Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is the focus of a teaching guide that introduces readers to some of the many controversies surrounding the use of the novel in classrooms. The packet includes 15 primary source excerpts and...

Here you'll find a fantastic resource for analyzing several primary sources regarding Thomas Jefferson's presidency, from his election and home in Monticello to the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Louisiana Purchase.

In this everyday editing instructional activity, students correct grammatical mistakes in a short paragraph about Booker T. Washington. The errors range from capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and grammar.

The film version of Gone with the Wind is the focus of this learning guide that asks viewers to consider some of the issues that the Southern states faced prior to and during the Civil War.

Ask your algebra learners to write an equation that has unit constraints. This commentary talks about the constraints, but does not show them in the equation. It is important that your mathematicians understand that the units apply to...

This resource lets you explore the workings of southern plantations.

As part of the comprehensive Plimoth Plantation site, this page gives directions on how to create games that the Wampanoag children and Pilgrim children might have played. Find pictures that show how to make these games.

Official website of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, dedicated to preservation, research and education. The Association interprets to the public Stratford Hall and the plantation life of the Lee Family, whose ideals and leadership...

This site describes what you might see if you make a trip to Plimouth Plantation.

It was the bloodiest five hours in Tennessee history. On November 30, 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee charged into a well-entrenched Union force on the outskirts of the town of Franklin. Wave after wave of men in gray uniforms...

A good description of the role of African Americans in World War I and their hopes for less discrimination. Read about the migration to cities in the north, the soldiers who fought in the war, but also the racial violence and riots as a...

This site offers a collection of 35 "Uncle Remus" stories, written by Joel Chandler Harris. In addition, many of Harris's songs and poems are gathered here, and some analysis of his work.

Comprehensive description of slaves in South Carolina. Click on the topics on the left to take you to a wealth of information about the lives of slaves in South Carolina.

Provides a few statistics on slaves in Maryland and Virginia and then contrasts the lives of field hand vs household or urban slaves.

A general history of the founding of Providence, (Rhode Island) and the other three towns that together formed Providence Plantation.

A through biography of golfer Arnold Palmer with highlights of his golf career and business ventures.