Curated OER
Rice Problem
In this measurement conversion activity, middle schoolers solve and complete 35 different problems. First, they read the passage and determine if they could have passed the examination described. Then, students find how much processed...
University of Missouri
Famous Trials: Charles Guiteau Trial
From Douglas O. Linder's extensive website covering famous trials primarily in U.S. History, this famous trial is the Garfield Assassination Trial of Charles Guiteau. Find the chronology of events, a diagram of the train station where...
Northern Illinois University
Teaching Future Historians: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act
Find the text of the Pendleton Act that was adopted to regulate and improve civil service in the United States government. This law as passed as a result of the assassination of James Garfield by a disgruntled man who felt he deserved...
Northern Illinois University
Teaching Future Historians: Civil Service Reform: Senate Debates
Here is a terrific lesson plan that involves all students in examining the reasons Senators had for and against civil service reform following the assassination President Garfield. All the source materials are available for the lesson...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Theodore Roosevelt: The Making of a Progressive Reformer
[Free Registration/Login Required] This essay on Theodore Roosevelt explains how he evolved into a leader who put forth and supported progressive ideas as president and later in life. Read about his political experience as a reformer...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: William Mc Kinley: Domestic Affairs
This section of the excellent site on American presidents discusses the various domestic policies of William McKinley. Read about his policies on the gold standard, tariffs, civil service reform, and his lack of addressing race relations...
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Pendleton Act
A brief accounting of why the Pendleton Act was passed, and what were the duties of the Civil Service Commission.