What a fantastic project idea for discussing not only the history of America's expansion into the West, but for reviewing any major unit of history in your class. Pupils build stamp collections to visually represent themes of the...

What is the difference between a Cold War and a Hot War? Scholars research the beginning of the Cold War. They analyze diary entries as well as excerpts from various events during the 45-year standoff. To finish, they prepare final...

Going green? Scholars investigate the creation of the US National Park program. Through diary entries as well as expert testimony, they synthesize information and analyze the need for conservation and preservation. Finally, they display...

The film version of Gone with the Wind is the focus of this learning guide that asks viewers to consider some of the issues that the Southern states faced prior to and during the Civil War.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the recognition of American Authors in the 19th century. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Virtual exhibition profiling Mary Lyon, a school teacher who in 1837 founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary to enable women to have an education equal to that of men. Well organized with colorful imagery.

From Douglas O. Linder's extensive website covering famous trials primarily in U.S. History, this famous trial is the Garfield Assassination Trial of Charles Guiteau. Find the chronology of events, a diagram of the train station where...