American History

Get student to make connections between documents and history using Civil War primary sources.

To help students understand that while political party affiliation often has a profound impact upon Congressional voting, geographic considerations especially during the antebellum era can have an even bigger impact.

In this lesson students will work in teams to create a time line of raids during the Border War before watching the movie Ride with the Devil to learn information about the Missouri-Kansas Border War.

To show students that the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the effects of John Brown's raid and other raids along the border.

Through this lesson students will be able to make a more personal connection to history, they will come to understand the deep wounds that resulted from the conflict, and they will be able to discern the lasting effects of the conflict.

Be able to compare the difference of opinions depending on sides in the Civil War using primary sources.

Students in St. Louis are not often exposed to the Border War and thus have no real background knowledge of why there is a natural rivalry between Kansans and Missourians. A lesson exploring this topic directly relates to teaching students.

Students analyze primary source documents and then write letters for and against legislation related to migrant labor.

Students will conduct research about the Florida Panhandle region and its veterans during World War I

Document analysis focused on the Holocaust and the Truman Administration