American History

This lesson would be used as an introduction to John Brown and his role in Kansas History. The 7th grade state standards are listed below but John Brown is a pivotal character in Kansas. The state of Kansas wants us to explicitly teach about John Brown and the events leading up to him and what happened due to his actions in Kansas.

To show the difference in two controversial figures of the border war period of history in both Missouri and Kansas. To show that different sides can view people/ideas differently depending on your "Historical Memory"

Cooperative Learning - groups of two will research and report back to class. Class draws conclusion(s) as a group.

Students will learn cause and effect for the historical event of Bleeding Kansas.

To help students understand the different points of views from the Missouri Bushwhackers and the Kansas Jayhawkers using the Massacre at Osceola, the jail collapse in Kansas City, and the Raid on Lawrence.

Students will do online and offline research to determine the historical, cultural, and economic aspects of a county in the Ozarks.

Students will be looking at the executive role of President Lincoln during his terms as President. They will be grouped in pairs working through an internet site and answering questions as they go. They will look at primary sources as well as reading a

I want the students to grasp what the soldiers on both sides of the Civil War used to fight the war. As we continue on in history, we will compare these weapons to weapons used in WWI and WWII. Students will look into the technology of the war and gain an understanding of what a soldier had to use during a battle.

Students will use primary documents to determine the views and dreams of freedmen in the Exoduster migration to Kansas using a photo of an Exoduster family in NE, the Kansas Emigrant Song, and NARAs document analysis form.

Students will utilize Google Earth to build a route map of a participant in the Border War between Missouri and Kansas, noting stops and events along their path in the war.