Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) has developed more than 130 classroom-ready lesson plans on topics and places across the curriculum. In an effort to help teachers meet their students' educational goals, TwHP has categorized its lesson plans according to the United States History Standards for Grades 5-12. Part of the National Standards for History developed by the National Center for History in the Schools, these voluntary standards promote historical thinking skills and understanding.
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Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
STANDARD 1:
Comparative characteristics of societies in the Americas, Western Europe, and Western Africa that increasingly interacted after 1450.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the patterns of change in indigenous societies in the Americas up to the Columbian voyages.
Examine the changing lifeways of the inhabitants of this village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. (National Park)
Discover the complex culture and trading economy of the Hidatsa and Mandan tribes in North Dakota during the 18th century, as seen by anthropologists and artists. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1B-
The student understands aspects of European society, such as family organization, gender roles, property holding, education and literacy, linguistic diversity, and religion.
Learn how Spain established a New World empire based on collecting precious metals and goods from the Americas.
La versión en español Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar (134)
- Standard 1D-The student understands the differences and similarities among Africans, Europeans and Native Americans who converged in the western hemisphere after 1492.
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about one of the nation's most important conservation laws--the Antiquities Act of 1906--and how its passage preserved important cultural sites such as Tonto National Monument, which preserves remnants of the Salado culture prior to European contact. (National Park)
STANDARD 2:
How early European exploration and colonization resulted in cultural and ecological interactions among previously unconnected peoples.
- Standard 2A-The student understands the stages of European oceanic and overland exploration, amid international rivalries, from the 9th to 17th centuries.
Discover how Spanish fortifications on the island of Puerto Rico helped protect Spain's expanding interests in the New World. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
La versión en español Los Castillos del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes del Caribe
Examine the changing lifeways of the inhabitants of this village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. (National Park)
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how Spain established a New World empire based on collecting precious metals and goods from the Americas.
La versión en español Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar (134)
- Standard 2B-The student understands the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas.
Discover how Spanish fortifications on the island of Puerto Rico helped protect Spain's expanding interests in the New World. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
La versión en español Los Castillos del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes del Caribe
Examine the changing lifeways of the inhabitants of this village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. (National Park)
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how Spain established a New World empire based on collecting precious metals and goods from the Americas.
La versión en español Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar (134)
Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
STANDARD 1:
Why the Americas attracted Europeans, why they brought enslaved Africans to their colonies, and how Europeans struggled for control of North America and the Caribbean.
- Standard 1A-The student understands how diverse immigrants affected the formation of European colonies.
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Discover why this British settlement was built and how it functioned as Great Britain and Spain each struggled to control land from Charleston to St. Augustine. (National Park)
Examine the influence of Reverend Joseph Bellamy, a leading preacher in New England from 1740-1790, in colonial American religion, and learn about the role of religion in 18th-century life as well as the resurgence of religious fervor known as the Great Awakening.
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine New Orleans's distinctive French Quarter, a vibrant reflection of its Creole heritage, and recall the city's role in American westward expansion. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1B-The student understands the European struggle for control of North America.
Consider the complex political and cultural differences that existed between European Americans and American Indians during the early 19th century and learn how these conflicting views ultimately affected the Creeks. (National Park)
Learn how New York's Mohawk Valley became the setting for a fierce Revolutionary War battle that pitted residents of the area, including the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, against each other. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn why Moravians immigrated to the New World and how the towns they established embodied their religious beliefs.
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Discover how Spanish fortifications on the island of Puerto Rico helped protect Spain's expanding interests in the New World. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
La versión en español Los Castillos del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes del Caribe
Discover why this British settlement was built and how it functioned as Great Britain and Spain each struggled to control land from Charleston to St. Augustine. (National Park)
Examine the changing lifeways of the inhabitants of this village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. (National Park)
Discover the complex culture and trading economy of the Hidatsa and Mandan tribes in North Dakota during the 18th century, as seen by anthropologists and artists. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn how Spain established a New World empire based on collecting precious metals and goods from the Americas.
La versión en español Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar (134)
Examine New Orleans's distinctive French Quarter, a vibrant reflection of its Creole heritage, and recall the city's role in American westward expansion. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
STANDARD 2:
How political, religious, and social institutions emerged in the English colonies.
- Standard 2A-The student understands the roots of representative government and how political rights were defined.
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2B-The student understands religious diversity in the colonies and how ideas about religious freedom evolved.
Learn why Moravians immigrated to the New World and how the towns they established embodied their religious beliefs.
Examine the influence of Reverend Joseph Bellamy, a leading preacher in New England from 1740-1790, in colonial American religion, and learn about the role of religion in 18th-century life as well as the resurgence of religious fervor known as the Great Awakening.
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2C-The student understands social and cultural change in British America.
Unearth the remains of colonial America's first fully integrated ironworks, and consider what reconstruction of the site reveals about daily life for some early European settlers. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
STANDARD 3:
How the values and institutions of European economic life took root in the colonies, and how slavery reshaped European and African life in the Americas.
- Standard 3A-The student understands colonial economic life and labor systems in the Americas.
Learn how transportation routes affected a local inn, how archeology revealed the inn's use over time, and how preservation efforts saved the historic site from suburban sprawl.
Learn why Moravians immigrated to the New World and how the towns they established embodied their religious beliefs.
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Discover why this British settlement was built and how it functioned as Great Britain and Spain each struggled to control land from Charleston to St. Augustine. (National Park)
Examine the changing lifeways of the inhabitants of this village from the 7th century to the arrival of the Spanish in the early 17th century. (National Park)
Discover how early settlers survived on Maine's coastal islands despite harsh living conditions. (National Park)
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Unearth the remains of colonial America's first fully integrated ironworks, and consider what reconstruction of the site reveals about daily life for some early European settlers. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn how Spain established a New World empire based on collecting precious metals and goods from the Americas.
La versión en español Las flotas españolas de 1715 y 1733: Desastres en el mar (134)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
- Standard 3B-The student understands economic life and the development of labor systems in the English colonies.
Discover why this British settlement was built and how it functioned as Great Britain and Spain each struggled to control land from Charleston to St. Augustine. (National Park)
Discover how early settlers survived on Maine's coastal islands despite harsh living conditions. (National Park)
Unearth the remains of colonial America's first fully integrated ironworks, and consider what reconstruction of the site reveals about daily life for some early European settlers. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
- Standard 3C-The student understands African life under slavery.
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
Era 3: Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820s)
STANDARD 1: The causes of the American Revolution, the ideas and interests involved in forging the revolutionary movement, and the reasons for the American victory.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the causes of the American Revolution.
Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Standard 1B-The student understands the principles articulated in the Declaration of Independence.
Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Standard 1C-The student understands the factors affecting the course of the war and contributing to the American victory.
