Unit 1 A Meeting of Different Worlds

Chapter 1 Geography of the Americas (Prehistory - Present)
 Textbook Topics Related Internet Sites
 1 Themes of Geography  Geography World
 2 Thinking Geographically  Xpeditions
 Skill Lesson 12: The Parts of a Map  Clifton's Corner
 Up Close: Eye in the Sky  Gemini V
 3 The American Land  Color Landform Maps of the United States
 Connections Sciences: How the Rocky Mountains Were Formed  National Atlas of the United States
 4 Climates of the Americas  U.S. Interactive Climate Pages
 Dictionary of Geographic Terms  Geography Glossary
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Exploring American Rivers Rivers, Lands and Explorers

Chapter 2 The First Americans (Prehistory - 1600)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Uncovering the American Past  Virtual Archaeology
 The People of North America  Archaeology Digs
   3D Hohokam Pithouse
   Hohokam: Prehistoric Desert People
   Anasazi Archaeology
 Up Close: Horses Come to the Plains  Blackfoot: History of the Horse and the Chase
 Connections Civics: How the Iroquois Governed Themselves Constitution of the Iroquois Nation
 3 Early Civilizations of the Americas  Maya Adventure
   Aztecs
   Tupac Amaru: The Life, Times and Execution of the last Inca
   The Anasazi Culture
   Vikings in America
 4 After 1492  Colonial America 1492-1763
 Skill Lesson 2: Reading a Line Graph  Colonial Quest
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Visiting the Incas  Investigating the Inca Empire

Chapter 3 Europeans Reach the Americas (1000-1650)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Europeans Look Overseas  Conquest Channel
 Connections World: The Columbian Exchange  The Columbian Exchange
 2 Spain's Empire in the Americas  Spanish Exploration and Conquest of Native America
 Up Close: Adventures in the Spanish Borderlands  The Land of El Dorado: The Spanish Borderlands
 3 Staking Claims in North America  Half Moon and Henry Hudson
 4 The First English Colonies  Life in the English Colonies
 Skill Lesson 3: Understanding Causes and Effects  The Mayflower Compact
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Trading in New France  The Fur Trade in New France

Chapter 4 The 13 English Colonies (1630-1750)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The New England Colonies  The Lost Colony of Roanoke
 Up Close: The Trial of Anne Hutchinson  Anne Hutchinson
 2 The Middle Colonies  The Middle Colonies
 3 The Southern Colonies  The Southern Colonies
   Juneteenth Pictorial: The Middle Passage
 4 Ruling the Colonies  The Navigation Acts
 Skill Lesson 4: Using a Time Line  Timeline 1800
 5 The Colonies in 1750  Georgia's Colonial Heroines
 Connections Sciences: Ben Franklin: Practical Inventor  Benjamin Franklin: An Enlightened American
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Living in the English Colonies  Comparing the Colonies
 The Double Life of Pocahontas  Four Faces of Pocahontas


Unit 2 From Revolution to Republic

Chapter 5 The Road to Revolution (1745-1775)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Rivalry in North America  Clifton's Corner
 Skill Lesson 5: Using a Primary Source  Map Exercise
 2 The French and Indian War  The French/Indian War
 3 A Storm Over Taxes  Proclamation of 1763
 Connections Arts: Paul Revere and the Boston Massacre  Paul Revere and The Boston Massacre
 4 To Arms!  Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, and Coercive Acts
 Up Close: The Boston Tea Party  Tea Party
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Protesting British Policies  Timeline: 1760-1769

Chapter 6 The American Revolution (1775-1783)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Early Battles  Green Mountain Boys
 2 Independence Declared  Common Sense by Thomas Paine
 3 Desperate Days America's Revolutionary War
 Connections Geography: Through the Wilderness to Saratoga   The Battle of Saratoga
 4 Other Battlefronts  African Americans in the Revolutionary War
 Up Close: A Young Girl's War  Women of the Thirteen Colonies
 5 The World Turned Upside Down  Paris Peace Treaty of 1783
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Fighting With the Continental Army  Important Battles of the American Revolution

