Hope for America
Do you want to use humor to your advantage in the classroom? Hope for America examines comedy and satire in American popular culture and its influence on political history.
Propaganda and World War II
Help students understand wartime propaganda with this excellent lesson plan.
Old Political Cartoons
Poking fun and puncturing pomposity—how can you interpret political cartoons?
Trade Routes and Emerging Colonial Economies
The direct and indirect impacts of various trade routes during the 16th through 19th centuries.
Stamping Out Free Speech?
The Stamp Act of 1765 had colonists crying foul. Answer these questions about this most hated act.
The Era of Reform
Was the antebellum period the height of reform movements in U.S. history?