Learn how a battle in a tiny valley near the frontier in northern New York helped determine whether the American colonies would become an independent nation.
(National Historic Landmark)
Learn how this American Revolution battle spurred colonial unity and sparked the formation of the Continental Army. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how New York's Mohawk Valley became the setting for a fierce Revolutionary War battle that pitted residents of the area, including the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, against each other. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the deceptive results of this battle in the backwoods of North Carolina helped set the stage for American victory. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about 18th-century warfare and the battle that was a turning point of the American Revolution. (National Park)
Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor. (National Park)
STANDARD 2:
The impact of the American Revolution on politics, economy, and society.
- Standard 2A-The student understands revolutionary government-making at national and state levels.
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Discover how Raleigh became the capital of North Carolina and how the design of the capitol building reflected state pride as well as democratic ideals. (National Historic Landmark)
Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor. (National Park)
- Standard 2B-The student understands the economic issues arising out of the Revolution.
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects. (National Park)
- Standard 2C-The student understands the Revolution's effects on different social groups
Learn how transportation routes affected a local inn, how archeology revealed the inn's use over time, and how preservation efforts saved the historic site from suburban sprawl.
Learn how New York's Mohawk Valley became the setting for a fierce Revolutionary War battle that pitted residents of the area, including the nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, against each other. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
STANDARD 3:
The institutions and practices of government created during the Revolution and how they were revised between 1787 and 1815 to create the foundation of the American political system based on the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
- Standard 3A-The student understands the issues involved in the creation and ratification of the United States Constitution and the new government it established.
Learn about Independence Hall and about how the international influence of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution led to the designation of the building in which they were adopted as a World Heritage Site. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor. (National Park)
- Standard 3C-The student understands the development of the Supreme Court's power and its significance from 1789 to 1820.
Meet John Marshall, who led the U.S. Supreme Court from obscurity and weakness to prominence and power in the early 19th century. (National Historic Landmark)
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
STANDARD 1:
United States territorial expansion between 1801 and 1861, and how it affected relations with external powers and Native Americans.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the international background and consequences of the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812, and the Monroe Doctrine.
Consider the complex political and cultural differences that existed between European Americans and American Indians during the early 19th century and learn how these conflicting views ultimately affected the Creeks. (National Park)
Inspect Commodore Stephen Decatur's home near the White House, a gathering place for the politically ambitious, and learn why the naval hero felt compelled to fight a fateful duel. (National Historic Landmark)
Discover the complex culture and trading economy of the Hidatsa and Mandan tribes in North Dakota during the 18th century, as seen by anthropologists and artists. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the 1804-1806 expedition effectively opened the Northwest to the influence of the United States, established relations with numerous American Indian nations, and gathered useful scientific documentation about the West. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Discover how early settlers survived on Maine's coastal islands despite harsh living conditions. (National Park)
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine New Orleans's distinctive French Quarter, a vibrant reflection of its Creole heritage, and recall the city's role in American westward expansion. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1B-The student understands federal and state Indian policy and the strategies for survival forged by Native Americans.
Discover how the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's dream of expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the Civil War created fierce conflicts among American Indian nations who had been moved across the Mississippi River.
Consider the complex political and cultural differences that existed between European Americans and American Indians during the early 19th century and learn how these conflicting views ultimately affected the Creeks. (National Park)
Discover the complex culture and trading economy of the Hidatsa and Mandan tribes in North Dakota during the 18th century, as seen by anthropologists and artists. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the 1804-1806 expedition effectively opened the Northwest to the influence of the United States, established relations with numerous American Indian nations, and gathered useful scientific documentation about the West. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Understand the factors that contributed both to the forced removal of the Cherokees off their homelands and to painful divisions within the tribe. (The Trail of Tears is a National Historic Trail./The Major Ridge House and John Ross House are National Historic Landmarks.)
- Standard 1C-The student understands the ideology of Manifest Destiny, the nation's expansion to the Northwest, and the Mexican-American War.
Discover how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National Park)
Follow 19th-century travelers as they cross the treacherous Allegheny Mountains using an innovative inclined railway. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects. (National Park)
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Learn how these remote passes in the mountains influenced the course of the westward expansion of the United States. (National Park/Raton Pass is a National Historic Landmark.)
Understand the ways in which ranchos in northern New Mexico provide evidence of the ability of Hispano culture to adapt to new influences while still maintaining its traditional character.
Learn how the 1804-1806 expedition effectively opened the Northwest to the influence of the United States, established relations with numerous American Indian nations, and gathered useful scientific documentation about the West. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
STANDARD 2:
How the industrial revolution, increasing immigration, the rapid expansion of slavery, and the westward movement changed the lives of Americans and led toward regional tensions.
- Standard 2A-The student understands how the factory system and the transportation and market revolutions shaped regional patterns of economic development.
Follow 19th-century travelers as they cross the treacherous Allegheny Mountains using an innovative inclined railway. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how technology applied to textile mills revolutionized industry, in turn affecting mill architecture, city planning, and transportation. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects. (National Park)
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Examine how geography and boosterism influenced the placement of rail lines, which then stimulated the growth of towns such as Chattanooga.
Explore how Hopewell functioned as a productive work unit and how work defined social relationships in this early National period community. (National Park)
Discover how early settlers survived on Maine's coastal islands despite harsh living conditions. (National Park)
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine how the advent of industrialization in 19th-century America impacted the workforce in New England's Blackstone River Valley. (Mechanics Hall is included in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.)
Learn about two historic lighthouses that illustrate how technological advancements contributed to maritime safety and about the isolated, often routine, but sometimes heroic lives led by their keepers.(Navesink Light Station is a National Historic Landmark.)
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
Examine continuity and change in this rural Virginia town from its founding as a Quaker agricultural community and mill town in the 18th century to today.
(National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2B-The student understands the first era of American urbanization.
Learn how technology applied to textile mills revolutionized industry, in turn affecting mill architecture, city planning, and transportation. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine how geography and boosterism influenced the placement of rail lines, which then stimulated the growth of towns such as Chattanooga.
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
Inspect Commodore Stephen Decatur's home near the White House, a gathering place for the politically ambitious, and learn why the naval hero felt compelled to fight a fateful duel. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Frederick Law Olmsted and his philosophy about parks and cities as well as city life during the Industrial Revolution. (Includes Arnold Arboretum,a National Historic Landmark)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine how the advent of industrialization in 19th-century America impacted the workforce in New England's Blackstone River Valley. (Mechanics Hall is included in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.)
Explore the country's first large-scale designed landscape open to the public that spawned the development of other rural cemeteries, public parks, and designed suburbs.
Assess the importance of America's early canal system and its economic and social effects. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2C-The student understands how antebellum immigration changed American society.