Chapter 7 Creating a Republic (1776-1790)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 A Confederation of States  Making a New Nation
 Connections Economics: Barter on the Western Frontier  The Wild, Wild West
 2 A Grand Convention  The Philadelphia Convention 1787
 Up Close: The Priceless Notebook  James Madison: His Legacy
 3 A More Perfect Union  The Federal System
 4 Ratifying the Constitution  Index to the Constitution and Bill of Rights Documents
 Skill Lesson 7: Finding Main Ideas  Complete activity page 209 of textbook.
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Covering the Constitutional Convention  
 Johnny Tremain  Johnny Tremain Teaching Guide

Civics Overview

The Constitution at Work
 1 The Goals of the Constitution The Constitution: The REAL Contract With America
 2 Five Principles of the Constitution  U.S. Federalism
 3 A Living Constitution  Separation of Powers
 4 The National Government at Work  Table of Articles and Amendments
 Civics Skill Lesson: Reading a Flowchart  U.S. Congress on the Internet
 5 Citizenship at Work  Due Process Rule
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Participating in Democracy  Kids Voting USA


Unit 3 The New Republic

Chapter 8 The New Government Begins (1789-1800)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Organizing the New Government  Treasures from Mount Vernon
 Connections Civics: First Lady of the Land  Martha Dandridge Washington
 Up Close: The Whiskey Rebellion  The Whiskey Rebellion American History Treasure Chest
 2 War Clouds  Anakapia: "Our Protector" of the Treatry of Greenville
 3 Rise of Political Parties  History Guy: The History of American Political Parties
 Skill Lesson 8: Distinguishing Fact From Opinion  The Rise and Fall of Alexander Hamilton
 4 John Adams as President  John Adams: Critical Review
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Election of 1800  Election of 1800

Chapter 9 The Jefferson Era (1801-1816)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Republicans in Power  Thomas Jefferson Online Resources
 2 The Louisiana Purchase  National Archives Exhibit: The Louisiana Purchase
 Connections Economics: Mandan Traders  The Mandans
 Skill Lesson 9: Following Routes on a Map  Exploring the West from Monticello
 3 Protecting American Neutrality  Embargo Act of 1807
 4 The Road to War James Madison
 Up Close: Two Shawnee Brothers Seek Unity   Tecumseh
 5 The War of 1812  Multimedia War of 1812
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Exploring with Lewis and Clark  PBS Online: Lewis and Clark

Chapter 10 Years of Growth and Expansion (1790-1825)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Industrial Revolution  The Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Industrial Revolution
 2 From Workshops to Factories  Virtual Museum: History of Technology in Everyday Life
 Skill Lesson 10: Using a Concept Map  The Graphic Organizer
 3 Americans on the Move  The Frontier: The American West
 Connections Arts: Along the Erie Canal  Erie Canal
 4 Building National Unity  From the Era of Good Feeling to the Era of Manifest Destiny
 5 Neighboring Nations Gain Independence  Mexican Independence
 Up Close: Showdown in Spanish Florida  The Seminoles
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Investigating the Industrial Revolution Rober Fulton-Engineer & Artist


Unit 4 An Expanding Nation

Chapter 11 The Jackson Era (1824-1840)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Champion of the People Henry Clay: An Online Tribute
 Connections Civics: No Democracy for African Americans  Museum of Slavery in America
 2 Jackson in the White House  John Quincy Adams
 3 A Strong President  A Brief Biography of Andrew Jackson
 4 Jackson's Successors  Time Travel to 1837
 Up Close: The Log Cabin Campaign  The American Whig Party
 Skill Lesson 11: Reading a Circle Graph  Clarisworks spreadsheet activities.
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Painting a Portrait of Andrew Jackson  Andrew Jackson

