I just wrapped up two webinars with teachers participating in a Teaching American History (TAH) Grant workshop focusing on strategies for using documents to let your students be the historian in yo…
This US or World History activity on the Boxer Rebellion includes primary sources, videos, & a reading activity all in one! This is a fantastic resource for covering Imperialism and gives an…
The immediate trigger that led to the start of the Great War (or First World War as it was subsequently known) was, relatively, innocuous enough - another assassination in the volatile Balkans. However what followed quickly resolved itself into a direct causal sequence of mobilisations & declarations of war by all the major European countries in turn - like a line of toppling dominoes.
Get the facts on the earliest forms of money and the origins of the U.S dollar, discover which country created the first paper money, and find out how the Inca created a great empire—without using money at all. Find out more at History.com.
A nonfiction passage and some essay questions help students understand the effects of the Civil War in this American history worksheet.
I’m going through ideas I have for this blog. I have a lot planned so far. But I have one thing missing from that schedule. I don’t have anything education related! I’m not kiddin…
Via @ashleyhhurley: Great chart to help students think like a historian. #edchat #sschat #ClassroomQuestioning
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Dit zijn de 32 beroemdste bouwwerken ter wereld + hoe lang het duurde om ze te bouwen! De meest iconische wereldse gebouwen op een rijtje.
Remember to keep our deployed troops and their loved ones in your thoughts and prayers as you enjoy your three-day holiday weekend! Can you name all the presidents from Washington to Obama? Here…
How did the cult of domesticity oppress and empower women in the nineteenth century?
So many people like to argue that society can't possibly change to accommodate all the needs of its oppressed and marginalized people (though we're constantly backflipping to protect and validate privilege). But that argument is never based on facts, research, or precedent. Instead, it uses people's fear of change and loss to deny oppressed people their rights.
This new comic strip highlights the main causes of the First World War. This timely comic strip uses the MAIN acronym to help remember the causes of the First World War. MAIN stands for – Mil…
I love review games in my US History class! Who doesn't enjoy their students reviewing content? Here's how you can play Jenga in your history classroom.
The second Monday in October marks Columbus Day in the US, named for the Italian explorer who 'discovered' the Americas when he was expecting to land in Asia.
This DBQ Hotsheet is a great resource for students as they learn how to write a DBQ essay for AP World History. This reflects the updated AP World History Modern curriculum. The DBQ Hotsheet helps students break down the prompt and organize their essay. It provides a couple thesis stems and templates that can be altered based upon the prompt of an essay. It also gives an overview of the various components of the essay including big "C" contextualization, using evidence from sources, and document analysis. Furthermore it gives some examples of each of these skills. The DBQ Hotsheet also includes an updated 2023 rubric. Great for a resource sheet for students to use when first learning how to write a DBQ essay. This resource can be purchased in a BUNDLE at a discounted rate here: AP World History Hotsheet Bundle
La Guerra Civil Norteamericana (Civil War) es el mayor conflicto de la historia de Los Estados Unidos de América. Hay que juntar las bajas que los norteamericanos tuvieron en la Primera y Segunda Guerra Mundial, en Vietnam, en Corea, Irak y Afganistán para acercarse a las bajas de la Civil War.
Immigration and Ethnicity: Documents in United States History By Catherine A. Paul January 18, 2018 Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882 The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed into law on May 6,…
