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History is made by those who are unafraid to push the envelope and redefine the society in which they live. Encourage your students to examine the men and women who worked to make America what it is today with this creative activity. FIND OUT MORE »
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Three Perspectives on Native American Removal and Westward Expansion 
Check out this lesson on arguments surrounding the 1830 forced removal of [...] »
Civil Rights and Incarceration 
What were the consequences of and motivations for Japanese American removal [...] »
English Language Learners
Instructional strategies and resources for ELL
Why Did It Happen? Making Claims about Cause and Effect 
A shift in writing is required, often using new language tools, when making [...] »
Bracero History Archive 
Explore resources on the Bracero guest worker program from the mid-20th [...] »
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Webquest, Inquiry, and Lincoln’s Views on Technology 
Searching for new, exciting ways to engage your students in the classroom? [...] »
Four Reads: Learning to Read Primary Documents 
Teach your students to read like a historian with this guided four-step [...] »
What Is an "Inquiry Lesson"? 
Hypothesize, test, and acknowledge how sources form different "pictures of [...] »
Using Old Maps as Tools to Explore Our World 
Maps show far more than how to go from point A to point B! Discover how to [...] »
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Picking Civics Textbooks 
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Textbooks may be fantastic, but curriculum is even better.
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