In this tutorial, students look at how the Civil War ended and the impact on the North and the South and on the future of the United States. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution are also examined for how they came...

This tutorial explains the types of laws in the legal system of the United States. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

The US Constitution and the Constitution of Florida are compared in this tutorial and how each incorporates the system of federalism. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

This tutorial examines the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and why they were replaced with the Constitution. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

A tutorial that examines the Preamble to the Constitution line by line.

In this tutorial, students learn about the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists in the debate about the Constitution. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

In this tutorial, students learn about the Amendments in the Bill of Rights, the rights they grant and the limits placed on these. A PDF file of the tutorial is available.

Students explore how the US Constitution is similar to and different from state constitutions. Uses the constitutions of Florida and Virginia as examples.

Resource explains how during the time of the Civil War the Supreme Court used Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution to show that the Confederation formed by the seceding States had no legal existence. The site also...

A map from 1872 of the country east of the Mississippi showing the newly formed United States after the ratification of the Constitution in 1789. The map is keyed to show the states at the time and the Spanish territories of West and...

A map of the United States and territories in 1821 after the Missouri Compromise, showing the Free States and territories, the Slave States and territories, and the transitional territories at the time. The map is color-coded to show the...

Interactive and animated maps and timelines of historical events and time periods in American history from pre-European times until post-World War II.