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Slave Voyages: Slavery Database
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The SlaveVoyages website is a collaborative digital initiative that compiles and makes publicly accessible records of the largest slave trades in history. Search these records to learn about the broad origins and forced relocations of more than 12 million African people who were sent across the Atlantic in slave ships, and hundreds of thousands more who were trafficked within the Americas. Explore where they were taken, the numerous rebellions that occurred, the horrific loss of life during the voyages, the identities and nationalities of the perpetrators, and much more.

Search the Atlantic Slave Trade or the Intra-America Slave Trade, as well as the people and images of victims and lesson plans that teach students how to use the data.

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Primary Source
Author:
Rice University
Date Added:
08/05/2023
State vs. Gurnoe
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This text set includes a variety of multimodal resources designed to help learners understand treaty rights as they apply to the state of Wisconsin, giving special emphasis to the court cases of LCO v. Voight and State v. Gurnoe.  Indian tribes were independent, sovereign nations, before the arrival of Europeans in North America. Despite ceding their lands in the northern part of Wisconsin to the U.S. government, Chippewa tribes reserved the right to hunt, fish, and gather within the Ceded Territory. In the 1980’s, these court cases affirmed those rights. The year 2024 celebrates 50 years of the court decision. 

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Civics and Government
Environmental Literacy and Sustainability
Global Education
Sociology and Anthropology
U.S. History
World Cultures
Material Type:
Case Study
Learning Task
Lesson Plan
Primary Source
Reading
Student Guide
Unit of Study
Author:
Rick Erickson
Sandy Benton
Liz Bodin
Date Added:
06/18/2024
Teaching Hard History: Grades 6–12
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Teaching Hard History resources for high-school educators include a framework, as well as student-facing videos and primary source texts. Educators will also find teaching tools and professional development resources. The Key Concepts pinpoint 10 important ideas that all students must understand to truly grasp the historical significance of slavery. Explored through Summary Objectives in grades 6–12 the Key Concepts serve as tools educators can use to structure their teaching.Includes Student Texts, Videos, Quizzes and Inquiry Design Modules.

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Primary Source
Reading
Reference Material
Unit of Study
Author:
Southern Poverty Law Center
Learning For Justice
Date Added:
08/05/2023
Teotihuacan
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In this lesson, students examine classic Maya art and monumental inscriptions, as well as an excerpt from an Aztec encyclopedia, to explore how the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacan influenced other Mesoamerican societies. Students also reason about contemporary scholars' commentary on the historical sources.

Subject:
American Indian Studies
Ancient History
Archaeology
Geography
Social Studies
World History
Material Type:
Formative Assessment
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Author:
Stanford History Education Group
Date Added:
06/25/2023
Texas Revolution
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Why did Texans revolt against the Mexican government? In this lesson, students read the Texas Declaration of Independence, military commander letters, and an abolitionist pamphlet to explore causes of the Texas Revolution.

Subject:
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Assessment
Lecture Notes
Lesson
Author:
Stanford History Education Group
Date Added:
06/25/2023
To Sign or Not to Sign
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On Constitution Day, students will examine the role of the people in shaping the United States Constitution. First, students will respond to a provocative statement posted in the room. They will then watch a video that gives a brief explanation of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, or listen as the video transcript is read aloud. A Constitution poster is provided so students can examine Article VII and discuss it as a class.
The elementary and middle school educator will then
guide students through a read-aloud play depicting two Constitutional Convention delegates who disagreed about ratifying the Constitution.

Subject:
Civics and Government
Education
Elementary Education
English Language Arts
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
Speaking and Listening
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
National Constitution Center
Date Added:
07/06/2022
Understanding the Confrontation Clause
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In this lesson, students will explore the fundamental reasons for the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment. Students will engage in a simulation, identify the history and evolution of the confrontation clause from the Annenberg Classroom video The Confrontation Clause: Crawford v. Washington, and then apply this knowledge to the simulation.

Subject:
Civics and Government
Social Studies
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Author:
Annenberg Classroom
Date Added:
06/13/2023
United Farm Workers
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This assessment gauges students’ ability to reason about how evidence supports a historical argument. Students must explain how a floor plan of the building that acted as the United Farm Workers Headquarters and a poster made by the Young Americans for Freedom both support the conclusion that the UFW was influential.

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Assessment
Author:
Stanford History Education Group
Date Added:
06/25/2023
Until They All Come Home: Locating and Identifying Missing Service Members
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Using resources from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the American Battle Monuments Commission, students will learn about the recovery and identification pro- cess of missing service members’ remains. The students will demonstrate their understanding of the recovery process by researching the location of a missing service member and developing a pre-mission report for that area.

Subject:
Archaeology
Civics and Government
Education
English Language Arts
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
U.S. History
World History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
National History Day
Date Added:
07/06/2022
Veterans Day Teachers Guide
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Important information about how to honor Veterans in school and classroom settings. The activities in this 2021 guide can be applied to any year. The VA publishes a new guide every year.

