American History
This selection of American history resources found on LEARN NC takes students from the very infancy of our country to modern times.
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- Plan for a panel discussion regarding the validity of the Lincoln Administration: This lesson encourages students to investigate all sides of the issues within the context of the Civil War era. Students will become “experts” on the Lincoln administration and accept the responsibility of sharing their expertise with their classmates through oral communication in a panel discussion.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity five: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will evaluate primary source photographs from the tobacco bag stringing collection and some of Lewis Hine's photographs.
- Tobacco bag stringing: Secondary activity four: In this activity for grades 7–12, students will examine primary source photographs and biographical information that were collected for the Virginia-Carolina Service Corporation to set up a data record.
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- Learn more about American Revolution, American history, Civil War, Great Depression, colonial, maps, presidents, and social studies.
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Lesson Plans
- Civil War Tribune
- This lesson focuses on student creativity along with the writing process. Art is also incorporated in a unique way. Students will use their research skills to complete a creative writing project on the Civil War.(Grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- Freedom songs of the civil rights movement
- Students will listen to freedom songs recorded during the civil rights movement, 1960–1965. Students will write about personal reactions to the music and lyrics. Through reading and pictures, students will briefly explore historical events where these songs were sung. Listening again, students will analyze and describe — musically — particular song(s).Ggrade 5 Music Education, Social Studies, and Dance Arts Education)
- The Great Depression: Impact over time
- The Great Depression affected generations of families. This is the case for Stan Hyatt, who grew up in the North Carolina mountains. He is proud of his heritage, and particularly his grandmother, who sustained herself and her family through very tough economic times. This lesson includes teacher’s guides as well as the oral history audio excerpts and transcripts. (Grades 8 and 10 Social Studies)
- George Washington and Frederick Douglass letters: Recognizing point of view and bias
- This lesson uses two letters written by famous individuals. Frederick Douglass, a well-known former slave who became a leader of the American abolition movement, escaped from slavery in Maryland to freedom in New York in 1838. George Washington was a large slaveholder in Virginia (as well as the first president of the United States).(Grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies
- And justice for all: The Trail of Tears, Mexican deportation, and Japanese internment
- Many textbooks mention the Trail of Tears, but fail to mention that this early displacement of an ethnic minority is only the one of many legally-sanctioned forced relocations. This lesson will address the displacement of American Indians through the Trail of Tears, the forced deportation of Mexican Americans during the Great Depression, and the internment of Japanese American citizens during WWII.(Grades 8 and 11–12 Social Studies)
- W.A.R. (Wars Are Real)
- This lesson plan allows students to research various American wars and conflicts that have occurred during the history of our country. It is designed as an end of the year project to cover a lot of our history in a short amount of time.(Grade 8 Social Studies)
Websites
- Ben’s Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
- Provides information and activities to help teach about our government and how it works specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-12.
- America’s Story from America’s Library
- An interactive website that incorporates games and multiple media formats with primary sources and information to encourage kids to learn about American history.
- American Originals
- A selection of primary source documents that reflect some of the most monumental moments not only in United States history but world history as well.
- Mapping History
- This site is rich with over 50 interactive maps representing world and American history.
- Digital History
- Using this online textbook, teachers can supplement their U.S. history courses with a variety of rich resources such as primary sources documents, multimedia exhibitions, interactive timelines, and audio clips.
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
- The National Digital Newspaper Program will be publishing a digital database of newspapers from all 50 states and U.S. Territories over the next 20 years. See what is already available on this site from the Library of Congress.
- A Biography of America
- This site from Annenberg Media uses interactive features, videos, maps, and transcripts of the companion television program to provide information about 26 eras in American history.
