Africa: The Middle Passage and 19th Century America

A gallery of photographs from 19th century America adorn these slides, bringing stark reality to a lesson about immigration and industrialization. The breadth and length of this presentation would lend well to a long-term history unit,...

What comes to mind when you think of the 1860's - other than the Civil War? Paired with The American Pageant textbook (or not), this series of images completes a lecture on the mid-19th century. Cattle trails, Indian wars, and explosions...

Take a closer look at the religious and moral reform movements in nineteenth century America, including the creation of utopian communities in response to the growth of the market economy, the fundamental ideals of Protestant religious...

How did women transform pre-Civil War America? Your young historians will learn about the cult of domesticity and discover the efforts of women to improve prisons, schools, and end slavery in the United States during the nineteenth...

In this online interactive U.S. history worksheet, students respond to 9 short answer and essay questions about 19th century America. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

In this online interactive immigration and urban society learning exercise, students answer 10 multiple choice questions regarding late 19th century America. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Students investigate Native American culture reading and writing about early Native American authors. They listen to an expert to extend their understanding of the culture.

Students explore the economic factors surrounding slavery in the United States, such as the Triangle Trade.  In this American History instructional activity, students analyze primary sources such as narrative accounts and pictures, to...

Students investigate the advancements the Morse code made possible. In this technology instructional activity, students discover the impact that the telegraph had on communication in 19th century America. Students examine primary...

Pupils debate and explore the rationale and ethics behind Lincoln's 19th century suspension of habeas corpus - the 'writ of liberty' and answer related questions.