High schoolers examine the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Summit. In groups, they use the internet to research world leaders and discuss the peace process. To end the lesson, they present their findings along with issues that committees...

A complete activity! The class reads the provided text, then answers the 7 critical-thinking questions. Topics covered are interpreting informational text, reading comprehension, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and US Policy. 

Students use a topographical map to plan a route from Doknner Summit to Truckee, then compare it to the route selected by Theodore Judah.

Young scholars research Herbert Hoover's life and how he became known as a "Great Humanitarian." Students use images and historic places in their research.

In this English worksheet, learners read "Saudi Arabia's King Fahd Passes Away," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.

This resource from the State of Georgia provides information on the Corporations of Georgia, elections, archives, as well as a guided online tour of the Georgia Capitol.

Examines the development of American foreign policy in the latter part of the 1800s, and what Frederick Jackson Turner and Alfred Thayer Mahan did to further American imperialistic interests.

A canal between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans had been the dream of several countires for years. Read about how the United States supported Panama's breakaway from Colombia in order to gain access to the isthmus of Panama, the final...

This site contains a detailed biography of John Quincy Adams. From the right-hand toolbar, select information about his life before and after his presidency, his campaigns and elections, and his domestic and foreign affairs. Also, you...

This site is a biography of Colin Powell. It includes a transcript of an interview with General Colin Powell.

Learn about the life and career of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), the son of a president, who also served in that office as the 6th President of the United States (1825-1829).

Edward Livingston (26 May 1764-23 May 1836) was a prominent American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. He...

A home of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve in the United States Cabinet.

Edwin McMasters Stanton (December 19, 1814 - December 24, 1869) was an American lawyer, politician, United States Attorney General in 1860-61 and Secretary of War through most of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era.

General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the Civil...

John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last...

Chase was Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln and became Chief Justice of the United States.

Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as Chief Justice of the United...