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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe American West 1865-1900
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Geography, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe Learning Page, from the Library of Congress s American Memory Project, offers this feature on settlement in the American Wes...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe American Mosaic
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson plan, from PBS The New Americans series, students work as teams to learn about the immigrant experience in Ameri...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers: 1862-1939
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis resource, offered by the Library of Congress American Memory Web site, contains images of various papers belonging to Alex...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Adam Francis Plummer Diary: A Living History
Grades: 4 to 12Subjects: History-Social Science, United States HistoryWebsite presents the diary of Adam Francis Plummer, born into slavery in 1819 in Maryland, in a digital format with a transcript...Contributor: Smithsonian EducationViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave women the right to vote in 1920.
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: No subjects selected.A representative from the local chapter of the League of Women Voters is invited to talk to students about voting rights and wha...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Territorial Expansion and the Shift of Power
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: Economics, American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students examine the effects of changes in the electorate and regional...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Issues in the Election of 1828 (and Beyond)
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students explore Andrew Jackson's campaign in some detail, focusing on...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Expansion of the Voting Base
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students explore how changes in state constitutions affected the votin...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 1828 Campaign of Andrew Jackson: Changes in Voting Participation
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from EDSITEment, students examine voting patterns for the presidential election of 1828...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching with Documents: Observing Constitution Day
Grades: 3 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social ScienceThis page, from the EDSITEment-reviewed National Archives and Records Administration s Digital Classroom, provides teaching idea...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeaching the Amendments
Grades: 7 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThe general purpose of this CongressLink unit is to teach students the amendments to the Constitution through the use of Congres...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTeacher's Guide to Independence National Historical Park
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Geography, United States, United States History, History-Social ScienceTeacher's Guide to Independence National Historical Park helps teachers plan a trip to see Independence Hall, Congress Hall, Old...Contributor: Federal Resources for Educational ExcellenceViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote
Grades: 5 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis lesson, from the National Archives and Records Administration, relates to the role of the Electoral College in the election...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkTally of the 1824 Electoral College Vote
Grades: 8 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States History, Oral Presentations and 2 additional..This lesson relates to the role of the Electoral College in the election of the president and vice-president as specified in the...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSusan B. Anthony Voted
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, United States History, Reading ComprehensionThis ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the experiences of Susan B. Anthony and the Women's Suffrage Movement. A classroom activ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSuitable Schools: Exploring What It Takes to Become a Well-Informed Citizen
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, Writing Strategies, English-Language Arts, History-Social Science, Reading ComprehensionIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students explore education requirements for different professions. The...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSuffragists Arrested
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis page, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, focuses on significant events in American history and culture associ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSuffrage Conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment
Grades: 9 to 12Subjects: American Democracy, History-Social Science, United States HistoryThis resource, from American Memory at the Library of Congress, features information about and a link to a pamphlet, published i...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStriking a Deal: Learning the History of American Labor Strikes
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Economics, History-Social Science, United States HistoryIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore the economic repercussions of a potential Major L...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkStrategic Reading and Writing: Summarizing Antislavery Biographies
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, History-Social Science, United States History, Writing Strategies and 2 additional..In this ReadWriteThink lesson, students practice writing effective summaries using biographies. They first read selections from ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0