In this lesson plan, students will consider "Empire and Identity in the American Colonies." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.

Lucinda MacKethan, English professor at North Carolina State University, offers a comparison of two classic slave narratives: Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave and Harriet Jacobs's...

A collection of 22 historical photographs showing Native Americans taken by renowned photographer Edward Curtis. The images show how Native Americans lived and dressed in scenes such as a wedding party, a ritual dance, gathering food, etc.

This online exhibit from the American Antiquarian Society is filled with lithographs, catalogs, trade cards, and product labels that show how food production and distribution expanded in the last half of the 19th century. Be sure to...

A wonderful website from Cabrillo College on the Plains Indians can be found here. It gives an in-depth historical overview, profiles of numerous Plains tribes, the significance of the horse, and great information on their culture and...

Web companion site to the Alcoa Foundation Hall of American Indians exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. It focuses on American Indians' relationships with the natural world and explores four different visions: the Tlingit...

The NDAP has many people upset, but those most upset are the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and environmentalists. Understand what the problem is with this underground pipeline. Find comprehension questions and vocabulary identification.

As white populations moved westward in the 19th century, Chinese immigrants and Hispanic Americans faced racism and discrimination and were unable to compete on an equal basis for land. Eventually, both groups settled into urban areas...

This informative site examines when do alien species are become harmful to North American forests and why is such a large issue now. International biodiversity agreements and programs are discussed as well.

PublicBookShelf.com offers an excerpt from "The Great Republic by the Master Historians," a book published in the early 1900s that covers the history of the United States. Excerpt provides the reasons behind the Regulators revolt in 1771.

Canada's role in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), World Trade Organization (WTO), and the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) are evaluated by this lobby/political action research group. The Council of Canadians is a...

This site discusses two international issues President Bush encountered during his time in office. They were the "War on drugs," and what to do with countries and/or leaders that played a role and the hotly-debated North American Free...

With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people, the Illinois.

A collection of folk art from around the world including African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Hispanic, Latin, European, and North American art.

The Warsaw pact in 1955 was a treaty of friendship, co-operation, and cooperation assistance. Website gives the clauses of the Warsaw Pact in 1955.

Excerpts from Alexander Mackenzie's Voyage from Montreal that underscore the significance, for British global interests of the time, of his expedition across the North American continent to the Pacific.

Resource chronicles the life and times of Jacob Leisler, "a political figure [who] played a major role in the North American world of European settlements in the seventeenth century," and leader of the Leisler's Rebellion.