Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Social Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of social security in the United States.
Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of women's rights in the United States.
Website
PBS

Pbs: The Perilous Fight: America's World War Ii in Color

For Students 9th - 10th
Online home of the PBS documentary "The Perilous Fight" provides access to an eclectic array of color photographs and films of World War II at home and abroad. Overviews, contextual clues, maps, letters, and similar resources can be...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Freedom From Discrimination

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of freedom of discrimination in the United States.
Website
Library of Congress

Loc: The Learning Page: The North During the Civil War

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a brief summary of how the Civil War affected the Northern states. It has just a small mention of the North's industrial nature, but you can link to first-person accounts of what it was like to live in the North during Southern...
Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Rise of Industrial America: Railroads in the Late 19th Century

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A compilation of primary source documents addressing building and running the railroad system in the late 19th century.
Activity
New York Times

New York Times: 10 Ways to Study the Supreme Court

For Students 9th - 10th
Got a project involving the Supreme Court? Need to learn about it for a test? Check out these 10 ways to learn about the Supreme Court.
Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Nation Expansion and Reform: Traveling on the Overland Trails, 1843 1860

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source information about traveling the Overland Trails, both to Oregon Country and California.