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  • Quiz: American History 101, Part III

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    Quiz: American History 101, Part III

    From John Adams to the Panama Canal, find out how much your students know about American history with this quiz.

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  • U.S. Constitution Quiz: Amendments 1-10

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    U.S. Constitution Quiz: Amendments 1-10

    Test your students' knowledge of the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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  • U.S. Constitution Quiz: Amendments 11-27

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    U.S. Constitution Quiz: Amendments 11-27

    Test your students' knowledge of the last 17 amendments to the U.S. Constitution.

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  • Quiz: American History 101, Part I

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    Quiz: American History 101, Part I

    From the Revolution, to the Civil War, to the space race, test your students' knowledge of American history with this…

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  • Up Close: W.E.B. Dubois Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: W.E.B. Dubois Discussion Guide

    Study the life and work of civil rights leader W.E.B. Dubois with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up…

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  • Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Discussion Guide

    Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…

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  • Up Close: Ronald Reagan Discussion Guide

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    Up Close: Ronald Reagan Discussion Guide

    While reading the biography Up Close: Ronald Reagan by James B. Sutherland, use the questions in this discussion guide…

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  • USA PATRIOT Act – Security vs. Privacy

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    USA PATRIOT Act – Security vs. Privacy

    Use a lesson that gives students the opportunity to become acquainted with some broad issues related to the enactment of…

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    The Amistad Rebellion

    Read the story of the Amistad Rebellion onboard a slave ship.

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    The Plantation Economy

    Slavery was deeply woven into the Southern economy.

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    Slavery and the Constitution

    Slaves were not protected by the original version of the U.S. Constitution.

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    The American Dream and African-American History

    Learn how the African-American struggle for equality relates to the American Dream.

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    Celebrating Martin Luther King Day

    Learn how Martin Luther King Day became a nationally observed holiday.

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    Civil Rights at the Century's End

    A look back on the advances and challenges for African-Americans.

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    African-American Troops in the Civil War

    African-American troops fought alongside white soldiers in the Civil War.

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    African-Americans in the Revolutionary War

    African-American slaves were prohibited from serving in the military during the Revolutionary War.

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    The Emancipation Proclamation

    Read about the Emancipation Proclamation, which was issued by President Lincoln on September 22, 1862.

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    Slavery: An Incalculable Human Loss

    Slavery was an American Holocaust.

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    African-Americans in the Civil War

    African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help your students better…

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    Slave Narratives

    African slaves brought a tradition of oral narratives to the U.S., a tradition that persisted after the abolition of…

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    Malcolm X

    Malcolm X was a contrast to Dr. King, because he took a very different approach to the civil rights movement.

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    A Movement Led by Dr. Martin Luther King

    Dr. King's work inspired countless supporters to join him in his strategies of nonviolence and passive resistance as…

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    Exploring Suffragists

    Students will do research to learn about suffragists, those who fought for the right of women to vote in the United…

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    September 11: A Testimony

    This outstanding book contains photographs taken by the staff of Reuters after the terrorist attacks on the United…

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