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World History
Ancient History
Geography


United States History

Founding of a Nation
The Constitution
Early Republic
Westward Expansion
North and South
Women's Suffrage
Abolition Movement
Civil War
Reconstruction
Industrial Revolution

Readings

Themes and Big Ideas

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State Report

State Scavenger Hunt

My Family History

Founding of a Nation

The Mayflower Compact

The Magna Carta

The Jamestown Online Adventure

Early America History Detective

Early America PowerPoint Notes

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

The Beginning of Slavery in America - Textbook questions

Roots of Representative Government

Roots of Representative Government PowerPoint Notes

Thirteen Colonies Maps

Thirteen Original Colonies

American Revolution from Brain Pop

Liberty! The Road to Revolution Game

John Adams – Lesson Plans and Activities based on the HBO miniseries on the life of John Adams, his extraordinary relationship with his wife Abigail, and the first 50 years of the United States.

Declaring Independence

Americans Declare Their Independence PowerPoint Notes

Declaration of Independence Vocabulary Assignment

The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence from Sparknotes.com

War for Independence History Detective

American Revolution CyberHunt

Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt

Founding of a Nation Crossword 1

Founding of a Nation Crossword 2

The Constitution

Why do we have rules and laws?

Confederation Era PowerPoint Notes

The Confederation Era

The Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederations Questions

The Constitutional Convention

Creating the Constitution Textbook Questions

Constitutional Convention PowerPoint Notes

Constitutional Convention Notes

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

The Preamble to the Constitution

Preamble Vocabulary PowerPoint

Comparing the Articles and the Constitution

The Ratification Debate

Ratifying the Constitution

The Federalist Papers

Model Lesson 1 - Slavery and the Constitution

The United States Government

Constitution PowerPoint Notes

The Constitution from SparkNotes.com

Excerpt from Thomas Jefferson's letter to James Madison

Bill of Rights PowerPoint Notes

The Bill of Rights website

Bill of Rights Match Game

The Bill of Rights Explained

Could you pass the latest citizenship test? – In October 2008 a new version of the U.S. citizenship test will be taken by all applicants. Could you pass it? The questions are usually selected from a list of 100 samples that prospective citizens can look at ahead of the interview. Some are easy, some are not. We have picked some of the more difficult ones.

Could you pass the citizenship test?

The Citizenship Test: All 100 possible questions

Three Branches of Government game

First Amendment Rights in Everyday Life

Court Cases and the Bill of Rights PowerPoint

Due Process in Schools

Constitution Test Review

Revolution and Constitution Document-based Activity

Early Republic

Washington's Presidency

About George Washington

Presidential Swearing-In Cereomony

Challenges to the New Government PowerPoint

Shays’ Rebellion: A Massachusetts Farmer’s Account

George Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion

The Whiskey Rebellion and the New American Republic

George Washington and the Issue of Slavery

The Alien and Sedition Acts

Launching a New Republic

The Parties Begin

Jefferson vs. Hamilton

Model Lesson 2: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson Background Readings

Alexander Hamilton’s Ideas about Government and the Federalist Party

Thomas Jefferson’s Ideas about Government and the Democratic-Repubilcan Party

Who is the speaker? Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Structured Practice - Providing evidence to support your position