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Meet one of America's premier artists, a creator of public monuments, and evaluate the importance of art and sculpture in society. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor. (National Park)
- Standard 2D-The student understands the rapid growth of "the peculiar institution" after 1800 and the varied experiences of African Americans under slavery.
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Free Frank McWorter and how archeology can help tell the story of the interracial town he founded in the years before the Civil War.
Learn about James Oglethorpe and his enduring city plan from the colonial era. (National Historic Landmark)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
- Standard 2E-The student understands the settlement of the West.
Discover how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National Park)
Follow 19th-century travelers as they cross the treacherous Allegheny Mountains using an innovative inclined railway. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Discover how the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's dream of expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Explore the natural wonders of this once remote area in Utah and learn how it became a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century and finally a national park. (National Park/Includes Bryce Canyon Lodge, a National Historic
Landmark)
Evaluate several centuries of dramatic changes to an adobe ranch house and its surroundings in suburban Long Beach to analyze the interaction between Spanish and Anglo culture in California.
Learn how a tradition of outlawry developed in Kansas and how people in Coffeyville fought back.
Examine this one-room school in Nebraska and consider the important role it played in the community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (National Park)
Learn how these remote passes in the mountains influenced the course of the westward expansion of the United States. (National Park/Raton Pass is a National Historic Landmark.)
Understand the ways in which ranchos in northern New Mexico provide evidence of the ability of Hispano culture to adapt to new influences while still maintaining its traditional character.
Meet the people and learn of events that influenced the development of Abraham Lincoln's character and personality as a youth on the Indiana frontier. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Free Frank McWorter and how archeology can help tell the story of the interracial town he founded in the years before the Civil War.
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
Explore a group of 18th-century missions in modern San Antonio to learn about Spanish influence on native peoples and the patterns of Texas culture. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about one of the nation's most important conservation laws--the Antiquities Act of 1906--and how its passage preserved important cultural sites such as Tonto National Monument, which preserves remnants of the Salado culture prior to European contact. (National Park)
Understand the factors that contributed both to the forced removal of the Cherokees off their homelands and to painful divisions within the tribe. (The Trail of Tears is a National Historic Trail./The Major Ridge House and John Ross House are National Historic Landmarks.)
STANDARD 3:
The extension, restriction, and reorganization of political democracy after 1800.
- Standard 3A-The student understands the changing character of American political life in "the age of the common man."
Inspect Commodore Stephen Decatur's home near the White House, a gathering place for the politically ambitious, and learn why the naval hero felt compelled to fight a fateful duel. (National Historic Landmark)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked. (National Park)
Consider how simple, functional cabins, like those built by the Finns in Idaho, became symbols in American politics and folklore.
Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn why a family home in upstate New York became the site for the creation of one of the most important documents in the history of American women. (National Park)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn about the multifaceted intellect of Thomas Jefferson and how he fused his abilities as an architect, educational and political theorist, and politician to create a revolutionary new setting for higher education in the new American republic. (National Historic Landmark/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
- Standard 3B-The student understands how the debates over slavery influenced politics and sectionalism.
Learn how a tradition of outlawry developed in Kansas and how people in Coffeyville fought back.
Meet the people and learn of events that influenced the development of Abraham Lincoln's character and personality as a youth on the Indiana frontier. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how Abraham Lincoln's belief in freedom and democracy, his eloquence, and the support of family and community propelled him to the White House and uplifted him through the turbulent Civil War. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Free Frank McWorter and how archeology can help tell the story of the interracial town he founded in the years before the Civil War.
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
STANDARD 4:
The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period.
- Standard 4A-The student understands the abolitionist movement.
Understand the magnitude of the struggle involved in securing equal educational opportunities for African Americans by examining the 1957 attempt to integrate Little Rock's schools, and by examining how Prudence Crandall challenged the prevailing attitude toward educating African Americans in New England prior to the Civil War. (Little Rock Central High School is a National Park and National Historic Landmark/Prudence Crandall Museum is a National Historic Landmark)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Free Frank McWorter and how archeology can help tell the story of the interracial town he founded in the years before the Civil War.
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
- Standard 4B-The student understands how Americans strived to reform society and create a distinct culture.
Understand the magnitude of the struggle involved in securing equal educational opportunities for African Americans by examining the 1957 attempt to integrate Little Rock's schools, and by examining how Prudence Crandall challenged the prevailing attitude toward educating African Americans in New England prior to the Civil War. (Little Rock Central High School is a National Park and National Historic Landmark/Prudence Crandall Museum is a National Historic Landmark)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked. (National Park)
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Learn why a family home in upstate New York became the site for the creation of one of the most important documents in the history of American women. (National Park)
Examine how the advent of industrialization in 19th-century America impacted the workforce in New England's Blackstone River Valley. (Mechanics Hall is included in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.)
Explore the country's first large-scale designed landscape open to the public that spawned the development of other rural cemeteries, public parks, and designed suburbs.
Discover how Raleigh became the capital of North Carolina and how the design of the capitol building reflected state pride as well as democratic ideals. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 4C-The student understands changing gender roles and the ideas and activities of women reformers.
Discover how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National Park)
Learn how technology applied to textile mills revolutionized industry, in turn affecting mill architecture, city planning, and transportation. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Follow Barton's remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes, from caring for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to founding the American Red Cross. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Discover how early settlers survived on Maine's coastal islands despite harsh living conditions. (National Park)
Learn why a family home in upstate New York became the site for the creation of one of the most important documents in the history of American women. (National Park)
Visit the Madisons' plantation home and their world of social prominence, and explore some contemporary views of slavery. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
STANDARD 1:
The causes of the Civil War.
- Standard 1A-The student understands how the North and South differed and how politics and ideologies led to the Civil War.
Use one of the Civil War's key early battles to understand the conflicts that faced border states such as Kentucky during and after the war. (National Historic Landmark)
Trace the course of this Civil War battle and consider the wrenching personal choices that were made by soldiers on each side. (National Park)
Discover why Fort Pickens was so valuable to both the Union and Confederacy, and follow the actions of the military commanders faced with crucial decisions. (National Park)
Learn how Abraham Lincoln's belief in freedom and democracy, his eloquence, and the support of family and community propelled him to the White House and uplifted him through the turbulent Civil War. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Follow this president to the White House and Lindenwald in the rough-and-tumble world of early 19th century politics. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Compare two images of St. Louis's handsome Courthouse--as a gathering place for pioneers heading west and as a dramatic focus for Dred Scott's heroic efforts to free his family from slavery. (National Park)
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's dependence on a plantation economy.
STANDARD 2:
The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.
- Standard 2A-The student understands how the resources of the Union and
Confederacy affected the course of the war.
