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High School United States History Resources

350 minutes

11 Items

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

Curriculum

93 Lessons

Handbook of Annotated Primary Sources

Lesson

22 Activities

Civil Disobedience across Time

Lesson

90 Min

BRIdge from the Past: Art Across U.S. History Video Playlist

Page

A Primary Source Close Reads Video Playlist

Page

Slavery and the Founding

Curriculum

6 Lessons

Lesson 1: The Declaration of Independence and the Promise of Liberty and Equality for All: Founding Principles and the Problem of Slavery

Lesson

10 Activities

90 Min

The Plainest Demands of Justice: Documents for Dialogue on the African American Experience

Curriculum

7 Lessons

Lesson 5: Continuing the Heroic Struggle for Equality – The Civil Rights Movement

Lesson

23 Activities

90 Min

Votes for Women

Curriculum

8 Lessons

A Movement Arises (1800-1860)

Lesson

5 Activities

80 Min