Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less
Primary sources reveal the true resistance suffragists faced as they fought for women's right to vote. Through this collection of lessons, students will "understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920" and explore the history of...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: America: How Has America Changed Over Time?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How has America changed over time? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration...
Curated OER
National Park Service: Old Mormon Fort: Birthplace of Las Vegas, Nevada
Basic information about the Old Mormon Fort and an accompanying lesson plan for grades 5-12.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Blogging, Civic Engagement and the Dream Act
This multi-task lesson asks learners to look at the DREAM Act in the context of immigration reform and also to reflect on blogging as civic engagement.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Declaration of Independence (1776) and Resource Materials
This is a facsimile of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Malala Devotes Second Life to Girls' Rights: Pbs News Hour
"Today you can see that I'm alive," said Malala Yousafzai in her first interview since surviving a Taliban attack that left her with a bullet lodged in her skull last October. "This is a second life," she continued, "And I want to serve....
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap/college Us History Course Challenge
Take this thirty-question challenge that tests your understanding over AP/College US History.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History
A landing page for the AP US History course. We have 34 from here, but nothing from several of the time periods. But we likely have most or all of the individual lessons under the US history course, which has 125. .
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Exploration of the Americas
This collection uses primary sources to explain the early exploration of the Americas.
US National Archives
Nara: National History Day Research
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provides helpful tips for utilizing the NARA website for National History Day research.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: Reconstruction: Quiz (5)
Choose the correct word from the drop down menu for each of the seventeen questions to determine your proficiency of the Reconstruction Era.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Gilded Age: Quiz (5)
Choose the correct word from the drop down menu for each of the twelve questions to evaluate your grasp of the Gilded Age.
Other
English Royal Proclamation of 1763
This resource presents a map and a brief explanation of the royal Proclamation of 1763 that prohibited the settlement of lands west of a line drawn by the King.
Other
Wake Forest University: History of Compromise Legislation
Annotated chronology of various compromise legislation, including the Northwest Ordinance, the Constitution, the Missouri Compromise, 1850 Compromise, and Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Other
The Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton follows the Battle of Trenton in the New Jersey Campaign. Read a detailed history of the event here.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Leaders and Statesmen
History for Kids reference page provides an overview of several prominent leaders and statesmen who have shaped policy and history of the U.S. Includes links to teacher resources.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Native American Homes and Dwellings
History for Kids offers an overview of types of the homes and dwellings of Native Americans. Students learn how environment and resources effect the style and materials used to build homes. Teacher resources included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: President's Day Trivia
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains trivia questions about presidents of the 20th century that can be used as a short review quiz or just to have fun on President's Day.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Review 1920's Technology, Tensions, and Prohibition
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is filled with review questions and pictures from the 1920s about electrification, radio, broadcasting, tensions, prohibition and other topics from that decade.
Tech4Learning
Pics4 Learning: History Collection
A database of thousands of free, copyright-friendly pictures on American History that can be used to show what the person, place, or object looked like. Click on the time period in order to see pictures during that period.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Urban Growth and Westward Expansion
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart covers the rise in population in American cities in the late 1800's and westward expansion.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Civil Rights Movement
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on the Civil Rights Movement and leaders of the 1950's and the 1960's.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Labor Unions and Strikes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart focuses on the Haymarket Riot, the Homestead Strike, and the Pullman Strike.