Examine conditions of the Civil War's most notorious prison, and learn how
inmates were able to cope. (National Park)
Understand how battlefield medical care developed during the Civil War, particularly
in the Union Army. (National Historic Landmark)
Discover how the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's dream of
expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean. (National Park/National Historic
Landmark)
Learn how the Civil War created fierce conflicts among American Indian nations
who had been moved across the Mississippi River.
Use one of the Civil War's key early battles to understand the conflicts that
faced border states such as Kentucky during and after the war. (National
Historic Landmark)
Understand the violence of the Civil War through the eyes of young women whose
homes were in the midst of an important battle and continuing conflict.
Trace the course of this Civil War battle and consider the wrenching personal
choices that were made by soldiers on each side. (National Park)
Study personal accounts of soldiers who fought in the first battle of the
Civil War, and discover how the day set the tone for the many bloody battles
to come. (National Park)
Follow Admiral Farragut's attack on Fort Morgan and Mobile Bay, and consider
the human reaction to technologies such as ironclads and underwater mines.
(National Historic Landmark)
Discover why Fort Pickens was so valuable to both the Union and Confederacy,
and follow the actions of the military commanders faced with crucial decisions.
(National Park)
Learn how these remote passes in the mountains influenced the course of the westward expansion of the United States. (National Park/Raton Pass is a National Historic Landmark.)
Understand how newly developed technologies affected two military engagements
and one tiny town in Mississippi during the Civil War. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark)
Understand the importance of the Mississippi to both the North and South during
the Civil War, and the differences between a siege and a regular battle. (National
Historic Landmark)
Learn how veteran soldiers adapted to the technological changes that had increased
the deadliness of the battlefield, and understand the cost of the Civil War
in human terms.
Investigate early rice plantations in Georgetown, South Carolina, to learn
how rice cultivation transformed the native environment and promoted the South's
dependence on a plantation economy.
- Standard 2B-The student understands the social experience of the war
on the battlefield and homefront.
Learn about the evolution of a system to honor and care for U.S. veterans beginning with the creation of soldiers' homes and national cemeteries during and after the Civil War.
Examine conditions of the Civil War's most notorious prison, and learn how
inmates were able to cope. (National Park)
Understand how battlefield medical care developed during the Civil War, particularly
in the Union Army. (National Historic Landmark)
Discover how the Battle of Glorieta Pass ended the Confederacy's dream of
expanding westward to the Pacific Ocean. (National Park/National Historic
Landmark)
Learn how the Civil War created fierce conflicts among American Indian nations
who had been moved across the Mississippi River.
Use one of the Civil War's key early battles to understand the conflicts that
faced border states such as Kentucky during and after the war. (National
Historic Landmark)
Understand the violence of the Civil War through the eyes of young women whose
homes were in the midst of an important battle and continuing conflict.
Recall one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles, which raged through the rocky
cedar glades of Tennessee, as told in eyewitness and personal accounts. (National
Park)
Learn why this home in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was a center of military
activity, and consider the impact the war had on those whose property became
part of the battlefield. (National Park)
Trace the course of this Civil War battle and consider the wrenching personal
choices that were made by soldiers on each side. (National Park)
Follow Barton's remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes, from caring
for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to founding the American Red Cross.
(National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Study personal accounts of soldiers who fought in the first battle of the
Civil War, and discover how the day set the tone for the many bloody battles
to come. (National Park)
Follow Admiral Farragut's attack on Fort Morgan and Mobile Bay, and consider
the human reaction to technologies such as ironclads and underwater mines.
(National Historic Landmark)
Discover why Fort Pickens was so valuable to both the Union and Confederacy,
and follow the actions of the military commanders faced with crucial decisions.
(National Park)
Learn about the history of Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and about the federal government's policies guiding the marking of POW graves during and after the Civil War.
Understand the importance of the Mississippi to both the North and South
during the Civil War, and the differences between a siege and a regular
battle. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn how veteran soldiers adapted to the technological changes that had
increased the deadliness of the battlefield, and understand the cost of
the Civil War in human terms.
STANDARD 3:
How various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed.
- Standard 3A-The student understands the political controversy over Reconstruction.
Learn about the evolution of a system to honor and care for U.S. veterans beginning with the creation of soldiers' homes and national cemeteries during and after the Civil War.
Learn about the history of Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and about the federal government's policies guiding the marking of POW graves during and after the Civil War.
- Standard 3B- The student understands the Reconstruction programs to transform social relations in the South.
Learn about the history of Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, and about the federal government's policies guiding the marking of POW graves during and after the Civil War.
- Standard 3C-The student understands the successes and failures of Reconstruction in the South, North, and West.
Learn about the evolution of a system to honor and care for U.S. veterans beginning with the creation of soldiers' homes and national cemeteries during and after the Civil War.
Learn about Free Frank McWorter and how archeology can help tell the story of the interracial town he founded in the years before the Civil War.
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
STANDARD 1:
How the rise of corporations, heavy industry, and mechanized farming transformed the American people.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the connections among industrialization,
the advent of the modern corporation, and material well-being.
Discover how and why industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie chose
libraries to be among his greatest benefactions to the U.S., and assess the
impact of libraries on American society.
Examine how geography and boosterism influenced the placement of rail lines,
which then stimulated the growth of towns such as Chattanooga.
Discover the early influences that inspired the Wright brothers as inventors
and the importance of the Wright Cycle Company Complex where they developed
the key mechanical skills that profoundly impacted their invention of the
airplane. (National Park/The Wright Cycle Company building is a National
Historic Landmark)
Analyze how this local landmark came to symbolize the commercial prosperity
of a western town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tour Edison's West Orange complex where his creative combination of research,
production, and marketing revolutionized the business of invention. (National
Park)
Explore both how tungsten was mined and used at the turn of the 20th century
and also how archeologists piece the past together from artifacts and other
archeological evidence. (National Park)
Determine how environmental management, technology, and the actions of 19th-century
industrialists contributed to a disaster in Pennsylvania that shocked the
nation. (National Park)
Meet one of America's premier artists, a creator of public monuments, and
evaluate the importance of art and sculpture in society. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark)
Examine the complex and often dangerous daily routines at the Thurmond train
depot, and learn how rail workers were immortalized by some of the people
they served. (National Park)
Examine the historic places associated with two of America's most famous 20th
century business people. (National Historic Landmarks)
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America
and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society
in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
Examine continuity and change in this rural Virginia town from its founding
as a Quaker agricultural community and mill town in the 18th century to today.
(National Historic Landmark)
Discover why the Wright Brothers chose the Outer Banks of North Carolina to
conduct their flight experiments, how they achieved controlled powered flight
in 1903, and how their accomplishments have been commemorated. (National
Park)
- Standard 1B-The student understands the rapid growth of cities and how
urban life changed.
