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eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: The Destruction of the Tea and the Coercive Acts

For Students 11th - 12th
From a chapter on "Imperial Reforms and Colonial Protests," this section describes the socio-political environment in the colonies in the early 1770s, explains the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773, and takes a look at the Coercive Acts.
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Article
Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching the Journal of American History: Flaunting the Freak Flag

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This very complete lesson plan uses an article from the Journal of American History to teach about the student movement of the the 1960s and 1970s. Everything necessary for the lesson is provided including the exercises for teaching the...
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Handout
Other

Congressional Research Service: Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
In this Congressional Research Service Report, Casey L. Addis examines Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections in their entirety, beginning with a summary of the candidates and their campaigns and concluding with a description of the violence...
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Lesson Plan
Other

Teaching the Jah: Earth Day and the Environmental Movement

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As part of a larger lesson plan on the the environment and the environmental movement, this lesson focuses on the movement as part of a larger emphasis on social movements in the 1960s. Find information about the history of Earth Day,...
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Handout
Other

An Introduction to Early Modern European History

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent introduction to and overview of the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. This article touches on all aspects of the period.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Treasures of the World: Guernica Testimony of War

For Students 9th - 10th
A wonderful site describing Pablo Picasso's "Guernica," a mural he created for the 1937 World's Fair. The resource examines the civil war raging in Picasso's homeland of Spain and the frustration he felt toward the violence taking place...
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Unit Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Conflict in Syria

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent resource for students learning about the conflict in Syria and trying to understand the international response to the problem. Students work in small groups and independently to research and formulate answers to the given...
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Handout
Cornell University

Cornell University: Law School: Texas v. Johnson

For Students 9th - 10th
During the 1984 Republican National Convention, respondent Johnson participated in a political demonstration to protest the policies of the Reagan administration and some Dallas-based corporations. After a march through the city streets,...
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: John Dickinson (1732 1808)

For Students 9th - 10th
Dickinson has correctly been called the "Penman of the Revolution" by later historians. But his activities extended fortwo decades into the life of the new republic, years in which Dickinson's contributions were many. Dickinson's career...
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Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Muralists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's chronological list of muralists from the 19th and 20th centuries. There are links to the artists' biographies and works.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Student Activism

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the student activism of the Students for a Democratic Society and the philosophy behind this organization.
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Website
Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Liberation Movements of the 1970s

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the emergence of the American Indian Movement, the gay rights movement, and second-wave feminism.
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Handout
Ireland Information

History 18th Century (Ireland)

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of Ireland during the 18th century (1700's).
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc: Burgh Life in Mary's Time

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interactive game leads students through the Royal Burgh of Stirling, Scotland. The students search the burgh for four lost items in an effort to gain entrance to a banquet given by Mary Queen of Scots. There is a non-flash version...
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Website
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Civil Rights Movement 1960 1980

For Students 9th - 10th
Section overview of the major accomplishments and changes in strategy developing during the Civil Rights Movement between 1960 to 1980.
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Primary
University of Michigan

Automobile in American Life and Society: Unsafe at Any Speed

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is a brief excerpt from Ralph Nader's1965 book, Unsafe at Any Speed, decrying the auto industry's seeming unconcern with the design problems of the automobile and calling for holding the industry accountable.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Pete Seeger Lesson Plans: Abiyoyo

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Use this resource to learn more about Pete Seeger who sings about struggle and courage. This site provides links to lesson plans, resources and more.
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Website
University of Virginia

Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Thomas Woodrow Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
AmericanPresident.org explores Thomas Woodrow Wilson "one of our nation's most influential and visionary presidents." Don't miss out on this comprehensive site.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Others Demand Equality

For Students 5th - 8th
Many other groups learned how to push for their civil rights from African Americans' civil rights movement. Read about the Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and gays as they worked to achieve equal treatment under the law.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Etc: Europe at the Time of the Reformation, 1517 1648

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Europe at the time of The Protestant Reformation movement from Martin Luther in 1517 to the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Shows major cities of the time, major river ways, topography, political boundaries. This map illustrates the...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: John Knox

For Students 9th - 10th
John Knox (c. 1510 - 24 November 1572) was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination. He was educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Sir Thomas More

For Students 9th - 10th
Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 - 6 July 1535), from 1935 Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, author, and statesman who in his lifetime gained a reputation as a leading humanist scholar, and occupied many public offices, including...

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