Readings, activities, and primary source documents for class.
Classroom materials organized by topic.
A leveled DBQ with primary sources — students argue whether Columbus's 1492 voyage should be celebrated.
Quarter 1: Founding a Nation → ReadingThomas Paine's pamphlet that turned colonists toward independence.
Quarter 2: Revolution → ActivityAnalyze real journal entries from the Corps of Discovery expedition.
Quarter 3: A New Government → DBQWork through real court cases to see the Bill of Rights in action.
Quarter 3: A New Government → ReadingDual-level reading on Indian Removal and resistance.
Quarter 4: Expansion & Division → DBQDocument-based questions on the case and its role in dividing the nation.
Quarter 4: Expansion & Division → Choose Your PathA choose-your-path story about removal, resistance, and resilience.
Quarter 4: Expansion & Division → External LinkThe National Archives' collection of the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.
Quarter 2–3 ↗