Discover how the first arboretum in the United States became part of the burgeoning
urban park movement in the second half of the 19th century. (National Historic
Landmark)
Discover how and why industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie chose
libraries to be among his greatest benefactions to the U.S., and assess the
impact of libraries on American society.
Examine how geography and boosterism influenced the placement of rail lines,
which then stimulated the growth of towns such as Chattanooga.
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting
African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until
the 1930s.
Learn about a famous landscape artist and his efforts to promote conservation
and an appreciation for the native plant life of the United States.
Learn about Frederick Law Olmsted and his philosophy about parks and cities
as well as city life during the Industrial Revolution. (Includes Arnold
Arboretum,a National Historic Landmark)
Analyze how this local landmark came to symbolize the commercial prosperity
of a western town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua
movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Examine how the discovery of gold in the Canada's remote Klondike region touched
off the last great gold rush, creating an economic boom that changed the city
of Seattle forever. (National Park/Includes Pioneer Building, a National
Historic Landmark)
See also Skagway: Gateway to the Klondike (75) another lesson plan on the discovery of gold in the Klondike.
Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they
encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American
society. (Locke is a National Historic Landmark)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
Determine how environmental management, technology, and the actions of 19th-century
industrialists contributed to a disaster in Pennsylvania that shocked the
nation. (National Park)
Join the stampede for gold when over 100,000 prospectors set out for the Klondike.
(National Park/National Historic Landmark)
See also Gold Fever! Seattle Outfits the Klondike Gold Rush (55), another lesson plan on the discovery of gold in the Klondike.
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America
and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society
in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
View the world through an artist's eye and learn how an important art movement
was established in America. (National Park)
- Standard 1C-The student understands how agriculture, mining, and ranching
were transformed.
Discover how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender
roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National
Park)
Explore the natural wonders of this once remote area in Utah and learn how
it became a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century and finally
a national park. (National Park/Includes Bryce Canyon Lodge, a National
Historic Landmark)
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico
border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Analyze how this local landmark came to symbolize the commercial prosperity
of a western town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Examine how the discovery of gold in the Canada's remote Klondike region touched
off the last great gold rush, creating an economic boom that changed the city
of Seattle forever. (National Park/Includes Pioneer Building, a National
Historic Landmark)
Understand the ways in which ranchos in northern New Mexico provide evidence
of the ability of Hispano culture to adapt to new influences while still maintaining
its traditional character.
Explore both how tungsten was mined and used at the turn of the 20th century
and also how archeologists piece the past together from artifacts and other
archeological evidence. (National Park)
Meet Bill Keys, a self-reliant 20th-century homesteader whose ingenuity allowed
him to thrive in the inhospitable California desert. (National Park)
Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they
encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American
society. (Locke is a National Historic Landmark)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
Join the stampede for gold when over 100,000 prospectors set out for the Klondike.
(National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine the complex and often dangerous daily routines at the Thurmond train
depot, and learn how rail workers were immortalized by some of the people
they served. (National Park)
Examine the inextricable connections binding railroads, North Dakota wheat
fields, and Minnesota flour mills during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
(National Park/Includes Pillsbury A Mill, a National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1D-The student understands the effects of rapid industrialization
on the environment and the emergence of the first conservation movement.
Discover how the first arboretum in the United States became part of the burgeoning
urban park movement in the second half of the 19th century. (National Historic
Landmark)
Explore the natural wonders of this once remote area in Utah and learn how
it became a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century and finally
a national park. (National Park/Includes Bryce Canyon Lodge, a National
Historic Landmark)
Learn about a famous landscape artist and his efforts to promote conservation
and an appreciation for the native plant life of the United States.
Learn about Frederick Law Olmsted and his philosophy about parks and cities
as well as city life during the Industrial Revolution. (Includes Arnold
Arboretum, a National Historic Landmark)
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua
movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Learn about some of the practical problems of constructing roads in difficult
terrain and about the added challenge of building in such a way as to enhance,
rather than damage, fragile and beautiful places such as Glacier National
Park. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
is a UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Meet Captain Edward Penniman, and learn about 19th-century whaling in southeastern
Massachusetts and how the whaling industry impacted Penniman's family and
life. (National Park)
Determine how environmental management, technology, and the actions of 19th-century
industrialists contributed to a disaster in Pennsylvania that shocked the
nation. (National Park)
Meet one of America's premier artists, a creator of public monuments, and
evaluate the importance of art and sculpture in society. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark)
Learn about one of the nation's most important conservation laws--the Antiquities Act of 1906--and how its passage preserved important cultural sites such as Tonto National Monument, which preserves remnants of the Salado culture prior to European contact. (National Park)
View the world through an artist's eye and learn how an important art movement
was established in America. (National Park)
STANDARD 2:
Massive immigration after 1870 and how new social patterns, conflicts, and ideas of national unity developed amid growing cultural diversity.
- Standard 2A-The student understands the sources and experiences of the
new immigrants.
Understand the "servant" experience in early 20th-century America, as well
as the pros and cons for women working in factories versus domestic service.
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico
border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and
chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National
Park/National Historic Landmark)
Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they
encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American
society. (Locke is a National Historic Landmark)
Consider how simple, functional cabins, like those built by the Finns in Idaho,
became symbols in American politics and folklore.
Learn about the causes and effects of a famous silk industry strike and how
it affected those who were involved. (National Historic Landmark)
Meet Captain Edward Penniman, and learn about 19th-century whaling in southeastern
Massachusetts and how the whaling industry impacted Penniman's family and
life. (National Park)
Discover how immigrant cigar makers in this section of Tampa, Florida, adapted
to life in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century while maintaining
their ethnic identity. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2B-The student understands "scientific racism", race
relations and the struggle for equal rights.
Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting
African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until
the 1930s.
Understand the experience of early Asian immigrants and the obstacles they
encountered as they struggled to make a living and find a place in American
society. (Locke is a National Historic Landmark)
Examine the historic places associated with two of America's most famous 20th
century business people. (National Historic Landmarks)
- Standard 2C-The student understands how new cultural movements at different
social levels affected American life.
Discover how Adeline Hornbek, single mother of four, defied traditional gender
roles to become the owner of a successful ranch under the Homestead Act. (National
Park)
Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Discover how and why industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie chose
libraries to be among his greatest benefactions to the U.S., and assess the
impact of libraries on American society.
Learn about the life and work of the sculptor, Daniel Chester French, and
about the important role public sculpture played in turn-of-the-20th century
America. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting
African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until
the 1930s.
Follow Barton's remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes, from caring
for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to founding the American Red Cross.
