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Antebellum North Carolina

Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Distribution of land and slaves

In Antebellum North Carolina, page 1.1

In this activity, students analyze census data and maps to understand the distribution of land, wealth, and slaves in antebellum North Carolina.

Format: activity

By David Walbert.

The Great Depression and World War II

Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945).

Format: book (multiple pages)

Lattice multiplication

Lattice multiplication is a method of multiplying large numbers using a grid. This method breaks the multiplication process into smaller steps, which some students find easier. Digits to be carried are written within the grid, making them harder to miss.

Format: article

By David Walbert.

Math problems for grade 8 geometry

In Problem centered math, page 3.1

Problem sets in PDF format that address objectives of the Measurement and Geometry strands of the 1999 North Carolina Standard Course of Study for Mathematics, Grade 8.

By Grayson Wheatley.

Migration into and out of North Carolina: Exploring census data

In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 4.2

Just how many people left North Carolina in the first half of the nineteenth century -- and where did they go? To answer questions like this, the best place to turn is census records. The census can't tell us why people moved, but a look at the numbers can give us a sense of the scale of the migration.

Format: activity

By David Walbert.

North Carolina History: A Sampler

A sample of the more than 800 pages of our digital textbook for North Carolina history, including background readings, various kinds of primary sources, and multimedia. Also includes an overview of the textbook and how to use it.

Format: (multiple pages)

North Carolina in the New Nation

Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.

Format: book (multiple pages)

North Carolina in the New South

Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the decades after the Civil War (1870–1900). Topics include changes in agriculture, the growth of cities and industry, the experiences of farmers and mill workers, education, cultural changes, politics and political activism, and the Wilmington Race Riot.

Format: book (multiple pages)

A railroad timetable

In Antebellum North Carolina, page 5.5

In North Carolina History: A Sampler, page 6.3

Railroad schedule from the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, 1859. In the accompanying activity, students use maps and railroad schedules to compare train travel in 1859 and today.

Format: ephemera/primary source

Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.

The science and technology of World War II

In The Great Depression and World War II, page 5.3

For all the role of science, mathematics, and new inventions in earlier wars, no war had as profound an effect on the technologies of our current lives than World War II. And no war was as profoundly affected by science, math, and technology than World War II. This article looks at some of the key technologies developed.

Format: article

By Dr. David Mindell.

Teaching about North Carolina American Indians

This web edition is drawn from a teachers institute curriculum enrichment project on North Carolina American Indian Studies conducted by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Resources include best practices for teaching about American Indians, suggestions for curriculum integration, webliographies, and lesson plans about North Carolina American Indians.

Format: book (multiple pages)

Workers' pay and the cost of living

In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.8

In this activity, students examine census records of North Carolina tobacco mills and retail prices of food to determine how much money factory workers made in "real dollars."

Format: activity

By David Walbert.

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