Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Early Battles of the Civil War
The Life of "Stonewall" Jackson: A Man of Faith, War, and Contradictions Early Life: Hardship and Determination Born on January 21, 1824,...
Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort SumterThe Thunder of War: Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter The wind howled across Charleston Harbor, carrying with...
Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Election of 1860 and the Secession Winter
The Great Debate: Lincoln vs. Douglas August 21, 1858 – Ottawa, Illinois Nathaniel Reed had never seen such a crowd in his life. He stood...
Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Road to War
The Road to War: Civil WarA Nation Divided: The Story of Samuel Whitaker Samuel Whitaker tightened his wool coat against the crisp autumn...
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Jan 31
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: Cross Curricular Lessons
Enhancing Student Learning Through Cross-Curricular Connections in Expansion West History The Power of Cross-Curricular Learning...
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Jan 30
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: The Indian Wars of 1860-1890
The Life of Chief American Horse: A Story of Resistance and Diplomacy A Warrior’s Beginnings (1830s–1850s) Under the vast, open skies of...
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Jan 29
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: The Rest of the Louisiana Purchase
A Race for a Dream: The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 (Historical Fiction) The morning light filtered through the thin curtains of the...
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Jan 28
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: The Settling of California and Nevada
Early Settlers in California Before 1850 California's history of human settlement predates European arrival by thousands of years....
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Jan 27
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: Living on the Edge... of the Frontier
The Deep West – Boomtown and Cities near the Southern Border The Life of Kit Carson: A Journey Through the American Frontier In the wild,...
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Jan 25
Lesson Plans for the Expansion West: Living on the Edge... of the Frontier
The Kansas Frontier Colonel Henry Leavenworth’s Mission: Bring Stability to the Western Edge The year was 1827, and the Missouri River...
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Jan 24