(National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Discover the early influences that inspired the Wright brothers as inventors
and the importance of the Wright Cycle Company Complex where they developed
the key mechanical skills that profoundly impacted their invention of the
airplane. (National Park/The Wright Cycle Company building is a National
Historic Landmark)
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua
movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate
the various claims as to how and when it was cracked. (National Park)
Consider how simple, functional cabins, like those built by the Finns in Idaho,
became symbols in American politics and folklore.
Examine how the advent of industrialization in 19th-century America impacted the workforce in New England's Blackstone River Valley. (Mechanics Hall is included in the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor.)
Determine how environmental management, technology, and the actions of 19th-century
industrialists contributed to a disaster in Pennsylvania that shocked the
nation. (National Park)
Meet one of America's premier artists, a creator of public monuments, and
evaluate the importance of art and sculpture in society. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark)
Examine the historic places associated with two of America's most famous 20th
century business people. (National Historic Landmarks)
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America
and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society
in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond,
and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor.
(National Park)
View the world through an artist's eye and learn how an important art movement
was established in America. (National Park)
Discover why the Wright Brothers chose the Outer Banks of North Carolina to
conduct their flight experiments, how they achieved controlled powered flight
in 1903, and how their accomplishments have been commemorated. (National
Park)
Discover how immigrant cigar makers in this section of Tampa, Florida, adapted
to life in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century while maintaining
their ethnic identity. (National Historic Landmark)
STANDARD 3:
The rise of the American labor movement and how political issues reflected social and economic changes.
- Standard 3A-The student understands how the "second industrial revolution" changed the nature and conditions of work.
Understand the "servant" experience in early 20th-century America, as well as the pros and cons for women working in factories versus domestic service.
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Tour Edison's West Orange complex where his creative combination of research, production, and marketing revolutionized the business of invention. (National Park)
Learn about two historic lighthouses that illustrate how technological advancements contributed to maritime safety and about the isolated, often routine, but sometimes heroic lives led by their keepers.(Navesink Light Station is a National Historic Landmark.)
Learn about the causes and effects of a famous silk industry strike and how it affected those who were involved.
(National Historic Landmark)
Determine how environmental management, technology, and the actions of 19th-century industrialists contributed to a disaster in Pennsylvania that shocked the nation. (National Park)
Examine the complex and often dangerous daily routines at the Thurmond train depot, and learn how rail workers were immortalized by some of the people they served. (National Park)
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
Discover how immigrant cigar makers in this section of Tampa, Florida, adapted to life in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century while maintaining their ethnic identity. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 3B-The student understands the rise of national labor unions and the role of state and federal governments in labor conflicts.
Learn about the causes and effects of a famous silk industry strike and how it affected those who were involved.
(National Historic Landmark)
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
- Standard 3C-The student understands how Americans grappled with social, economic and political issues.
Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Follow Barton's remarkable career as a leader of charitable causes, from
caring for the wounded on Civil War battlefields to founding the American Red Cross. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine how changing military technology and U.S. budget debates influenced the development of Fort Hancock and the U.S. coastal defense system. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Analyze how this local landmark came to symbolize the commercial prosperity of a western town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Examine how the discovery of gold in the Canada's remote Klondike region touched off the last great gold rush, creating an economic boom that changed the city of Seattle forever. (National Park/Includes Pioneer Building, a National
Historic Landmark)
Learn about the United States Lifesaving Service daring rescues to save imperiled lives from the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." (National Park)
Learn about two historic lighthouses that illustrate how technological advancements contributed to maritime safety and about the isolated, often routine, but sometimes heroic lives led by their keepers.(Navesink Light Station is a National Historic Landmark.)
Discover how the Vanderbilts became one of the wealthiest families in America and how their lifestyle influenced business, culture, architecture, and society in ways that still affect us today. (National Park)
STANDARD 4:
Federal Indian policy and United States foreign policy after the Civil War.
- Standard 4A-The student understands various perspectives on federal Indian policy, westward expansion, and the resulting struggles.
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Learn how a tradition of outlawry developed in Kansas and how people in Coffeyville fought back.
Examine how the discovery of gold in the Canada's remote Klondike region touched off the last great gold rush, creating an economic boom that changed the city of Seattle forever. (National Park/Includes Pioneer Building, a National
Historic Landmark)
Meet Bill Keys, a self-reliant 20th-century homesteader whose ingenuity allowed him to thrive in the inhospitable California desert. (National Park)
Understand the factors that contributed both to the forced removal of the Cherokees off their homelands and to painful divisions within the tribe. (The Trail of Tears is a National Historic Trail./The Major Ridge House and John Ross House are National Historic Landmarks.)
- Standard 4B-The student understands the roots and development of American expansionism and the causes and outcomes of the Spanish-American War.
Discover how Spanish fortifications on the island of Puerto Rico helped protect Spain's expanding interests in the New World. (National Park/National Historic Landmark/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
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Forts of Old San Juan: Guardians of the Caribbean
Discover how Spanish fortifications on the island of Puerto Rico helped protect Spain's expanding interests in the New World. The forts represent a fine display of European military architecture adapted to harbour sites on the American continent. (Puerto Rico)
La versión en español Los Castillos del Viejo San Juan: Guardianes del Caribe
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how an obscure settlement created during Mormon expansion grew into a well-known and prosperous American city, and consider factors that hinder or contribute to the evolution of early settlements into permanent communities, towns, and cities.
Discover how immigrant cigar makers in this section of Tampa, Florida, adapted to life in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century while maintaining their ethnic identity. (National Historic Landmark)
Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
STANDARD 1:
How Progressives and others addressed problems of industrial capitalism, urbanization, and political corruption.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the origin of the Progressives and the coalitions they formed to deal with issues at the local and state levels.
Analyze how this local landmark came to symbolize the commercial prosperity of a western town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Discover how an early 20th-century philanthropist reformed Delaware's education system for African-American children.
- Standard 1B-The student understands Progressivism at the national level.
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked. (National Park)
Consider how simple, functional cabins, like those built by the Finns in Idaho, became symbols in American politics and folklore.
Examine the circumstances under which Theodore Roosevelt first became President of the United States and how his policies and actions modernized the presidency. (National Park)
- Standard 1C-The student understands the limitations of Progressivism and the alternatives offered by various groups.
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
Discover how an early 20th-century philanthropist reformed Delaware's education system for African-American children.
STANDARD 2:
The changing role of the United States in world affairs through World War I.
- Standard 2A-The student understands how the American role in the world
changed in the early 20th century.
Examine how changing military technology and U.S. budget debates influenced
the development of Fort Hancock and the U.S. coastal defense system. (National
Park/National Historic Landmark)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and
chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National
Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine the circumstances under which Theodore Roosevelt first became President
of the United States and how his policies and actions modernized the presidency.
