American History Projects and Classroom Activities
Inquiry Based Projects (from Winston-Salem schools)
American History 1
Unit 1: Should we celebrate Columbus Day?
Unit 2: What makes a good president?
Unit 2: Was the American Revolution justified?
Unit 4: Did the Industrial Revolution really improve the lives of the American people?
Unit 5: Did America achieve the "American Dream" through Manifest Destiny?
Unit 6: Was compromise a good strategy to use to prevent the Civil War?
Unit 6: Did Recontruction after the Civil War fail in its goals?
American History 2
Unit 5: Who had the best plan for African Americans to achieve greater freedom and equality?
Unit 6: How should our country determine what threats to fear?
Unit 8: How does your life compare to your parents and grandparents? (could be used in Unit 4 or 6)
Unit 8: What was the best decade for the average woman in the 20th Century? (could be used in Unit 4 or 7)
Explore American History
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
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
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