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February 27, 2025February 27, 2025American Revolution, Assignment Ideas, Civil Rights, Cold War, Colonial America, Colonization & Settlement, Colonization to Civil War, Help for New Teacher, Post-World War II, Presidents, Progressive Era, Reconstruction, Rise of Industrial America, Roaring Twenties, Roaring Twenties and Depression, Vietnam War, Western Settlement, World War I, World War II

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I’ve been slaving away behind the scenes to finish something I’ve been working on for a while! The first is a massive […]

October 21, 2023October 21, 2023Assignment Ideas, National Expansion & Reform, Western Settlement

US Expansion Map and Quick Manifest Destiny Assignment

Use this free map and assignment idea to help your high school students understand manifest destiny and the Mexican-American War.

January 11, 2017May 24, 2023National Expansion & Reform, Primary Source, Western Settlement

Gold Rush Primary Source and Meme

Once again, history references show up in popular culture. Put the picture to the right on your board at the start of class […]

December 30, 2016June 5, 2023Civil War, Colonial America, Colonization & Settlement, Miscellaneous, National Expansion & Reform, Uncategorized, Western Settlement

Maps…They’re Not Just For Geography

Did you know that I could once name and locate all of the countries in Africa? How many people can say that? […]

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016National Expansion & Reform, Western Settlement

Free Great Plains Reflection Worksheet

I’ve got it. The same thing that took down Harriet Tubman and Stonewall Jackson….pneumonia. And let me tell you, it is NO […]