Lesson Plan Black Women and the American Revolution 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this lesson plan.
Lesson Plan What Does Liberty Look Like? Government and Civics " We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness ." Declaration of...
Interactive The Right to Vote, Part 1: The Early Republic through the Civil War Government and Civics The Right to Vote: Part 1 The Early Republic through the Civil War Who could vote in the founding and Jacksonian eras? Scroll through to view the exhibition (above). Recorded readings of select components in the exhibition...
Lesson Plan The History of the Supreme Court, 1787 to 1937 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click here to download this five-lesson unit.
Interactive The History of Race Relations in America: African American Experiences, 1492-Present Government and Civics
Interactive Timeline: Fulfilling America's Founding Principles: African American History Government and Civics
Spotlight on: Primary Source A brawl between Federalists and anti-Federalists, 1788 Government and Civics 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In 1787 and 1788, debates over the ratification of the Constitution took place in towns and villages across the country. To gain support, both Federalists and anti-Federalists held meetings and marches that sometimes became violent....
Spotlight on: Primary Source “Defence of Fort McHenry” or “The Star-Spangled Banner,” 1814 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 In September 1814, Francis Scott Key, an attorney and DC insider, watched the American flag rise over Baltimore, Maryland’s Fort McHenry from a British ship in the harbor. Key had been negotiating the release of an American captive...