Jefferson Takes Office

Founding Fathers: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton

Marbuy vs. Madison

How Laws are Made

Political Parties

How Citizens Participate

Washington's Farewell Address

Early Republic CyberHunt

James Fenimore Cooper and Washington Irving

Early Republic PowerPoint Review

Problems with Foreign Powers notes

Problems with Foreign Powers

The War of 1812

Star Spangled Banner Vocabulary

Star Spangled Banner web search

Westward Expansion

The Louisiana Purchase

Louisiana Purchase Notes

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis and Clark Journals

The Northwest Ordinance

Andrew Jackson Notes

Politics of the People

Jackson’s Policy Towards Native Americans

Andrew Jackson Political Cartoons PowerPoint

Andrew Jackson Political Cartoons

The Second Bank of the United States

President Jackson's Veto Message Regarding the Bank of the United States

At Home on the Fringes of the Prairie

Trails West

The Oregon Trail

Texas: Tempting and Beautiful

Texas Revolution PowerPoint Notes

The Mexican War

The Gold Rush

Manifest Destiny

Westward Expansion Document-based Activity

Westward Expansion PowerPoint Review

First Semester Review Project

The North and South

Comparing and Contrasting the North and South

Comparing and Contrasing the North and South PowerPoint Notes

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The North Changes

Henry Clay's American System

The Monroe Doctrine

The Hopes of Immigrants

Writers from the mid-1800's

The History of Education in America

Early Industry and Inventions PowerPoint Notes

Nullification and States' Rights

Women's Suffrage

A Brief History of the Women's Rights Before the Civil War

The Declaration of Sentiments

The Declaration of Sentiments and Declaration of Independence Compared

Analyzing the Declaration of Sentiments

"Let Us All Speak Our Minds"

Ain't I a Woman

Early Women's Rights Movement writing assignment

The Women's Suffrage Movement

 

Abolition Movement

The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

Timeline of Slavery in America

Plantations and the Spread of Slavery

Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Dred Scott Decision

Slavery Dominates Politics PowerPoint Notes

Harriet Tubman

Abolitionists

Frederick Douglass

John Brown

Abolition Quotes: Frederick Douglass and John Brown

Abolition Movement Essay Prompt

Student Handout 6 Essay Organizer - Abolition Movement

North and South Document-Based Activity

North and South Crossword 1

North and South Crossword 2

The Civil War

Lincoln's Election and Southern Secession

Election of 1860

The Crisis Deepens PowerPoint Notes

Important People from the Civil War Era

Timeline of the Civil War

Civil War Begins PowerPoint Notes

Abraham Lincoln's Speeches

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Gettysburg Address

Gettysburg Address Vocabulary PowerPoint

The Emancipation Proclamation

Civil War Soldiers

Civil War Battles

Life in the Army

The Civil War and the Southern Family

The North Wins

Civil War Review PowerPoint

Civil War Review Website

Civil War Review movie

Glory Discussion Questions

Reconstruction

Reconstruction Notes

Reconstruction Questions

Reconstruction Model Lesson Documents

Reconstruction Model Lesson PowerPoint

Reconstruction Visual Analysis Worksheet

Was Reconstruction more of a success or a failure for freedmen? (Document 3 worksheet)

Document 3 PDF

Reconstruction Amendments

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Growth in the West

Texan and Tejano Accounts of Comanche Relations

Old West Scavenger Hunt

Native American History

The Industrial Revolution and the Early 1900's

Industrial Revolution PowerPoint Notes

The Growth of Industry

The Rise of Big Business

1900's History Detective

Final Project

 

World History in Medieval Times

Rome
Islam
Ghana and Mali
The Americas
China
Japan
Medieval Europe
Renaissance
Reformation
Scientific Revolution
Age of Exploration
The Enlightenment

 

Rome

CSI: Rome – The Assassination of Julius Caesar

Beginning of Christianity

Communication Then and Now

Religious Tolerance and Persecution in the Roman Empire

Justinian Code

The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic PowerPoint Notes

Ancient Rome – Lessons from the Constitutional Rights Foundation

Islam

Life on the Arabian Peninsula textbook questions

The Religion of Islam PowerPoint Notes

Islam and Muhammad Textbook questions

My Name is Osama – A short story by Sharifa Alkhateeb and Steven S. Lapham

Me without my hijab – Removing my head covering changed how I saw myself and the world.

