Lesson Plan The Gettysburg Address Literature, Religion and Philosophy 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this four-lesson unit.
Lesson Plan Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress Concerning the Indian Removal Act of 1830 Geography, Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 View a copy of Jackson’s Message to Congress in the Gilder Lehrman Collection by clicking here . For additional resources click here . Unit Objective This unit is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core State Standards–based...
Classroom Resources Statistics: Immigration in America, Ku Klux Klan membership: 1915-1940s Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ The following charts are presented in the book The Ku Klux Klan in the City, 1915–1930 by Kenneth T. Jackson. The first chart represents the states with the highest recorded membership in the Klan during this time period. The...
Classroom Resources Presidential Election Results, 1789–2020 Government and Civics 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Introduction The Electoral College consists of 538 electors, who are representatives typically chosen by the candidate’s political party, though some state laws differ. Each state’s number of electors is based on its congressional...
Lesson Plan Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Government and Civics, Literature 11, 12 Unit Objective This lesson on Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address is part of Gilder Lehrman’s series of Common Core–based units. These units were written to enable students to understand, summarize, and analyze original texts...