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American History Teacher Resources

Study the people, politics, and events that comprise America's rich history – from colonial times to the twenty-first century – using the teaching resources below. You will find American Revolution printables, Civil War lesson plans, presidential quizzes, suffrage references, and much more! Native-American crafts, patriotic songs, reading passages, and stock market activities make it easy to incorporate U.S. history across your curriculum.
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Favorite Columbus Day Activities Slideshow
Leaders in Women's Suffrage Movement
"Columbus Day Printable Book (Grades 2-5)": Sneak Preview Slideshow
"Columbus Day Printable Book (Grades 6-8)": Sneak Preview Slideshow
Virtual Field Trip of Underground Railroad in New Bedford, MA
Favorite July 4th Activities Slideshow
Favorite Flag Day Activities Slideshow
Printables for Grades K-2
The Story of Columbus Day
Columbus's Magic Sail
Columbus Day
Columbus Wasn't First
Get Ready to Sail
Columbus's Discovery Maze
Explorers' Ship
More Popular American History Printables
Printables for Grades 3 & 4
Columbus Word Search
Columbus Day - Four Voyages
A Teacher's Guide for Vote!
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Columbus Day Coloring Page
Columbus Word Fill-In
The Discovery of America
More Popular American History Printables
Printables for Grades 5-8
Columbus Day Printable Book (2-5)
Columbus Day Activities
Columbus's First Voyage to the New World
Columbus Discovers a New World
Set Design
Columbus Day Printable Book (6-8)
Where Was Columbus?
More Popular American History Printables
Printables for Grades 9-12
Music Truths: I Cannot Tell a Lie
The Earliest Americans and Eastern Woodlands Indians Answer Key
Black History Printable Book (6-12)
Pilgrims Meet the New World
Has the Past Been Just? Handouts
September 11, 2001: Attack on New York City Teacher's Guide
September 11 Remembrance Ribbon
More Popular American History Printables
Lesson Plans
Mock Election Ideas for the Classroom
Chart Columbus's Voyages
Pilgrim Unit (7 lessons)
The Declaration of Independence and Your Own Rights
Billie Holiday's Song "Strange Fruit"
U.S. President: Facts
Classroom Lincoln-Douglas Debate
More Popular American History Lesson Plans
Quizzes
Early America Quiz
Constitution and the Bill of Rights Quiz
Native Americans Quiz
Anasazi and Plains Indians Quiz
American Colonies Quiz
Abraham Lincoln's Life Quiz (Advanced Level)
Asian-American History Quiz
More American History Quizzes
Bulletin Board Ideas
Who's in the News Bulletin Board
American Flag Bulletin Board
Who's in the News Bulletin Board -- Teacher Preview
Educational Technology Resources
A Day in the Life of Colonial America
Oregon Trail
The Era of Thomas Jefferson
Life on the Prairie
The Dust Bowl Worksheet
Life on the Prairie Worksheet
Colonial America Kaleidoscope
More Educational Technology for American History
Puzzles & Games
Columbus Day Maze
Explorers Word Search
17th-Century Pastimes and Sports
Citizenship Word Search
Thanksgiving Word Hunt
The Original Thirteen States I
The Shot Heard 'Round the World
More American History Puzzles & Games
References
Christopher Columbus Facts
Columbus's Voyages
Just Where Was Columbus?
The History of Columbus Day
Myths About Explorers
Closest Presidential Races
Amendments to the Constitution: Voting
More Popular American History References
Art & American History Connected
Cork Ship Mobile
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Native American Indian Crafts
Paper Weaving Instruction Sheet
Paper Weavings
Thanksgiving Placemats
Multicultural Statue of Liberty
More American History Art Activities
Music, Drama, & American History Connected
The Story of the "Star-Spangled Banner"
Follow the Drinking Gourd Song
The Roots of Rock 'n' Roll
Patriotic Songs
Patriotic Poems and Songs
The Star-Spangled Banner I
"Yankee Doodle" Measure Mix-Up
More Music & Drama Activities for American History
Mathematics & American History Connected
Designing a Quilt Pattern
Understanding the Stock Market
Constitutionally Correct
Patriotic Holidays
Quotations by Famous Presidents
Bank Information
Presidents' Day Problems
More American History Activities for Math Class
Science & American History Connected
Learn About Johnny Appleseed
The Dust Bowl
Dr. Mae Jemison
Make a Dried Bouquet
The Great Flu Epidemic of 1918
Space Shuttles
Disaster in the Air
More American History Activities for Science Class
Literature Resources for U.S. History
Pedro's Journal
Vote! Discussion Guide
Of Plymouth Plantation
My Brother Sam Is Dead
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Who Writes History?
Readers Theater Script: The Witch of Blackbird Pond
More Popular Literature Resources for U.S. History
U.S. History Activities for Language Arts
All About Early Explorers
My Explorer Report About...
