Biographies

The writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau had a major impact on the Enlightenment and are considered to be among the foundations of modern political and social thought. This biography traces Rousseau's early years in Geneva, his time wandering through both...

This biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimké focuses on their first-hand experience with slavery on the family's plantation in South Carolina, their activism in the abolitionist movement of the mid-1800s, and their early involvement in the women's...

This is a great resource to help students learn about the Vice Presidents of the United States.Each page is complete with a photo of each vice president and detailed facts about each president.Vice Presidents included (Bold - Also served as President of...

This is a great resource to help students learn about the Vice Presidents of the United States.Each page is complete with a photo of each vice president and detailed facts about each president.Vice Presidents included (Bold - Also served as President of...

This is a PowerPoint complete with 97-slides (two for each vice president), a photo of each vice president, and a slide with facts about each president.All 48 vice presidents are included.This is a great way for students to learn about each U.S. Vice...

This bundle contains both an excellent paraphrased version and a series of questions based on the Declaration of Independence. The paraphrased version makes the document more accessible to students and the questions are intended to familiarize students...

This bundle contains two biographies on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. The first biography details Lincoln's childhood and informal education in Kentucky and his early involvement in Illinois state politics. The biography also...

This is the second in a two-part series of biographies on Abraham Lincoln. The biography describes Lincoln's first inaugural address and its appeal to all Americans to remember the bonds that tie them together. The biography also outlines Lincoln's...

This is the first in a two-part series of biographies on Abraham Lincoln. The biography details Lincoln's childhood and informal education in Kentucky and his early involvement in Illinois state politics. The biography also recounts Lincoln's opposition...

This biography focuses on Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist and author whose novel Uncle Tom's Cabin showed Northerners the brutal realities of slavery in America during the mid-1800s. While Stowe's book converted few Northerners to the cause of...

Abraham Lincoln's address at Gettysburg on November 19, 1863 is one of the most compelling speeches in American history. In the midst of a civil war that threatened to destroy the Union, Lincoln implored Northerners to honor those who had perished during...

This biography of Andrew Johnson compares his personality with that of his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln, and focuses on his disputes with Congress over Reconstruction after the Civil War. These clashes between Johnson and Congress ultimately resulted in...