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The Ultimate Collection of Early American Primary Source Documents

American Voices (46)

Discovery Era Resources

Harvard lecture by W.B. Munro

Discovery era map collection

Guns, germs and steel (PBS)

European exploration

The First Nations

Colonial Era Resources

Colonial slideshows

Online colonial exhibits

Massachusetts Bay Colony documents

Colonial History Told by Colonists

Founding Era Resources

Readings on the founding of the nation

Readings on the Revolution and Constitution

The Constitutional Convention Debate

Who Wants to Marry a Founding Father?

The Debates on Ratification

The Founder’s Constitution (exhaustive primary sources)

Sue Leeson’s lesson plan on the Constitutional Convention:

Lesson Plan A (66) Lesson Plan B (52) Lesson Plan C (43) Constitutional Convention Presentation (55)

Expansion Era Resources

Native American Documents Project

The Maps of Lewis and Clark

Jefferson’s letter to Lewis and Clark

Civil War and Reconstruction Era Resources

Poetry of the Civil War

MIT lectures on the Civil War

100 most important documents in American History

Discovery Era Lesson Plans

Colonial Era Lesson Plans

Civil War and Reconstruction Era Lesson Plans

Civics and Government Lesson Plans

The Founders Constitution

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The High Desert ESD is accepting applications for teachers who want to participate in Cohort 1 (elementary school teachers) beginning Fall 2009. Get information and the application documents here

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The Teaching American History Grant is a wonderful opportunity for teachers to enrich their understanding of American history and increase their abilities to teach it. Find out more about the grant here.

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