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Careers in border security: Working with passports

In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 4.2

In this lesson for grade six, students will gain an understanding of careers in transportation and border security and will create their own passports.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Social Studies)

By Julie McCann.

The issues

In Election 2008, page 1.6

Resources to help students and teachers learn more about the major issues at stake in the 2008 election and where the candidates stand on them.

Why study a foreign language?

Foreign language study enhances academic skills, raises SAT scores, and prepares students for careers.

By Bernadette Morris.

Presidential election

In Election 2008, page 1.1

A guide to the candidates who will appear on the North Carolina ballot in 2008 - who they are, what they've been up to and where they stand on the issues.

Format: bibliography

The 2004 presidential election in historical context

Historian William E. Leuchtenburg talks about past presidential elections and how the 2004 election fits or defies precedents.

By Kathryn Walbert.

Europe

Explore the culture, geography, and history of the nations of Europe with this sampling of educational resources found on LEARN NC.

Format: bibliography/help

The Federalist Papers: No. 68. The mode of electing the president

In Election 2008, page 4.5

In this essay, written as a letter to the New York Packet in 1788, Alexander Hamilton argues for the method of electing the President spelled out in the original United States Constitution.

Format: letter

Lincoln is inaugurated

Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, delivered March 4, 1861. Includes historical commentary.

Format: speech

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert and L. Maren Wood.

Whigs and Democrats

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 11.1

After the War of 1812, the two-party system of Federalists and Democratic-Republicans collapsed, and an era of one-party rule was known as the Era of Good Feelings. But new conflicts arose over the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the Second Bank of the United States, and tariffs, and two new parties, the Whigs and the Democrats, emerged. In North Carolina, the Whigs gained power in the 1830s and began a period of reform.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Immigration in U.S. history

In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.5

Tens of millions of immigrants over four centuries have made the United States what it is today. They came to make new lives and livelihoods in the New World; their hard work benefited themselves and their new home country.

Format: article

Debating the Federal Constitution

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.5

Excerpt of a speech given by William Richardson Davie at the convention called in North Carolina, 1788, to consider ratification of the United States Constitution. Davie explains why the new Constitution is necessary and why it is not a threat to liberty and argues for ratification. Includes historical commentary.

Format: speech

The Articles of Confederation

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 6.2

Full text of the Articles of Confederation, which established the first national government after the American colonies declared their independence from Britain. Includes historical commentary.

Format: constitution

The workings of a gold mine

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 6.5

Article from Harper's Weekly magazine, 1857, tells the story of workers in a North Carolina Gold Mine.

Format: article

Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

The Declaration of Independence

In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.11

Text of the Declaration of Independence with historical commentary.

Format: declaration

Plessy v. Ferguson

The text of the Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation even in public accommodations (particularly railroads), under the doctrine of “separate but equal.”

Format: court decision/primary source

Vietnam: Educator's guide

A guide for K–12 teachers to teaching about Vietnam using LEARN NC's slideshows, with a focus on the question Why should we care about Vietnam?

Format: article/teacher's guide (grade 6–12 Social Studies)

By Steve Goldberg.

Expansion and empire, 1867–1914

In North Carolina in the New South, page 6.1

The United States expanded its economic influence and added overseas territory in the last decades of the nineteenth century, but the drive for empire was tempered by a strong anti-imperialist strain in American politics.

Format: article

The Democrats appeal to voters

In North Carolina in the New South, page 8.2

Address from the North Carolina state Democratic Party chairman in the Raleigh News and Observer before the 1898 election, appealing to white voters to "redeem the state." Includes historical commentary.

Format: newspaper

A Brief Description of the Province of Carolina

In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.8

A pamphlet produced in 1660s London at the request of the Lords Proprietors described the economic opportunity and religious freedom available to settlers in Carolina. Includes historical commentary.

Format: book

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

Resources on the web

The National Security Archive

Find the latest declassified secrets and documents in the United States. Includes images, documents, files, audio clips, and sourcebooks covering a wide range of public policy and history including: Cuba, Iraq War, U.S. intelligence policy, nuclear history,... (Learn more)

Format: website/general

Provided by: George Washington University