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With the discovery of the South Pass by whites (natives, of course, had known the way for generations), the Oregon Territory became open to a flood of settlement by Americans seeking land in the West...

The Civil War presented African-Americans and women with unique opportunities and challenges. For slaves, the North provided an opportunity to escape their bondage, enlist in the army, and return to...

It’s a question school kids invariably ask when they study the 13 colonies: what happened to the Indians? While hard numbers are impossible come by, historians estimate there were well over a...

Harassed into leaving England and unhappy with their new home in Holland, the Pilgrims took a literal leap of faith in coming to the New World to begin a new colony where they could practice their...

In the 1896 case of Plessy v. Ferguson the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of races in public life was perfectly legal under the doctrine of “separate but equal.” This ruling...

This 14 day complete unit covers the political and economic developments of the early years of the new American Republic, from the Washington through the Jackson presidencies. Besides the political...

This activity bundle includes eight popular U.S. history primary source activities from my store:1. American SlaveryIn this activity students will examine a variety of primary source documents...

The Civil War and Reconstruction period saw the United States government, for the first time, take an active role in trying to reverse the stain of slavery and racism and provide civil equality for...

As the Civil War came to its bloody conclusion, the country was faced with a monumental task: bring the Confederate states back into the body politic, rebuild the war-ravaged Southern economy, and...

The American Revolutionary War was an epic and complex eight year struggle for independence. For the Americans it was, in many ways, a “two steps forward, one step back” slog of trying to...

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

This two unit bundle covers US history from the end of the French & Indian War through the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. This is a “warts and all” examination of this...