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Election 2008: Educational resources to help students and teachers understand the 2008 elections.; Format: (multiple pages)

Inauguaration of Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1861: Format: image/photograph

Presidents pathfinder: In Rethinking Reports, page 1.5; Presidents and the Presidency The American Presidency Grolier's family of encyclopedias provides three levels of biographical material on presidents...; By Melissa Thibault.

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

Calvin Coolidge speaking at his inauguration: Calvin Coolidge delivers his inaugural address in 1925. Calvin Coolidge was vice-president of the United States under President Warren G. Harding, and stepped into the presidency in 1923 upon Harding's death. A year later, he was elected to the office.; Format: image/photograph

Verb tense time warps: When students have inconsistent verb tense, they have a "time warp" in their stories. In this lesson, students learn that verbs tell not only what action takes place, but also when the action takes place. They will learn to identify past, present and future verb tenses and to check sentences and paragraphs for inconsistent verb tense.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts); By DPI Writing Strategies.

Museum of the Waxhaws and Andrew Jackson Memorial: The museum has numerous artifacts as well as a film that details the Waxhaws area's history.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Analyzing children's letters to Mrs. Roosevelt: Students will analyze letters that children wrote to Eleanor Roosevelt during the Great Depression.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Angie Panel Holthausen.

Feed a fighter: In this lesson students will examine “Additional Helps for the 4-H Mobilization for Victory Program,” a Cooperative Extension Work document from the Green 'N' Growing collection at Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. The document will help students understand the efforts civilians underwent to support military efforts in World War II.; Format: lesson plan (grade 10–12 Social Studies); By Lisa Stamey.

Paired writing: Hoover and FDR: Taking on the persona of FDR and Hoover, students will write responses to citizens seeking help with real world problems.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and Social Studies); By Angie Panel Holthausen.

Secession and civil war: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.2; After Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency in 1860, seven southern states seceded from the United States. Four more followed after South Carolina troops fired on Fort Sumter in April 1861 and Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion.; Format: article

The United States in the 1790s: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.3; The new national government began in unity, with George Washington's election to the presidency. But divisions within Washington's government, between Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, led to the creation of the nation's first political parties.; Format: article

George Wallace on the federal court system: A short excerpt from a 1974 interview between Walter de Vries and Alabama Governor George Wallace. This interview took place at the beginning of Wallace’s third term as governor. Jack Bass, another interviewer, asks Governor Wallace a question about a quote...; Format: audio

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.

Political parties in the United States, 1788–1840: Timeline and explanation of the development of political parties in the early national period. Includes a sidebar about parties in North Carolina.; Format: article

The compromise of 1877: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 10.8; After the disputed presidential election of 1876, Democrats in Congress agreed to certify a majority vote for Republican Rutherford B. Hayes if Republicans agreed to end military reconstruction.; Format: article

The War of 1812: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 8.3; During its wars with France in the 1790s and early 1800s, Great Britain refused to respect the rights of U.S. ships and sailors on the high seas. When diplomacy and trade restrictions failed, President James Madison declared war. The two nations fought for two years before agreeing to a treaty, and historians debate who really "won" the war.; Format: article

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.

Vietnam: A timeline: Major events and eras in the history of what is now Vietnam from the first millennium BCE to the present.

Teaching about Thanksgiving: Resources and activities to help you bring historical accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and a broader context to discussions about the quintessentially American holiday.; Format: article; By Kathryn Walbert.

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