All About the Boston Tea Party
A Pilgrim Conversation
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test A
Homesick: My Own Story
My Brother Sam Is Dead Projects
More Popular U.S. History Activities for Language Arts
Black History Month Resources
Indentured Servants' Experiences 1600-1700
American History Activities
Rosa Parks -- Coloring Page
Indentured Servants
The Underground Railroad
Martin Luther King Jr Coloring Page
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
More Black History Month – Teacher Resources
Native-American History Resources
The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)
A Thanksgiving Poem
Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7)
The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)
Thanksgiving Fact Sheet
Indian Pudding
Native American Life
More Native Americans - Teacher Resources
U.S. Women's History Resources
Women and the Vote
Susan B. Anthony
Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie
Sarah Boone Coloring Page
Women's Right to Vote Little Book
Women and the Vote Worksheet
Alice Stone Blackwell
More Women's History – Teacher Resources
Colonial Times in America
Pilgrim Fact Cards
Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7)
Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7)
Thanksgiving Menu: Then & Now
Articles of Confederation
A Day in the Life of Colonial America Worksheet
American Revolution Books by Jean Fritz
More Colonial Times Teacher Resources
American Revolution Resources
"Birth of America Printable Book (4-8)": Sneak Preview Slideshow
Declaration of Independence
Colonial Times – Everyday Things
My Brother Sam Is Dead Mapping Activity
The King's M & M's
Learn About Paul Revere
The American Revolution
More Popular American Revolution Resources
Constitutional History
Is It Constitutional?
Is It Constitutional? Worksheet
Iroquois Confederacy: Seed for the U.S. Constitution
Colonial Times -- Heritage Handwriting
The Constitutional Convention and Preamble
Compromise
Consensus
More U.S. Constitution Resources for Teachers
U.S. Civil War Resources
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Procedure
The Underground Railroad Worksheet
Chronology of Conscription in the U.S. -- Colonial Era to 1999
Across Five Aprils Discussion Guide
Lincoln-Douglas Style Debate Assessment
Readers Theater Script: The Drinking Gourd
The Red Badge of Courage
More Popular U.S. Civil War Resources
Twentieth-Century American History
1920's Written and Oral Report Ideas
Hiroshima
1920's Timeline
The Struggle Against Segregation
Overview of the 1920s
Toys of the Fifties
Fastest Woman in the World: Wilma Rudolph
More Twentieth Century—Teacher Resources
American History Biographies
Martin Luther King Jr: Civil Rights Leader
George Washington Carver Little Book
Postage Stamps for Heroes
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Life
Influencing Others in Our World
Carrie Chapman Catt
Benjamin Franklin Little Book
More Biographies – Teacher Resources
U.S. Speeches & Addresses
The Pledge of Allegiance
Women Abolitionists -- Poem and Speech
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
"Ain't I a Woman"
Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
John Fitzgerald Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address
More U.S. Speeches & Addresses
U.S. Monuments & Landmarks
The Statue of Liberty's History
Current Archaeology -- Student Assignment Sheet
Statue of Liberty Activities
National Cemeteries
The Golden Gate Bridge
Monumental Bingo
54th Regiment Memorial
More U.S. Monuments & Landmarks
Historic U.S. Buildings & Sites
Ellis Island
Ellis Island Worksheet
Harriet Tubman Memorial
Angel Island Five W's Worksheet
Site of the Boston Massacre
New York's First Skyscraper
Old South Meeting House
More Historic U.S. Buildings & Sites
Government Resources for U.S. History
Know the Presidents
The Bill of Rights and Constitutional Amendments
The Bill of Rights
Origin of U.S. State Names
American Indians Today
Muckraker's Cake
Hispanics in Congress
More Popular Government Resources for U.S. History
History Resources for U.S. Elections
A Patriotic Book
History of Presidential Inaugurations
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Sojourner Truth
Lucy Stone
Mary Church Terrell
Paulina Wright Davis
More Popular History Resources for Elections
U.S. History Activities for Presidents' Day
Presidential Trivia Crossword Puzzles: Printable Book (4-8)
Star Design
Presidents' Day Printable Book(4-8)
The Life of Abraham Lincoln -- Reading Comprehension
Egg Carton Uncle Sam
Presidents' Day Worksheets
Patriotic Resist
More Popular Presidents' Day Activities for U.S. History
U.S. History Activities for Memorial Day
Patriotic Book
Patriotic Hat
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test C
My Brother Sam Is Dead Test B
Three Famous Americans in the Civil War
My Brother Sam Is Dead Answer Key
Slaughterhouse-Five Questions
More U.S. History Activities for Memorial Day
Independence Day History Resources
The Declaration of Independence Little Book
Setting the Stage for the American Revolution
Thirteen Original Colonies -- Secret Code
History of the American Flag
Reading Warm-Up 40 for Gr. 1 & 2: American History
Patriotic Shield
Betsy Ross Flag Company
More Popular Independence Day History Resources
U.S. History Resources for Veterans Day
Vietnam War Student Project
Slaughterhouse-Five Synopsis
The Selective Service System
American Patriotic Pencil Wrap
More Popular Veterans Day Resources for History
Physical Education & American History Connected
More Popular History Resources for Physical Education
Additional American History Resources
Asian-Pacific-American History – Teacher Resources
Explorers – Teacher Resources
Popular Creative Writing Activities for History
Popular Geography Resources for History Class
Popular Historical Fiction Resources
Popular States Resources for History Class
U.S. Presidency Resources
U.S. Presidents' Biographies
Virtual Field Trip: Black History in Boston
World War I Teacher Resources
World War II Teacher Resources

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