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9-12 Resources
Pre-1865
Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record 
Showcases more than 1,230 images depicting the enslavement of Africans, the[...] »
Abraham Lincoln and the Jews 
Students learn about the sixteenth president's relationship with Jewish[...] »
Post-1865
Teaching African American History: Do We Still Need a Black History Month? 
Black History Month is as important now as when Carter Woodson first thought[...] »
Rethinking "Westward Expansion": A Guide for Preservice Teachers 
Help students reconsider the how the expansion of the United States from[...] »
Classroom Tools
Historical Thinking & Literacy
The Research Paper: Developing Historical Questions
Research papers are not an archaic form of assessment. Learn how to help[...] »
Using Technology
Using Facebook to Engage with Historical Figures
Students interact with history by creating Facebook fan pages for historical[...] »