(National Park)
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Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2C-The student understands the impact at home and abroad of
the United States involvement in World War I.
Follow President Hoover from his boyhood days to his role as administrator
of the Belgian Relief Commission during World War I. (National Park/National
Historic Landmark)
Explore both how tungsten was mined and used at the turn of the 20th century
and also how archeologists piece the past together from artifacts and other
archeological evidence. (National Park)
Meet Bill Keys, a self-reliant 20th-century homesteader whose ingenuity allowed
him to thrive in the inhospitable California desert. (National Park)
Examine Wilson's struggle to achieve lasting world peace following World War
I. (National Historic Landmark)
STANDARD 3:
How the United States changed from the end of World War I to the eve of the Great Depression.
- Standard 3A-The student understands social tensions and their consequences in the postwar era.
Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
- Standard 3B-The student understands how a modern capitalist economy emerged in the 1920s.
Learn how transportation routes affected a local inn, how archeology revealed the inn's use over time, and how preservation efforts saved the historic site from suburban sprawl.
Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Explore the natural wonders of this once remote area in Utah and learn how it became a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century and finally a national park. (National Park/Includes Bryce Canyon Lodge, a National Historic
Landmark)
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Tour Edison's West Orange complex where his creative combination of research, production, and marketing revolutionized the business of invention. (National Park)
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Follow the highways of the 1920s and 1930s, exploring the whimsical, extravagant architecture that came with American auto culture.
Examine the historic places associated with two of America's most famous 20th century business people. (National Historic Landmarks)
- Standard 3B-The student understands how the modern capitalist economy emerged in the 1920s.
Examine the inextricable connections binding railroads, North Dakota wheat fields, and Minnesota flour mills during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (National Park/Includes Pillsbury A Mill, a National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 3C-The student understands how new cultural movements reflected and changed American society.
Meet Dr. Manassa T. Pope, an African-American doctor and entrepreneur in the early 20th century, and learn about his efforts to gain civil rights well before the modern Civil Rights Movement.
Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Explore the natural wonders of this once remote area in Utah and learn how it became a popular tourist destination in the early 20th century and finally a national park. (National Park/Includes Bryce Canyon Lodge, a National Historic
Landmark)
Compare the Spanish and Anglo influences on settlements along the Texas-Mexico border region of the Rio Grande. (National Park)
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Tour Edison's West Orange complex where his creative combination of research, production, and marketing revolutionized the business of invention. (National Park)
Discover how an early 20th-century philanthropist reformed Delaware's education system for African-American children.
Tour the world's longest cave, a geological wonder, and assess the ways it has been used and preserved as a historic resource. (National Park/UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Follow the highways of the 1920s and 1930s, exploring the whimsical, extravagant architecture that came with American auto culture.
Examine the historic places associated with two of America's most famous 20th century business people. (National Historic Landmarks)
- Standard 3D-The student understands politics and international affairs in the 1920s.
Visit the home of the only man to serve the country both as president and chief justice, and meet the rest of his public service-oriented family. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Follow President Hoover from his boyhood days to his role as administrator of the Belgian Relief Commission during World War I. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Examine Wilson's struggle to achieve lasting world peace following World War I. (National Historic Landmark)
Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
STANDARD 1:
The causes of the Great Depression and how it affected American society.
- Standard 1A-The student understands the causes of the crash of 1929 and the Great Depression.
Follow President Hoover from his boyhood days to his role as administrator of the Belgian Relief Commission during World War I. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1B-The student understands how American life changed during the 1930s.
Examine the history of this "city-within-a-city," a self-supporting African-American community that prospered from the late 19th century until the 1930s.
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
Follow the highways of the 1920s and 1930s, exploring the whimsical, extravagant architecture that came with American auto culture.
STANDARD 2:
How the New Deal addressed the Great Depression, transformed American federalism, and initiated the welfare state.
- Standard 2A-The student understands the New Deal and the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Inspect a recreational demonstration area (RDA) in western Maryland, created as part of a Great Depression government relief program. (National Park)
Meet Bill Keys, a self-reliant 20th-century homesteader whose ingenuity allowed him to thrive in the inhospitable California desert. (National Park)
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
Understand how Springwood was the keystone in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's public as well as private life by playing host to some very dramatic events in American history. (National Park)
- Standard 2B-The student understands the impact of the New Deal on workers and the labor movement.
Inspect a recreational demonstration area (RDA) in western Maryland, created as part of a Great Depression government relief program. (National Park)
Understand how Springwood was the keystone in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's public as well as private life by playing host to some very dramatic events in American history. (National Park)
- Standard 2C-The student understands opposition to the New Deal, the alternative programs of its detractors, and the legacy of the New Deal.
Inspect a recreational demonstration area (RDA) in western Maryland, created as part of a Great Depression government relief program. (National Park)
Understand how Springwood was the keystone in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's public as well as private life by playing host to some very dramatic events in American history. (National Park)
STANDARD 3:
The causes and course of World War II, the character of the war at home and abroad, and its reshaping of the U.S. role in world affairs.
- Standard 3A-The student understands the international background of World
War II.
Discover the important role these tiny Pacific islands played in World War
II.(National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the United States mobilized a massive construction effort to build a large merchant fleet to serve in war and peace. (The SS Red Oak Victory is part of a National Park. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS Lane Victory are National Historic Landmarks.)
Trace the course of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet
at Pearl Harbor, and consider the significance of the sunken USS Arizona as
a war memorial. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Understand how Springwood was the keystone in Franklin Delano Roosevelt's
public as well as private life by playing host to some very dramatic events
in American history. (National Park)
Learn what led the U.S. government to confine nearly 120,000 people of Japanese
ancestry to relocation centers in remote areas of the country during World
War II. (Manzanar is a National Park and National Historic Landmark. Rohwer
is a National Historic Landmark.)
- Standard 3B-The student understands World War II and how the Allies prevailed.
Examine military maps and photos to better understand why an isolated battle
on a remote island in Alaska alarmed the nation. (National Historic Landmark)
Discover the important role these tiny Pacific islands played in World War
II.(National Historic Landmark)
Learn about the vital role played by naval aviators delivering aircraft to combat-bound units in the Pacific during WWII, and the women workers on the home front who helped in one of U.S. history's greatest industrial feats. (National Park)
Learn why the life of the 33rd U.S. President serves as an example of civic
duty and explore the town that helped form his character. (National Park/Includes
Harry S Truman Historic District, a National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the United States mobilized a massive construction effort to build a large merchant fleet to serve in war and peace. (The SS Red Oak Victory is part of a National Park. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS Lane Victory are National Historic Landmarks.)
