National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Indian Relations, American Beginnings: 1492 1690
One modern historical assessment and several original accounts of the mistrust, negotiations, alliances, trading, and disease transmission between European colonizers and native peoples in North America.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Trading and Tracking Stock Portfolios Online
Student teams will trade stocks and track the progress of their Alabama Stock Market Simulation portfolio by using spreadsheet software and the Internet. They will relate the information to a previous social studies unit on economics and...
Council of Foreign Relations
North America's Second Decade (Nafta)
A ten year evaluation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. in Foreign Affairs, a scholarly academic journal, is presented. Discusses the potential for further integration between trading...
US Department of State
U.s. Dept. Of State: u.s. Relations With Lebanon
Provides information about the relationship between the United States and Lebanon. Additional information about the country is available through the links at the bottom of the page.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Foreign Exchange Market
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to the market for foreign exchange (FOREX). This resource is designed as a review for the AP Macroeconomics Test or a college-level macroeconomics course.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Using a Person's Budget to Understand the Balance of Payments
Just like a personal budget, the balance of payments uses the sources of funds and uses of funds to track the movement of money. In this article, we use a young wizard's budget to make the balance of payments more relatable. This...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Effect of Changes in Policies/economic Conditions on Foreign Exch
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to how changes in economic policies or conditions can affect the foreign exchange market. This resource is designed as a review for the AP...
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: The Poet's Trade
Poets.org presents the text to Amy Lowell's essay, "The Poet's Trade." The essay is two paragraphs in length and links to related essays are also provided.
PBS
Now With Bill Moyers: u.s. Trade Embargo on Cuba (Lesson Plan)
A lesson that can be used to investigate the historical background and the perspectives for and against the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba. Directs young scholars to develop a position on the embargo and to articulate viewpoints in a public...
Penn Museum
Penn Museum: Ancient Greek World Greek Pottery
This resource presents a description of the pottery trade of ancient Greece and the areas they traded. It includes links to further information on related subjects.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Coming and Going: Imports and Exports Throughout the World
A lesson plan and example of imports and exports, along with related classroom activities.
Country Studies US
Country Studies: United States and Asia
This site explains how, as the race for empire gained momentum, the U.S. sought trade relations with China by the late 1800s. Late to the game, the Open Door Policy secured equal trading opportunities for all countries involved. The...
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Matthew Perry's Mission to Japan
Comprehensive discussion of Commodore Matthew Perry's mission to Japan that opened diplomatic and trade relations between the United States and Japan.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Cuba and the United States
Site is an Online NewsHour report on the relations between Cuba and the U.S. Trade, trade embargo, life in Cuba, Cuban Missile Crisis, and many more topics are discussed.
Council of Foreign Relations
Terrorism Questions and Answers: What Is Terrorism?
Part of an extensive website from the Council on Foreign Relations devoted to understanding all aspects of terrorism and its implications for the United States, this section deals with defining and understanding the different types of...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Early/middle Formative Kanocha Phase at Blackman Eddy
Archaeological investigation at Blackman Eddy in Belize demonstrates architecture related to Olmec style resulting in implications of long distance trade networks. Site can be viewed in English and in Spanish.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: China and Rome
A learning module on relations between ancient China and Rome prior to the opening of the Silk Road trade route. It includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative...
British Library
British Library: Bronte's Wuthering Heights: Who Is Heathcliff?
This activity involves an exploration of the notoriously multifaceted character of Heathcliff, drawing on a range of sources that include the visual, literary, and historical. Students will reflect on Emily Bronte's depiction of...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Hunting Bin Laden
Site provides information on Bin Laden -- his life story and his terrorist organization. Site also relates the trail of warnings that led to 911. Student can play a video of an early interview with Bin Laden.
NASA
Nasa: El Nino
A concise explanation of El Nino. Discusses global wind patterns and ocean temperatures. Offers interactive weather-related learning activities.
C-SPAN
C Span Classroom: Teaching About Unemployment
Learning module and lesson plan on the federal government options and unemployment. Through video and related articles, students examine diverse views on ways to address unemployment in the U.S. before participating in a classroom...
University of California
Ucla: Manas: British India
An overview of the British presence in India, 1600-1947, from university professor Vinay Lal. Includes links to related topics, such as the British East India Company, and to biographical details of many key figures from this period in...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Real Interest Rates and International Capital Flows
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to how relative differences in real interest rates change the flow of assets between countries. This resource is designed as a review for the AP...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Lesson Summary: The Balance of Payments
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and calculations related to the balance of payments. Topics include the current account (CA) and the capital and financial account (CFA, sometimes called simply the...