Lesson Plan Pilgrims, the Mayflower Compact, and Thanksgiving Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, World History 3, 4, 5 Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
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Lesson Plan The Transcontinental Railroad in Images and Poetry Art, Literature, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 4, 5, 6 Unit Objectives Students will analyze a variety of primary sources related to the completion of the transcontinental railroad. investigate celebratory images and a poem to discover some of the key outcomes that arose from the ability...
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Spotlight on: Primary Source Statue of Liberty, 1884 Literature 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ First conceived of in 1865, the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France commemorating the alliance between that country and the United States during the American Revolution as well as their mutual dedication to freedom and democracy....
Video A Life in the Twentieth Century: Innocent Beginnings, 1917–1950 Economics, Geography, Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy, Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Video: Book Breaks Natalia Molina - "A Place at the Nayarit: How a Mexican Restaurant Nourished a Community" World History Natalia Molina is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. Order A Place at the Nayarit at the Gilder Lehrman Book Shop We receive an affiliate commission from every purchase...