Wall Street Journal interactive that allows students to research and explore 100 ways in which WW1 continues to leave a lasting impact.
Story Map which provides a short overview of WWI, its origins, trench warfare, the armistice, and remembrance, including the creation of Veteran's Day.
By the beginning of 1865, the Confederacy was dying. Abraham Lincoln, with victory within his grasp, looked forward to a second presidential term and a new challenge – healing the nation he had struggled to reunite. In December 1865, the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was formally ratified.
The Protohistoric period recorded the stories of developing tribal cultures through oral traditions, written accounts, and cultural artifacts. Pawnee ancestors led the return. Some hunted, and left, others remained and contributed to Ponca, Omaha, and Oto tribes. The Oglala and Brule subgroups of the Teton Dakota were horse nomads. This period saw the first contacts between Europeans and Native Americans. Traders from the East Coast arrived, bringing horses and tools as well as whiskey and conflict.
During the sixteenth century, the native peoples of the Plains would encounter Spanish explorers seeking gold and treasure, and later French and British explorers and traders whose technology changed everyday life forever. Desire to control trade and territory in the Central Plains grew, while the colonies that became the beginnings of America were taking hold on the east coast.
Explorers and trappers followed the rivers at first, but Nebraska's waters were not good for all boats. Paths blazed by Native Americans became the basis for overland routes, including the Oregon Trail. Settlers loaded prairie schooners and headed west over the sea of grass across the Platte Valley. Some perished due to illness or accident. Some sought free land, some sought California gold. Mormons blazed their own trail to escape persecution, wintering near Omaha.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created a territory that stretched all the way north from the southern boundary of present-day Nebraska to include all of the remaining lands of the Louisiana Purchase. Over the years, changes were made that left the territory in roughly the same shape and with roughly the same boundaries as Nebraska has today. Its northern and southern borders were drawn along lines based on a system of longitude and latitude developed in the 18th century. Surveyor set markers to physically mark the imaginary lines on the landscape: sections, townships, and acreages were created.
Students are required to analyze a portion of an 1860 map in order to understand the distribution of slaves in the southern United States prior to the Civil War.
Have students bring articles on current events which either support or criticize the 1st Amendment
Oak Hill Publishing (Constitution Day 2019): ConstitutionFacts.com has been conducting surveys since 2007. Last year, more than 100,000 people took the ConstitutionFacts.com online poll. The 10-question quiz tests knowledge about the Constitution and Constitution history. Upon completion of the quiz and before receiving their scores, participants were asked to provide demographic details about themselves. Quiz takers then had the opportunity to share their scores via Facebook or email and to take a more extensive 50-question quiz. More than 35% of quiz takers tested their knowledge with the longer U.S. Constitution quiz. Read the report of the survey results.
Students can answer the quiz questions to see how their political beliefs match their political parties and candidates. The survey questions are balanced, and students can learn more about a topic or pick their on response if the ones listed don't match what they think.
This lesson plan created by George Washington's Mount Vernon explores primary sources with 20 questions. There are printouts for historical places, prints, objects, and recipes.
Interactive map for do it yourself projections of the electoral college results. Also includes historical results.
3-D history virtual tour of a B-17 bomber
3-D history virtual tour of a WWI trench.
Activities and insights to support student learning about globalization. The driving question of our globalization unit asks students, “is the world shrinking or expanding?”
This Lesson plan uses 6 primary sources to teach students about the American Civil War and its impact on American Society.
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Students articulate their thoughts about the ethical issues related to population reaching seven billion and consider the opinions of their classmates.
This lesson explores the challenges the United States faced as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and examines the governmentâ"s response through the lens of protection and civil liberties. Students will consider the balance between security and liberty in the United States.
This lesson explores the challenges the United States faced as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and examines the governmentâ"s response through the lens of protection and civil liberties. Students will consider the long-term effects of the emergency measures, their consequences and constitutionality, and how they might inform the balance between security and liberty today.