Biographies

There has, perhaps, been no president more polarizing that Andrew Jackson. Ascending to the White House as both a challenge to Eastern interests and a champion of the "common man," Jackson went on to fundamentally change the federal government. Indeed,...

This biography of Harriet Tubman focuses on her escape from slavery in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" along the Underground Railroad, and her involvement in the women's suffrage movement.   The biography includes a series of...

This biography of Frederick Douglass focuses on his escape from slavery in Maryland, his support for women's suffrage, and his prominent role in both the abolitionist movement and full equality for African Americans in the years after the Civil War. The...

This bundle contains a series of seven biographies on individuals associated with the abolitionist movement in the United States during the 19th century. The biographies can be either printed directly OR converted to digital activities using Google...

There is no better way to discuss America's westward expansion than with the story of the Corps of Discovery. Charged by Thomas Jefferson to explore the newly-acquired Louisiana Territory, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led 58 men, a Shoshone woman,...

This biography of John Adams focuses on his role as a Founding Father, including his opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765, his role in defending British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, and his troubled foreign policy while serving as President...

This series of biographies of the Founding Fathers is a perfect resource for both middle and high school teachers. The bundle includes six biographies that can be either printed directly OR easily converted to digital activities using Google Slides...

This series of biographies of American presidents between the late 18th and early 20th centuries is a perfect resource for both middle and high school teachers. The bundle includes nine biographies that can be either printed directly OR easily converted...

This biography of Benjamin Franklin focuses on his role as a Founding Father of the United States, including his Albany Plan of Union, his service as a Pennsylvania delegate, and his involvement in the Franco-American Alliance of 1778. The biography...

This biography of the 18th century British monarch George III focuses on his attempt to preserve control over England's American colonies. Beginning with the Proclamation of 1763, which prohibited colonial settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains,...

This biography on Thomas Jefferson focuses on his role in writing the Declaration of Independence, his differences with Alexander Hamilton and how these resulted in the formation of the country's first political parties, the Louisiana Purchase, and his...

This biography on Thomas Paine focuses on his arrival in the American Colonies and major arguments in his work Common Sense. The biography also addresses the impact Paine's arguments had on both separating from England and on documents such as the...