America's Beauty Is In Its Diversity

The Prophet Muhammad's Last Sermon

Medieval Muslim Life Revealed in The Rubiayat by Omar Khayyam

Medieval Sourcebook: From The Sunnah

Religious Architecture and Islamic Culture

Islam After Muhammad's Death textbook questions

The Rise of Muslim States PowerPoint Notes

Islam Model Lesson Gallery Walk Pictures

The Qur'an and Sunnah in Daily Life

Qur'an and Sunnah Quotes

Islam Crossword Puzzle 1

Islam Crossword Puzzle 2

Islam Review

Religions of the Western World

Africa

Introduction to Africa PowerPoint Notes

Africa Maps

West African Culture and Daily Life

Economics in Africa PowerPoint Notes

The Empire of Ghana Assignment

The Empire of Mali Assignment

Model Lesson 2: Ghana and Mali
Introduction to West Africa

Africa GRAPES

The Empires of Ghana and Mali

Ghana and Mali Primary Sources

Summary Practice

The Significant Features of Ghana and Mali


Africa Cyberhunt

Africa PowerPoint Review

African Mask

The Americas

Americas Chapter Walk

Mayan Civilization Chapter Questions

Mayan Culture

Aztec Civilization Chapter Questions

Story of the Aztecs

The Incas

Inca Textbook Questions

Document Based Activity

Empires of the Americas PowerPoint Review

China

Geography of China

China Chapter Walk

Civilization of China Chapter Vocabulary

Advances Under the Tang and Song Chapter Questions

Imperial Rule in China

China Cyberhunt

Chinese Religions

Chinese Religions PowerPoint

China Notes

Cultural Diffusion

The Spread of Buddhism in Tang China

China Model Lesson Transparencies

The Spread of Buddhism in China Paragraph

Japan

Geography of Japan

Japan Chapter Walk

Japan Chapter Vocabulary

A Samurai Warrior

The Diary of Murasaki Shikibu – Descriptions of ladies of the court

Origins and Ancient Sumo

Haiku

Prince Shotoku

Japan Cyberhunt

Japan Crossword Puzzle

Asia Document Based Activity

Middle Ages in Europe

Feudalism in Europe Chapter Walk

Europe in the Middle Ages

The Development of Feudalism

Heraldry Game

Coat of Arms

Design a Coat of Arms

Warrior Challenge: Knights - There's more to a knight than just armor. As a squire, your job is to know how to handle your knight's weapons. You will act as a knight's squire for six scenarios in the history of knights that will test your knowledge of knightly weapons to the hilt - literally.

Kids' Castle

Step Back in Time some 800 years - Enter through the castle gate

Art of Chivalry - Medieval Knight Game

Destroy the Castle - Siege a castle with a trebuchet

The Black Death

Black Death PowerPoint Notes

The Role of the Church and the Crusades

The Crusades

The Renaissance

The Renaissance

Renaissance Inventions PowerPoint Notes

Renaissance Chapter Walk and Vocabulary

Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook

Important People from the Renaissance

Reformation

Reformation Textbook Questions

Martin Luther and the Reformation

Reformation Terms and Names

Luther Sparks the Protestant Reformation

Important People from the Reformation

Important People from the Renaissance and Reformation

Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution Terms and Names

Roots of the Scientific Revolution

Scientific Revolution Graphic Organizer document

Scientific Revolution Graphic Organizer PDF

Retrying Galileo

Important people and inventions from the Scientific Revolution

Age of Exploration

Age of Exploration Textbook Questions

Exploration Terms and Names

Sailing Around the World

Important People from the Age of Exploration

Enlightenment and Age of Reason

Enlightenment Textbook Questions

Enlightenment Terms and Names

Important People and Documents from the Enlightenment

Important People from the Renaissance, Reformation, and Age of Discovery, and Enlightenment PowerPoint

 

Ancient History

Ancient Civilizations Cyberhunt

Mesopotamia PowerPoint Notes

Dig Into History: Mesopotamia

Ancient Egypt Cyberhunt

Ancient Hebrews Cyberhunt

Ancient India Cyberhunt

Hinduism PowerPoint Notes

Han Dynasty PowerPoint Notes

Buddhism CyberHunt

Ancient Greece PowerPoint Notes

Greek gods and goddesses

Warrior Challenge: Romans - Barbarians are invading the Roman frontier! Command your legion with a strategy using the pilum. Choose carefully -- your plan can could bring triumph or defeat.

Warrior Challenge: Gladiators - It could seat 50,000 spectators and made the gladiator games a world unto themselves. Enter the realm of the gladiator in this interactive tour of the Roman Coliseum.

Geography Lessons

Introduction to Geography

Where in the World?

What in the world is wrong with this map?

Latitude and Longitude interactive

Latitude and Longitude

Map Skills

Landforms and Bodies of Water

Mapmaker, Mapmaker, Make me a Map

Country Report

 

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