Trace the course of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet
at Pearl Harbor, and consider the significance of the sunken USS Arizona as
a war memorial. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
The United States
Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 3C-The student understands the effects of World War II at home.
Examine military maps and photos to better understand why an isolated battle
on a remote island in Alaska alarmed the nation. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine how Roosevelt's activities at home reflected her interest in humanitarianism,
as epitomized by her leadership in the creation of the UN's Declaration of
Human Rights. (National Park)
Learn about the vital role played by naval aviators delivering aircraft to combat-bound units in the Pacific during WWII, and the women workers on the home front who helped in one of U.S. history's greatest industrial feats. (National Park)
Learn how the United States mobilized a massive construction effort to build a large merchant fleet to serve in war and peace. (The SS Red Oak Victory is part of a National Park. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien and the SS Lane Victory are National Historic Landmarks.)
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
Trace the course of the Japanese surprise attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet
at Pearl Harbor, and consider the significance of the sunken USS Arizona as
a war memorial. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn what led the U.S. government to confine nearly 120,000 people of Japanese
ancestry to relocation centers in remote areas of the country during World
War II. (Manzanar is a National Park and National Historic Landmark. Rohwer
is a National Historic Landmark.)
The United States
Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
Era 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
STANDARD 1:
The economic boom and social transformation of postwar United States.
- Standard 1A- The student understands the extent and impact of economic
changes in the postwar period.
The United States
Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 1B-The student understands how the social changes of the postwar
period affected various Americans.
Examine how Roosevelt's activities at home reflected her interest in humanitarianism,
as epitomized by her leadership in the creation of the UN's Declaration of
Human Rights. (National Park)
- Standard 1C-The student understands how postwar science augmented the
nation's economic strength, transformed daily life, and influenced the world
economy.
Discover how NASA, private industry, and research institutions across the
country cooperated to develop and implement the complex technology that enabled
man to land on the moon. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine how the escalation of the Cold War led to the development and deployment of the Minuteman Missile system and investigate the role of missileers as America's "peacekeepers." (National Park)
The United States
Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
STANDARD 2:
How the Cold War and conflicts in Korea and Vietnam influenced domestic and international politics.
- Standard 2A-The student understands the international origins and domestic
consequences of the Cold War.
Discover how NASA, private industry, and research institutions across the
country cooperated to develop and implement the complex technology that enabled
man to land on the moon. (National Historic Landmark)
Examine how Roosevelt's activities at home reflected her interest in humanitarianism,
as epitomized by her leadership in the creation of the UN's Declaration of
Human Rights. (National Park)
Learn why the life of the 33rd U.S. President serves as an example of civic
duty and explore the town that helped form his character. (National Park/Includes
Harry S Truman Historic District, a National Historic Landmark)
Examine how the escalation of the Cold War led to the development and deployment of the Minuteman Missile system and investigate the role of missileers as America's "peacekeepers." (National Park)
Delve into a superpower meeting and discover how President Eisenhower's brand
of diplomacy at this Pennsylvania farm temporarily eased the tensions of the
Cold War. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
The United States
Air Force Academy: Founding a Proud Tradition (114)
Learn how the expansion of military air power in the first half of the 20th
century led to the establishment of the United States Air Force and the Air
Force Academy. (National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 2B-The student understands United States foreign policy in Africa,
Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America.
Examine how Roosevelt's activities at home reflected her interest in humanitarianism,
as epitomized by her leadership in the creation of the UN's Declaration of
Human Rights. (National Park)
STANDARD 3:
Domestic policies after World War II.
- Standard 3A-The student understands the political debates of the post-World War II era.
Examine how Roosevelt's activities at home reflected her interest in humanitarianism, as epitomized by her leadership in the creation of the UN's Declaration of Human Rights. (National Park)
Learn why the life of the 33rd U.S. President serves as an example of civic duty and explore the town that helped form his character. (National Park/Includes Harry S Truman Historic District, a National Historic Landmark)
Delve into a superpower meeting and discover how President Eisenhower's brand of diplomacy at this Pennsylvania farm temporarily eased the tensions of the Cold War. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
- Standard 3B-The student understands the "New Frontier" and the "Great Society."
Visit JFK's birthplace and consider the effects of culture and community in shaping character and personality. (National Park/National Historic Landmark)
Learn how the National Historic Preservation Act has affected your community in this lesson, prepared for the History Channel's Save Our History initiative.
STANDARD 4:
The struggle for racial and gender equality and for the extension of civil liberties.
- Standard 4A-The student understands the "Second Reconstruction" and its advancement of civil rights.
Learn about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. (Monroe Elementary School [now Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site] is a unit of the National Park Service/Robert Russa Moton High School, Sumner and Monroe Elementary Schools, Howard High School, and John Philip Sousa Middle School are National Historic Landmarks.)
Understand the magnitude of the struggle involved in securing equal educational opportunities for African Americans by examining the 1957 attempt to integrate Little Rock's schools, and by examining how Prudence Crandall challenged the prevailing attitude toward educating African Americans in New England prior to the Civil War. (Little Rock Central High School is a National Park and National Historic Landmark/Prudence Crandall Museum is a National Historic Landmark)
Trace the evolution of this Maryland site from a chapter of the Chautauqua movement, to an amusement park, to a national park. (National Park)
Analyze the influences that shaped the symbolic meaning of the bell, and evaluate the various claims as to how and when it was cracked. (National Park)
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the integration of public schools and meet the individuals who experienced segregation, fought to dismantle the institution, and integrated the public school system of New Kent County, Virginia. (National Historic Landmark)
Learn how people in Selma, Alabama, and national civil rights organizations worked together to end the unconstitutional denial of voting rights to African Americans in the South. (Brown Chapel AME Church and the First Confederate Capitol are National Historic Landmarks)
- Standard 4B-The student understands the women's movement for civil rights and equal opportunities.
Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she and the organization she founded promoted political and social change for African American women. (National Park)
Era 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
STANDARD 1:
Recent developments in foreign policy and domestic politics.
- Standard 1C-The student understands major foreign policy initiatives.
Examine how the escalation of the Cold War led to the development and deployment of the Minuteman Missile system and investigate the role of missileers as America's "peacekeepers." (National Park)
STANDARD 2:
Economic, social, and cultural developments in contemporary United States.
- Standard 2D-The student understands contemporary American culture.
Learn about the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional. (Monroe Elementary School [now Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site] is a unit of the National Park Service/Robert Russa Moton High School, Sumner and Monroe Elementary Schools, Howard High School, and John Philip Sousa Middle School are National Historic Landmarks.)
Learn about the U.S. Supreme Court case that forced the integration of public schools and meet the individuals who experienced segregation, fought to dismantle the institution, and integrated the public school system of New Kent County, Virginia. (National Historic Landmark)
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