Quick Links for High School Teachers

Introduce students to the idea that history shows interpretation, perspective,[...] »

Lessons in which students compare secondary sources are a challenge for me to set up. This entry about comparing textbook accounts helped a lot!

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9-12 Resources

A struggle over naming a struggle—when and where did the Boston Massacre[...] »

What was it like to be a slave in 19th-century America? Accounts contrast.[...] »

Beginning in Europe, the Panic of 1873 quickly spread to the United States[...] »

Black History Month is as important now as when Carter Woodson first thought[...] »

Engage your students in preserving local history! Use this teacher's[...] »

Check out these sites for primary sources grouped into sets by topic, grade-[...] »