Students examine the Colorado quarter reverse and draw symbols of the state's land and water features on maps. Using copies of the Colorado reverse, they color the coin design. They list reasons for the state's motto of "Colorful Colorado"

Learners examine the history of the Whitewater Canal Historic Site. They read and discuss an informational handout, define key vocabulary terms, and complete various math and science word problems.

Students discover details about whaling. In this environmental stewardship instructional activity, students research selected websites to locate information about commercial whaling and its implications.

Young scholars draw three cattle trails that passed through Indian Territory, using a written description of the trails and will create a diary of trail life. Students research a historical trail as assigned. Young scholars share their...

This resource is a gateway to digital collections dealing with merchant marines and shipping during the 19th century.

Examine the primary sources provided by Great Britain's National Archives to discover the state of the prison system in late 18th century Great Britain, and the conditions on the prison ships used because of the prison system. Read court...

A lesson unit on the people and movements that fought to abolish slavery. Looks at the Triangular Trade, and at the Underground Railroad and famous abolitionists. Includes a play about emancipation, a black history rap and a trivia quiz...

This is a fascinating, largely forgotten piece of Canadian history. In the late 19th century, Henry Ketchum, an engineer from Fredericton, New Brunswick, envisioned the building of a railway to transport ships from the Bay or Fundy to...

This is a nice collection of rare photos of American naval ships from the pre-battleship era (late 19th century-early 20th century). Several of the ships pictured were in the Great White Fleet.

Find out the many reasons why communication speed increased in the early 19th century. It wasn't just because of the telegraph.

View the artwork for a U.S. postage stamp issued in 1989 to commemorate paddlewheel steamers, which revolutionized they way goods were shipped in the 19th century.

This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.

SS Carondolet.

A great resource from the National Museum of American History that shows various modes and uses of transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries.

This is a nice collection of rare photos of American naval ships from the pre-battleship era (late 19th century-early 20th century.) Several of the ships pictured were in the Great White Fleet.

This is a nice collection of rare photos of American naval ships from the pre-battleship era (late 19th century-early 20th century.) Several of the ships pictured were in the Great White Fleet.