WORKSHEETS
Discuss the importance of democracy and the history of British Parliament, and then give pupils this printable worksheet…
BOOK GUIDES
Begin a chapter-by-chapter study of Why We Can't Wait by Martin Luther King, Jr. with this printable teacher's guide.…
Study the life and work of civil rights leader W.E.B. Dubois with your students. Use the questions in this guide for Up…
Examine the life and work of Thurgood Marshall—a lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice—with your students. Use the…
While reading the biography Up Close: Ronald Reagan by James B. Sutherland, use the questions in this discussion guide…
Enhance students' understanding of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the reading activities and questions in this…
REFERENCE
Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. made history in June 2008, when he became…
The amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
An article outlining the case of Sacco and Vanzetti.
An article outlining the Tea Pot Dome scandal.
A timeline of the major events of the 1920's.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the president of Liberia in January, 2006. The first woman ever elected head of an African…
An article explaining vocabulary used in U.S. courtrooms.
An article outlining various types of laws.
An article listing a few funny laws that have passed in the U.S.
Did you know that there are more than 1,000 languages spoken in Africa? To learn more, view this article.
A chart listing the fifty most widely spoken languages in the world.
MAPS
Do you know what language is spoken in Belize? Look at this chart to find the answer to that question and what languages…
Table organized by date containing Hispanics in House of Representatives and Senate.
Here is a great list of terms to help your class understand the importance of taxes.
The full text of Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" on the involvement of the government in the lives of citizens.
Learn about Civil Rights leader James Meredith, who in 1961 was denied admission to the University of Mississippi…
A brief article about Ralph Johnson Bunche, the first African American to win a Nobel Prize.
Read about Julia Ward Howe -- an American suffrage leader.
