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One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among...

Let’s face it – review of Checks and Balances is not exactly a student’s idea of fun. As a teacher, however, you can take away most of the boredom and drudgery by making a game out...

One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among...

Let’s face it – review and study prep for a Civil War and Reconstruction unit test is not exactly a student’s idea of fun. As a teacher, however, you can take away most of the...

“The readings and questions were perfect.” No figure has haunted the American psyche as much as Christopher Columbus. He was, to say the least, a very complicated figure, and the focus...

At the time, the written Declaration of Independence wasn’t considered to be very important. The Lee Resolution, passed by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, was the actual, official...

It’s a story familiar to every American child – that John Smith, captured by Powhatan Indians, was about to have his head smashed in when suddenly the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas,...

In 1858, as the fight over the future of slavery in the United States was reaching fever pitch, the Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Scott, a slave from...

In 1858, as the fight over the future of slavery in the United States was reaching fever pitch, the Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Scott, a slave from...

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Writing the U.S. Constitution was the easy part; the hard part was convincing the states to subordinate their freshly won sovereignty from England to the new national government to be created under...

“I really like your units. They are detailed and allows for critical thinking on the part of the students. Thank you!” This 19 day complete unit examines the tragedy and triumphs of the...