The Laws of the Land

Posed here is an issue of land ownership and law from the year 1773. Learners can use what they know about the US Constitution, statehood, and Articles I, III, and IV to answer five questions regarding the scenario.

From the Magna Carta. Code of Hammurabi, and common law to today's special interest groups and law enforcement agencies, test your young historians on the evolution of the rule of law in society with this multiple choice assessment.

In this geography skills worksheet, students respond to 33 multiple choice questions pertaining to land use and land changes.

Students engage in a simulation assisting James Madison in writing the Bill of Rights. After determining the shortcomings of the Articles of Confederation, they work in pairs to interpret the Preamble. After reading a story called,...

High schoolers review the concept of rule of law. They discuss how the rule of law can give society a positive view. They explore the role of the judiciary as well.

Students read writings by Ralph Waldo Emerson to analyze transcendentalism and analyze photographic essays depicting environmental issues. In this art and history lesson, students read excerpts of Nature by Emerson to identify...

The Mining Act of 1872 allows mining companies to purchase land from the U.S. Government at 1872 prices - about $5.00 an acre! This video features the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, and a mountain just outside of town that was...

In this primary source analysis instructional activity, learners analyze colonial New York slave laws. Students respond to 4 short answer questions about the laws.

Students create a graphic organizer to illustrate the steps elected representatives must take to make a new law. Included: Student work sheet and role-play ideas. Students use their graphic organizers to write a paragraph briefly...

Students study positive and negative aspects of land use laws and zoning ordinances. They participate in a land use planning exercise using a role play activity.