Thomas Jefferson Teaching Resources :: 937

Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Declaration of Independence

For Students 4th - 8th

The idea behind the Declaration of Independence and the process of writing it involved a great deal of thought and hand-wringing. Read about the three separate parts of the declaration, and the audiences for which the document was aimed.

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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Election of 1800

For Students 9th - 10th

This Khan Academy resource provides and overview of the issues surrounding the Election of 1800.

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The History Cat

The History Cat: Winning the American Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th

An unconventional, myth-busting history of the American Revolution from the Declaration of Independence to victory and the Treaty of Paris, 1783.

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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Dynamite Presidents

For Students Pre-K - 1st

Ready for an interactive game about the four presidents whose images are carved into Mount Rushmore? This site also shares short biographies of these four presidents.

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The Dirksen Congressional Center

Congress for Kids: Writing the Constitution

For Students 3rd - 5th

Read a short synopsis about the writing of the Constitution and then complete the crossword puzzle by clicking on the "show what you know" link.

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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Founding the United States

For Students 9th - 10th Standards

This is a collection of 15 Grade-Leveled texts (5-12) on the topic The Founding of America. Once the Revolutionary War was over, America's Founding Fathers had to develop a nation. Learn about the founding of American democracy, from the...

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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Penny for Your Thoughts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st

This is an outline for a week-long lesson usually taught in the month of February around President's Day. It is an interdisciplinary study combining coin identification with a literature-based study of the Presidents represented on the...

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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Who Will You Back? (The First American Political Parties)

For Teachers 9th - 10th

Students will produce an illustrated documentary on one of the first two American political parties.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Slavery at School

For Students 9th - 10th

This unit invites students to learn about the history of slavery at select schools in the United States and how these schools taught the "science" of racial inferiority. The goal is for students to work in collaborative groups to produce...

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Slavery at School

For Students 9th - 10th

This unit teaches students about the history of the Catholic Church and slavery in the United States. The goal is for students to gain critical knowledge of the Catholic Church and Catholics' contradictory roles during the age of...

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Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts, Grade 12: Undaunted Courage

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards

Students explore ideas prominent throughout westward expansion and American literature: myth versus reality. The texts present various perspectives of the West. Students consider the idealism and romance of the American spirit versus the...

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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Lewis and Clark Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th

This collection of images, letters, and maps provides information about the expedition leaders, the president that made the expedition possible, and the people they encountered along the way.

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iCivics

I Civics: Louisiana Purchase (1803)

For Teachers 9th - 10th

In this map-based lesson, students learn the historic importance of the Mississippi River, why the U.S. was determined to maintain access, and how the United States acquired the land that made up the Louisiana Purchase.

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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Non Intercourse Act

For Students 9th - 10th

The purpose of the 1809 Non-Intercourse Act was to permit U.S. trade with nations other than France and Great Britain and replaced the 1807 Embargo Act.

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PBS

Pbs: Photographic Record of "Pursuit of Happiness"

For Students 9th - 10th

Three contemporary photographers define the meaning of "pursuit of happiness" using a series of photographs.

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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Embargo Act

For Students 9th - 10th

Detailed facts and interesting information about the Embargo Act of 1807.

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Siteseen

Siteseen: Government and Constitution: 12th Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th

Description of the Twelfth Amendment that is about the election of the President and Vice President.

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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Presidential Election by States, 1801

For Students 9th - 10th

A map of the United States showing the results of the 1801 presidential election, and shows the 16 states, territories, disputed areas, and Spanish Florida. At the time, the Vice Presidency was determined by the Electoral College, with...

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Monticello Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th

Provides excellent 3-D views of Thomas Jefferson's home Monticello. Explore the plantation, take a tour of the main house, and discover what Jefferson's life was like living there.

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Curated OER

Smithsonian Education: Spotlight Biography Inventors

For Students 9th - 10th

This site provides information on American inventors Benjamin Franklin, Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Thomas Jefferson, Isaac Singer, Wilbur Wright, Thomas Alva Edison, Elias Howe, and Alexander Graham Bell. It offers pictures from and...

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