Subject:
Character Education
Civics and Government
Education
Elementary Education
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Alternate Assessment
Author:
Department of Veteran's Affairs
Date Added:
07/31/2022
Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice
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Use this PBS NewsHour lesson plan to help students understand the significance of Veterans Day and the meaning of sacrifice. Students will identify important veterans in their lives, examine an interactive timeline of military history and study issues facing veterans today

Subject:
Education
English Language Arts
Reading Informational Text
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
PBS News Hour
Victoria Pasquantonio
Date Added:
07/31/2022
What Conflicting Opinions Did the Framers Have About the Completed Constitution?
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This lesson describes some conflicting points of view of leading Framers about the Constitution. Most of the delegates argued for the adoption of the Constitution, although many had reservations about all or parts of it. The reservations of three were so serious that they refused to sign the document. The position of one of these Framers, George Mason, is explored in detail. You also will examine Benjamin Franklin's statement in defense of the Constitution.

When you have completed this lesson, you should be able to explain the positions of Franklin and Mason, and give arguments in support of and in opposition to these positions.

Subject:
Civics and Government
Social Studies
Material Type:
Learning Task
Lesson
Lesson Plan
Author:
Center for Civics Education
Center Staff
Date Added:
06/09/2023
Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement
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Who comes to mind when considering the Modern Civil Rights Movement (MCRM) during 1954 - 1965? Is it one of the big three personalities: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, or Rosa Parks? Or perhaps it is John Lewis, Stokely Carmichael, James Baldwin, Thurgood Marshall, Ralph Abernathy, or Medgar Evers. What about the names of Septima Poinsette Clark, Ella Baker, Diane Nash, Daisy Bates, Fannie Lou Hamer, Ruby Bridges, or Claudette Colvin? What makes the two groups different? Why might the first group be more familiar than the latter? A brief look at one of the most visible events during the MCRM, the March on Washington, can help shed light on this question.Students will be able to conduct an inquiry into the following research questions through this source:Who were some of the women leaders of the Modern Civil Rights Movement in your local town, city, or state? What were the expected gender roles in 1950s - 1960s America?Did these roles vary in different racial and ethnic communities?How would these gender roles affect the MCRM?Who were the "Big Six" of the MCRM?What were their individual views toward women in the movement?How were the ideas of gender similar or different from the MCRM and the later Black Power Movement?How did African American women in the MCRM relate to women in other women movements of the era (ex. Chicano, LGBT, or American Indian Movement)? 

Subject:
Gender Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Primary Source
Reading
Author:
Jen Wachowski
Date Added:
09/29/2023
Women’s Suffrage in the United States – Teach a Girl to Lead
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The goal of this module is to provide resources and information about the history of women’s vote in the U.S. Looking at the women’s suffrage movement provides a framework for exploring the changing role of women in politics and society in the 19th and 20th centuries. The history of suffrage offers an opportunity to examine women’s roles at critical points in the nation’s history, and to think about the impact of women’s voting behavior on politics in our time.
Activities and discussion questions are designed to explore the changing role of women in society and in politics. The module includes ideas for developing lessons on women’s suffrage and integrating the issue of suffrage into lessons on US history and politics, and to consider the impact of full suffrage on politics and society today.

Subject:
Civics and Government
Education
Elementary Education
Gender Studies
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Rutgers Eagleton Instutue of Poltics Teach a Girl to Lead
Date Added:
08/02/2022
Women & the American Story
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The events of the American Revolution took place just when political cartoons became very popular in England. People gathered every day at print shops all over London to learn the news and see the latest cartoons mocking the events of the day. Politicians quickly learned the power of a good cartoon. There is even evidence that some English politicians hired artists to mock their enemies and improve their own standing.
Students will be able to examine and analyze various political cartoons on the empowerment of colonial women and how through political cartoons, their actions were displayed and perceived by individuals of the period. Students will be able to use historical thinking skills to understand how images play a vital role in spreading information and sentiments.

Subject:
Gender Studies
Social Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Homework/Assignment
Lesson Plan
Author:
Lee Boomer
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Working Women of WWII
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American women played a vital role in the Allies victory in WWII. More than 400,000 served in the military and millions worked in defense industries on the home front. WWII gave women new opportunities for work and independence. Some people viewed these changes as positive, some as negative. Many people were ambivalent about the social changes that affected women during the war. This ambivalence can be explored in contemporary images of women from that era.Students will learn about the social tensions brought about by women entering the workforce during WWII by analyzing portrayals of women in editorial cartoons. 

Subject:
Gender Studies
U.S. History
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Jen Wachowski
Date Added:
09/28/2023
Zoot Suit Riots
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In 1943, Anglo servicemen attacked Mexican American, Filipino American, and African American adolescents in Los Angeles. This violence was known as the "Zoot Suit Riots," named for the allegedly un-patriotic fashion then popular among the city's youth. In this lesson, students examine four historical sources to answer the question: What caused the Zoot Suit Riots?

Subject:
Ethnic Studies
Social Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Material Type:
Assessment
Case Study
Formative Assessment
Lesson Plan
Author:
Stanford History Education Group
Date Added:
06/21/2023