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For Kids and Teachers

Creating a New Nation

• New World Explorers
• Native Americans in Olden Times
• The 13 Colonies
• Road to Revolution
• The American Revolution

Creating a New Government

• Declaration of Independence
• 1st and 2nd Continential Congress
• Articles of Confederation
• The Constitution
• 3 Branches - Executive, Legislative, Judicial
• Checks and Balances
• Bill of Rights
• Constitutional Amendments

Western Expansion

• Jefferson and theNew Republic
• Louisiana Purchase
• Lewis & Clark
• War of 1812
• Monroe Doctrine
• Manifest Destiny
• The Oregon Trail
• Wagon Trains
• Pioneer Life & Frontier Life
• Trail of Tears
• The Alamo 1836, Texas Revolution
• Mexican - American War 1846-1848
• Gold Rush

Brink of the Storm and the Civil War

• Events Leading up to the American Civil War
• The Industrial Revolution
• American Civil War - 1861-1865
• People of the Civil War - Lincoln, Davis, Grant, Lee, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Dred Scott and more
• 13th Amendment ending slavery forever
• Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers & Scalawags
• 14th & 15th Amendments

Growth in the West

The Nation Grows

World War I, The Great War

The Roaring 20s

The Great Depression

World War II

Slavery in America

Segregation for Kids - Civil Rights

US Holidays

GAMES! American History Games

QUIZZES - Interactive, with Answers for Student Review

For Teachers

Free for Classroom Use - American History Powerpoints and Presentations

American History Lesson Plans, Units, Activities, Projects for Teachers

Full American History Index for Kids and Teachers