Chapter 12 From Sea to Shining Sea (1820-1860)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Oregon Fever  The Oregon Trail: The Trail West
 Skill Lesson 12: Using a Diary as a Primary Source
 2 A Country Called Texas  Texas Treasures
 Up Close: Remember the Alamo!  Alamo: The Shrine of Texas Liberty
 3 Manifest Destiny  Manifest Destiny and Expansionism
 4 The Mexican War  The U.S.-Mexican War (Bilingual)
 5 Surge to the Pacific  Mormon History-Pioneer Period
 Connections World: A Mountain of Gold  The Museum of San Francisco
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Traveling Along the Oregon Trail  PBS: In Search of the Oregon Trail

Chapter 13 The Worlds of North and South (1820-1860)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Growth of Industry in the North  The Industrial Revolution
 2 Life in the Industrial North  Industrial Revolution
 Skill Lesson 13: Synthesizing Information  Child Labor and Tenement Lifestyles in the 1800's
 3 Cotton Becomes King  Cotton Culture
 4 Life in the Cotton Kingdom  Documenting the American South
 Connections Geography: A Musical Debt to West Africa  Origins of Spirituals
 Up Close: Flight for Freedom  Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Living in the Cotton Kingdom  American Slavery

Chapter 14 A Reforming Age (1820-1860)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Liberty for All  Abolitionist
 Skill Lesson 14: Using the Card Catalog  
 2 Women are Created Equal  History of the Women's Suffrage Movement
 Connections Sciences: Fashion and Women's Health  
 3 Reform Sweeps the Country  The Temperance Movement
 Up Close: Dorothea Dix: Helping the Helpless  Dorthea Dix
 4 New Voices, New Visions  Ralph Waldo Emerson
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Traveling on the Underground Railroad  National Geographic's Underground Railroad


Unit 5 The Nation Torn Apart

Chapter 15 The Road to Civil War (1820-1861)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Slavery or Freedom in the West  Wilmot Proviso
 Connections Geography: The Missouri Compromis-Why 36°30'?  The Missouri Compromise
 2 Saving the Union  Fugitive Slave Act
 3 Bloodshed in Kansas  Bleeding Kansas
 4 Republicans Challenge Slavery  Impact of Dred Scott
 Up Close: The Lincoln-Douglas Campaign Trail  Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
 5 The South Breaks Away  Secession of States
 Skill Lesson 15: Reading an Election Map  Election of 1860
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Debating Slavery in the Western Territories  Slavery in Western Territories

Chapter 16 Torn by War (1861-1865)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Preparing for War  The American Civil War Homepage
 Skill Lesson 16: Reading a Table  
 2 The Struggle Begins  The Civil War Homepage
 3 Freedom  African American Journey: From Slavery to Freedom
 4 Hardships of War  The Role of Blacks During the Civil War
 Connections World: Nurses in the Civil War  Civil War Medicine
 5 Victory at Appomattox  The Appommattox Courthouse
 Up Close: Lee at Gettysburg  Battle at Gettysburg
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Fighting With the Blue and the Gray  Maps of Civil War Battlefields by State

Chapter 17 Rebuilding the Nation (1864-1877)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 First Steps Toward Reunion  Reconstruction
 Up Close: Charlotte Forten and African American Education  Charlotte Forten
 2 Congress Takes Charge  Reconstruction and the Wild West
 Connections Civics: Letter to a Former Owner  
 3 The Reconstruction South  Southern History and Reconstruction
 Skill Lesson 17: Finding Information in the Library  
 4 End of an Era  "Jim Crow" Laws
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Looking Back at Reconstruction  


Unit 6 Reshaping the Nation

Chapter 18 The Frontier West (1865-1914)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Mining Frontier  Virginia City and the Comstock Lode
 2 The Plains Indians  Luxton Museum of the Plains Indians
 3 Broken Promises  A Study and Timeline of the Lakota Nation
 Up Close: The Ghost Dance  Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee
 Connections Arts: Chief Joseph's Eloquent Plea  Chief Joseph and the Nez Pierce Links
 4 Ranching and Farming  Historic Information About Cowboys and the West
 Skill Lesson 18: A Painting as a Primary Source  
 5 Revolt of the Farmers  National Grange
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Farming on the Plains  Farming on the Great Plains

