History Now Essay Native American Discoveries of Europe Daniel K. Richter Economics, Geography, World History 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Native Americans discovered Europe at the same time Europeans discovered America. As far as we know, no birch bark canoes caught the gulf stream to Glasgow, and no Native American conquistadores planted flags at Florence, but just as... Appears in: 12 | The Age Of Exploration Summer 2007
Video African American Lives: An Overview Government and Civics Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute of African American History at Harvard University, speaks about the development of the African American National Biography,...
Lesson Plan Nineteenth-Century Native American Viewpoints Geography 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Objective Identify and compare the ideas of major Native American leaders from the nineteenth century. Evaluate the impact of those ideas on the United States and Native Americans. Locate the original and final reservation territory...
History Now Essay Cahokia: A Pre-Columbian American City Timothy R. Pauketat 9 Almost a thousand years ago, American Indians built a city along the Mississippi River in the middle of North America. Located opposite modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, this city is called Cahokia by archaeologists, and it was as large... Appears in: 28 | American Indians Summer 2011
Video Great Biographies: African American Scientists Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+