A lesson unit that looks at the efforts of the Cherokee Nation in Georgia between 1817 and 1827 to establish their own system of governance and to keep their lands from being ceded. Even though the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in their...

This entry from the Catholic Encyclopedia traces the history of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada from New France to discussions of state-funded schooling. Please note that the Catholic Encyclopedia is a historic reference document...

Actual text of the Medicine Lodge Treaty, which establishes an Apache reservation, promises to establish reservation schools and increases annual payments of money and supplies.

A chronological listing of all the major and minor battles of the American Civil War from the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter to the last Battle of Palmetto Ranch, fought a month after Lee surrendered at Appomatox. Most of the...

A lesson plan for learning about nuclear weapons and nonproliferation agreements. Takes students through the process of comparing and contrasting various treaties and of evaluating their relative successes and failures. Includes a...

This essay is about the Najavo Long Walk.

It's not surprising the United States would have challenges in its first years. Read about the problems with foreign countries, its own citizens who resisted taxes, and dealings with Native Americans.

This resource includes three student readings that provide information about U.S. policy on nuclear weapons, the successes and failures of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and the motivations that lead nations to seek nuclear bombs....

Very thorough encyclopedia entry on George W. Bush's foreign policy.

Put the Revolutionary war events in sequential order in this interactive activity.

The National Archives and Records Administration provides a lesson plan on the American Revolution. Content includes excellent historical background, as well as several primary source documents, pictures, and engravings detailing various...

George Washington wrote of the period between the Treaty of Paris and the writing of the Constitution that the states were united only by a "rope of sand."Disputes between Maryland and Virginia over navigation on the Potomac River led to...

This page charts American political and military events and European military events to show how they are connected. Hyperlinks to additional articles on this site.

This website provides a fairly comprehensive look at the Creek Indians including a brief history, a timeline, birth and death records, references, and links to historical records. These records include: census data, and information from...

Detailed maps of Indian land cessions of the Indians in the Southeast.

For this lesson, students examine the impact of weapons of mass destruction, e.g., the atomic bombs dropped on Japan in World War II. They look at nuclear proliferation and treaties, and debate the pros and cons of nuclear weapons.

Full text of Article II from the U.S. Constitution, as well as detailed annotations that explain the reasoning and subsequent impact of each clause and section of the Article. Content explores everything from the nature and scope of...

An interactive map which shows every country that has nuclear weapons, has programs to gain nuclear weapons, had nuclear weapon programs, or is suspected of having a nuclear weapon.

An evaluation of countries in the world that possess nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Examines missile defense programs. Includes a timeline showing the growth of nuclear weapons in the world.

An overview of the Oregon Boundary Treaty of 1846, which set the boundary between British North America and the United States at the 49th parallel. Information on the treaty, the personalities involved, relevant images, and a map are...

Essay desribing Hitler's building up of the German army and how he violated the Treaty of Versailles from 1933 to 1938.

Although this is a personal page, students will find great information and pictures all about the topics of Commodore Perrry, the Expedition, the Treaty of Kanagawa, and more.

Chief Shu'nuni'u (1783-1867), known best as Souligny, led the Menominee of Wisconsin for close to fifty years. He sided with the British during hostilities and was instrumental in standing up for his people during negotiations for the...

The Spanish-American War was fought on two fronts, in Cuba and the Philippines. Read about the fighting in Cuba, the terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the war, and the insurrection in the Philippines when the United States...