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Intermediate Lesson Plans
| 6th and 7th Grade Western & Eastern Hemispheres |
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6th and 7th Grades Western and Eastern Hemisphere Studies
World History Growth and Development of World Regions
By: Anthony Salciccioli
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The Conquest of Mexico (Early America to 1630)
By: Martina Mileski
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Buccaneers: Pirates Who Pillaged, Plundered, and Became the Scourge of the Seven Seas
By: Tamara Baker
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Handouts
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Revolution and The New Nation (1754-1820)
Era 3
Colonial Separation From Britain (1763-1783)
By: John Jacobson
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History of the Star Spangled Banner (1783-1815)
By: Joanne Chouinard
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Symbols of a New Nation (1774-1800)
By: Gordon Shirk
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The African Slave Trade: A Different Perspective (1700s-1800s)
By: Nancy Azure and Tia Sarandria
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United States History
Era 4: Expansion and Reform
"Fill Up the Canvas" Exploring Westward Expansion With Lewis and Clark (1804)
By: Margaret Barile
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Mapping Through The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
By: Deborah Olson
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Lewis and Clark Expedition Document Analysis (Early 1800s)
By: John Strzempka and Thomas Morelli
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Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (1800-1860)
By: Matt Fryer, Jan Hubacher, and Pam Wright
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Thomas Jefferson and the Expansion of the United States
By: Tyler Swanson
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War of 1812: Reasons for Fighting
By: Jennifer Reid
War 1812 Reasons for Fighting Lesson Plan
The War of 1812 and the American Spirit (1812)
By: Joseph Maci
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The War of 1812: An Overview in 1-2 Days AND Deeper Study of Primary Sources
By: Erica A. Kockaney
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The War of 1812 Through Photo and Audio Analysis
Using Primary and Seconday Sources (1812)
By: Ken Braun and Dian Gallup
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The Indian Removal Act and the Consequences of Expansion on Native Americans (1830)
By: Gail Ashburn
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Trail of Tears (1830's)
By: Ann Cook
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Indian Removal and Forced Assimilation
By: Jon Smith
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Life On the Oregon Trail (1840s-1880s)
By: Kelli Austin and Pete Rathburn
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The Mexican War: Differing Perceptions of a Controversal War (1840s)
By: Sean Senecal
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Ingenious Women Inventors and Their Impact on the Growing American Economy (1700s-1900)
By: Amy Clarke
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Science of Slavery (1600s-1800s)
By: Heather Purple
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Comparing and Contrasting Slave Experiences (17th -20th Century)
By: Aaron Litzner
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Slavery as an Economic Tool and Resource Table (1600s-1800s)
By: Robert Donaldson
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Resource Table
Life as a Slave: Comparing Life as a Slave in the 19th Century to Life as a Teenager in the 21st Century
By: Jacqueline Crandall
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That's Not Fair: Comparing the Rights of American Slaves and Current US Citizens
By: Meghan Montville
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To Be a Slave
By: Douglas Hodges
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Meet Anthony Burns, a Fugitive Slave (1850)
By: Charlene Smith
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The Freedmen's Impact on the Underground Railroad (1850)
By: Mary Helen Diegel
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Previeo the Year Using Primary Sources (1850-1878)
By: Maria Ward
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Commodore Matthew C. Perry in Japan, an Artistic Perception (1853)
By: Dennis Ringle
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How Women Impacted the Underground Railroad (1864)
By: Mary Diegel
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Images of the Underground Railroad
By: Abby Combs
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Slide Show
Voices of the Underground Railroad
By: Abby Combs
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Studying the Life of Henry Bibb
By: Kathy Hribar
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Core Democratic Values Definitions Sheet
Writing Rubric
Studying the Life of Laura Haviland
By: Kathy Hribar
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Core Democratic Values Definitions Sheet
Writing Rubric
Being a Conductor on the Underground Railroad
By: Denise Knapp
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The Drinking Gourd: Destined for the North Star
By: Denise Knapp
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KWL Chart
US Physical Map
Vocabulary Cards
The Underground Railroad & The Abolitionist Charles H. Wright
By: Rita Lockridge
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Underground Railroad Lesson: "The North Star" Reporter
By: Rita Lockridge
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Slavery Divides the Nation: A Cause of Civil War (1820-1850)
By: Tracy Jolly
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Technology of the Antebellum Era (1789-1860)
By: Rhea Matthews-Killingback
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Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Supreme Court Decision of Dred Scott v Sanford (1857)
By: Ray Walker
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Supreme Court Case: Ableman v Booth (1859)
By: Ray Walker
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John Brown-Hero or Villian (1859)
By: Christine Rajthe
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A Precursor To War: The Election of 1860
By: Kelly Eddy
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The Question of Confederate Secession (1861)
By: Brandon Currin
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Book Backdrops: My Vicksburg (1863)
Karen Becknell
Vicksburg Lesson Plan
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Book Backdrop
Siege of Vicksburg (1863)
Karen Becknell
Vicksburg Lesson Plan
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Book Backdrop
The Poetry of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
By: Melissa Egner
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Historical Fiction Journal based on The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick (1860-1865)
By: Lisa Kelley
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Lesson Plan: Audience Students
Directions for Historical Fiction Journal Project
Book Backdrop
Book Backdrop: Audience Teachers
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Reconstruction and Voting of African American Men (1867-1870)
By: Jennifer Reid-Lamb
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Westward Expansion:
The American Settlers Expand West Following the Civil War (1870-1910)
By: Lindsay Verwys
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Southern Response To Northern Reconstruction (1871)
By: Fren J. Post
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Interpreting New Orleans History Through Maps (1722-1764)
By: Jeremiah May
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Civil Conversations: Pre and Post Civil War
By: Rita Lockridge
Civil Conversation
8th Grade
Era 6: Development of Industrial, Urban, and Global United States
Comparing Child Labor in Africa and America (1800s and Today)
By: Charlene Balosky and Karen Friske
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The Effects of Human Actions on the Environment in the Eastern Hemisphere (Current Era)
By: Susan Sutherland
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Boarding Houses in America (1860-1920)
By: Barbara Hansen
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Fencing the Open Range During the Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
By: Peter Loso
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The Immigrant Experience in America
By: Denise Knapp
Learning Experience Lesson Plan
America: The Immigrant Experience
By: Sue Llyod
Immigration Experience
Compring the Industrial Revolution on a Global Scale (1900)
By: Rebecca Pilon
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Comparing the Industrial Revolution on a Global Scale (1880-1920)
By: Rebecca Pilon
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Nature and Its Effect on Humans: The Arctic Region (1910)
Information, Text, and Research
By: Amy Lambries
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Comparing and Contrasting American Leisure Activities (1894-1915)
By: Michelle Levy
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A Differentiated Plan for Teaching American Values in a Historical Setting:
The Knights of Labor, Haymarket Affair, the Constitution, and Core Democratic Rights
By: Ray Walker
Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources
Map Comparisons of Washington, D.C., 1887-1996
By: K. Koskela
Map Analysis Worksheet
Map Exercise - Wash. D.C.
Understanding Primary and Secondary Sources
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Political Alignments (1880-1920)
By: Robert May
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Presidential Election of 1896
By: Robert May
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Analyzing, Interpreting, and Evaluating the Paintings of Winslow Homer (Late 1800s-early 1900s)
By: Joanna Izzard
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Spanish American War: From the US Maine to War
A Chronology of Events Using Primary Source Newspapers (1898)
By: Timothy Whitehouse
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