Activity
US Institute of Peace

Effectiveness of Nonviolent Civic Action Simulation on Colombia

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
With new leadership comes new hope! After years of violence, the people of Colombia elect a new president ... could this mean an end to conflict? Civics scholars take part in a large group role-playing exercise designed to illustrate the...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Cold War/Civil Right Crossword Puzzle

For Students 10th - 12th
In this online interactive U. S. History crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues regarding the Cold War and Civil Rights Movement to find the appropriate answers to complete the word puzzle.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Workers leaving Pennsylvania shipyards, Beaumont, Texas

For Students 8th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, students analyze an image of workers leaving the Pennsylvania shipyards in Texas. Students respond to 1 short answer question based on the provided source.
eBook
Core Knowledge Foundation

Volume 2 - A History of the United States: Modern Times—Late 1800s to the 2000s

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
The second volume of the Core Knowledge History of the United States ebook begins by asking young scholars to consider the impact immigration, industrialization, and urbanization had on the United States in the late 1800s. The text ends...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Matching Events and People

For Students 5th - 12th
In this social studies events instructional activity, students match important events in history with people that were involved at the time. Students complete 13 matches.
Worksheet
Curated OER

False Statements

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this false statements of history worksheet, students identify false statements out of a group of statements. Students identify 9 false statements.
Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Fifteenth Amendment.