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LATEST FREE CONTENT: interactive PowerPoint presentation on the Civil War
Click on the link below to download our latest free content – an interactive PowerPoint presentation on the Civil War to use with your high school history students. The presentation is accompanied by a user guide to show you how you can use the activities with your class.
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FREE RESOURCES ARCHIVE
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High School U.S. History: The Industrial Revolution lesson plan
Click on the links below to download a lesson plan, written by teacher Jennifer Stickland, with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation on the Industrial Revolution.
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Free history poster: the Vietnam War
Click on the link below to download a colorful poster that contains a timeline of major events of the Vietnam War. The poster contains engaging photographs and information, which give an overview of the Vietnam War, from its origins in World War II, to its final resolution in the 1970s.
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High School U.S. History: free resources for Presidents' Day
In time for Presidents’ Day next Monday, we’ve put up some more free resources on our website for you to teach your high school history students about the founding fathers, the Constitutional Convention and the Bill of Rights.
Click on the link below to download the free presentation, which contains a range of engaging interactive activities and primary source material to engage and inspire your high school students, and is accompanied by a user guide that shows you how you can use the activities with your class.
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High School U.S. History: free resources on Civil Rights for Black History month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of black Americans in U.S. history.
What better time to cover civil rights in the postwar United States with your high school students?
Click on the link below to download some free resources on civil rights. The free presentation contains engaging interactive activities that cover the ongoing effects of Reconstruction legislation and disenfranchisement, and Brown v. Board of Education. We’ve even included a user guide to show you how you can use the activities with your class.
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The Great Depression free resources
Click on the links below to download a free presentation and user guide on the Great Depression for your high school U.S. History students. The free presentation contains engaging click-and-reveal activities about the Great Depression's effect on people and the dust bowl, an exciting interactive book activity about Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, and primary source material to bring history to life.