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Great Debates in US History

Provides pro and con arguments on basic issues in us history via sources (civil disobedience, Salem witch trials, environment etc)

EASE History is a rich online environment that supports the learning and teaching of US History. Hundreds of historical videos and photographs are currently available in EASE History.

American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning - The American Social History Project | Center for Media and Learning is dedicated to renewing interest in history by challenging traditional ways that people learn about the past.

Excellent site thatis a section of social history project web site.

A great online text resource written by renowned historians. A great supplement to a traditional U.S. History textbook. Includes important documents as well.

From CK-12, U.S. History Sourcebook - Advanced covers U.S. history from Colonial America through World War I.

History isn't what happened, but a story of what happened. And there are always different versions, different stories, about the same events. One version might revolve mainly around a specific set of facts while another version might minimize them or not include them at all.

Good site for US History materials, documents, images and videos

Full on line text of the book

Use with US History

Organized into units by theme with links to information about authors and their times as well as seminal titles. Good for student projects

Scholars on Line from the Choices Program-- Slavery from the colonial New England point of view

Assignment on American attitudes towards slavery via scholars on line- Quaker, RI, Revolution times, abolitionists Am col society., Focus on New England

The Reading Like a Historian curriculum engages students in historical inquiry. Each lesson revolves around a central historical question and features sets of primary documents modified for groups of students with diverse reading skills and abilities. This curriculum teaches students how to investigate historical questions employing reading strategies such as sourcing, contextualizing, corroborating, and close reading.

good images, songs and lyrics to use as classroom starters.

Activity where students learn the story of Bacon's Rebellion via video clips and re-enactments-- very fun and useful

Activity where students learn the story of Bacon's Rebellion via video clips and re-enactments-- very fun and useful

political cartoons by election, topic, personality

selecting topics from student interest -- from present to past.

Video Viewing Guides: Flexible, ready-to-teach lesson plans and handouts Video introductions Essential questions Background information, including key people, events and vocabulary Warm-up discussion questions Key concepts and quotations Comprehension and critical-thinking questions for assessment Class discussion and short essay questions Extension activity ideas Teacher key Standards-linked content