Students define and discuss colonialism and self-determination. After reading the European's view on the topic, they analyze a map of imperialism in 1914. They watch excerpts of a video and take notes on various United Nations...

Fifth graders investigate the history of child labor that is found in America. They use a variety of resources to conduct research. Students create cause and effect arguments using the information that is found. They also compare and...

Students view a video clip about the reconstruction efforts in Iraq. They work together to compare and contrast the reconstruction plans after the Spanish-American War and World War II. They compare those results to the situation in Iraq.

Students are exposed to the writings of John Wilkes Booth. They discover that fanaticism is not just a modern phenomenon. They examine four periods in American history when treason was at issue.

Students simulate a Commission hearing in which the class attempt to arrive at an immigration policy; individual essays by each student; and, if time permits, individual or group projects based on some aspect of America's immigration...

Students analyze selected pieces of art and infer how they reflect a sense of disillusionment, and/or cynicism in American society in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and Watergate scandal. Then they identify and place cultural attitudes...

A collection that uses primary sources to explore religion during the Colonial period of United States History.

A collection of primary sources which explores cross-cultural conflicts during the Colonial period of United States history.

Read about the ways some slaves gained their freedom and where they often lived once free.

Overview of U.S. domestic, foreign and colonial policy during an era of U.S. expansion and imperialism.

A lesson in the culinary delicacies of the Plymouth Plantation in 1627. In this integrated lesson, students examine the history of foods eaten during this colonial era and prepare an actual meal based on what they have learned. This...

The History Place provides this timeline broken into six different sections that highlight the important events from the early European exploration of America through to the United States becoming a country. Features include informative...

This 5th grade unit is an introduction to Native American history in the 19th and 20th centuries. The lessons focus on U.S. government policies that have determined the official relationship between the government and Native American...

A collection that uses primary sources to explore the history of Spanish missions in California.

Interactive website teaches students about U.S. history in this game using instruments and songs of the colonial era. Levels of difficulty vary.

A collection of primary sources to explore the motivations and realities behind life in the American colonies.

A collection uses primary sources to explore the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

This collection uses primary sources to explore Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

This collection uses primary sources to explore The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the Dutch colony of New Netherland.

This collection uses primary sources to explore the encounter between the Powhatan people and English at Jamestown.