Lesson Plan Debating Chinese Immigration and Naturalization, 1869-1898 Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Click to download this three-lesson unit.
Video: Inside The Vault Inside the Vault: The Salem Witch Trials Religion and Philosophy 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In 1693, Puritan preacher Cotton Mather published The Wonders of the Invisible World , providing a detailed account of each Salem witch trial case. Over time, the witch hunts have become heavily mythologized and embedded in our...
Spotlight on: Primary Source The Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Signed into law on May 6, 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act barred most Chinese immigration to the United States by placing a 10-year ban on the entry of Chinese laborers. Chinese merchants, diplomats, scholars, and students were exempt...
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Classroom Resources Civil War | Elementary Curriculum Elementary Curriculum: Civil War Find lesson plans, student activity sheets, interactive resources, classroom videos, and free professional development resources to expand your knowledge of the Civil War. Image: Henry Herrick, Reading the...
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Basic Page Becoming the United States Becoming the United States: Video Exhibition This series of videos provides readings of the panels of our traveling exhibition Becoming the United States , designed for elementary school use. The traveling exhibition is available for display at your...
Basic Page Elementary Curriculum: Colonial America to Reconstruction Elementary Curriculum: Colonial America to Reconstruction This curated suite of resources for elementary school educators will help expand your knowledge of important topic areas in the elementary curriculum. You will find lesson plans, student...