollections of the Civil War helps students place the Battle of Prairie Grove in the con...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battle of Horseshoe Bend: Collisions of Cultures
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Native Peoples, United States History, History-Social ScienceThe Battle of Horseshoe Bend: Collisions of Cultures looks at the decisive battle of the Creek War (1813-1814), where Andrew Jac...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States, United States History, History-Social Science, Geography, The Civil War & ReconstructionThe Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863 presents elements of the battle and its aftermath, including objects used by the soldie...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Battle of Bentonville: Caring for Casualties of the Civil War
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, The Civil War & ReconstructionThe Battle of Bentonville: Caring for Casualties of the Civil War shows how battlefield medical care developed during the Civil ...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0The Avalon Project: The Bill of Rights
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis page from the Yale Law School s Avalon Project provides the full text of the United States Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rig...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Articles of Confederation
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis resource, from the Avalon Project at Yale University, features links to the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Conf...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Anthony Amendment for Women's Votes
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Amistad Case
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: United States History, History-Social Science, Electives, PsychologyIn February of 1839, Portuguese slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans and shipped them to Havana, Cuba. This abductio...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0The Amistad Case
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: United States History, American Democracy, History-Social ScienceIn February of 1839, Portuguese slave hunters abducted a large group of Africans from Sierra Leone and shipped them to Havana, C...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0