Chapter 19 The Rise of Industry (1865-1914)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Railroad: Key to Industrial Growth  Central Pacific Railroad: Photographic History
 2 Big Business  Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor
 Connections Economics: Prices Then and Now  Use Clarisworks spreadsheet for the chart page 542.
 3 An Age of Invention  History of Invention, Thomas Edison's Invention Web
 4 Workers and Unions  The History Place: Child Labor in America 1908-1912
 Skill Lesson 19: Evaluating Information  Use Clarisworks to complete the activity on page 554.
 Up Close: Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory  Photos of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Investigating Business and Industry  Browse to find information, use Clarisworks to complete page 559.

Chapter 20 A Diverse Nation (1865-1914)
 Textbook Topics Related Internet Sites
 1 A Land of Promise Ellis Island-Immigration 1900-1920
 Skill Lesson 20: Using a Special Purpose Map New York City Demographic Maps
 Up Close: A Chinese Family and the Golden Mountain History of Chinese Immigrants
 The Changing Face of Cities Lower East Side Tenement Museum
 Connections Arts: Vaudeville: Entertaining Americans American Variety Stage: Vaudeville & Popular Entertainment 1870-1920
 4 A New American Culture Mining Co.: Mark Twain Links
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Living in the City 19th & 20th Century Architecture

Unit 7 A New Role in the World

Chapter 21 Progressives and Reformers (1876-1914)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Early Reforms  Sherman Antitrust Act
 2 The Progressive Movement  Progressive Reform Movement
 Connections Civics: "Golden Rule" Jones: Crusading Mayor of Toledo, Ohio  The Writings of Samuel "Golden Rule" Jones
 3 Presidents Back Progressive Goals  U.S. History Interactive - McKinley, Roosevelt, Wilson
 4 Women in the Progressive Era  Yahoo Links: Women's Suffrage
 Up Close: Protest at the White House
 Skill Lesson 21: Reading a Political Cartoon   William McKinley in Political Cartoons
 5 Minorities Seek Equality and Justice  Up From Slavery: An Autobio by Booker T. Washington
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Supporting the Suffragists  75 Suffragists

Chapter 22 Expanding Overseas (1865-1916)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Americans Look Abroad  Seward's Folly
 2 Across the Pacific  Age of Imperialism
 Connections Geography: The Typhoon That Changed History  American & Western Samoa
 3 War With Spain  Spanish American War
 Skill Lesson 22: Using Note Cards  
 4 The Big Stick in Latin America  Mexico Connect - Pancho Villa
 Up Close: Defeating a Tiny Enemy  Discovery Channel: The Unkindest Cut, The Panama Canal
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Investigating Overseas Expansion  Anti-Imperialism in the United States: 1898-1935

Chapter 23 World War I (1914-1919)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Europe Explodes Into War  Lusitania
 2 The Road to War  World War I
 Connections Civics: A Vote Against War  Jeannette Rankin
 3 "Over There" World War I Document Archive
 Up Close: Harlem Hell Fighters in Action  World War I Links
 4 Wilson and the Peace  Fourteen Points
 Skill Lesson 23: Recognizing Propaganda  British Propaganda 1914-1915
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Fighting World War I on the Home Front  History of Ballooning


Unit 8 Prosperity, Depression, and War

Chapter 24 The Jazz Age (1919-1929)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Republicans in the White House  Calvin Coolidge
 2 Business Fever  History of the Automotive Industry
 3 New Ways of Life  Temperance and Prohibition
 Skill Lesson 24: Using the Computerized Card Catalog  
 4 The Roaring Twenties  Flapper Station: Introduction to the Roaring Twenties
Connections Arts: Aaron Douglas: Creating a Bridge Between Peoples  Aaron Douglas 1, 2, 3,
 5 Signs of Trouble  Sacco and Vanzetti
 Up Close: Solo in Chicago  Latino/Chicano Immigrants
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Roaring Into the Jazz Age  Photographs From the Jazz Age

Chapter 25 Depression and the New Deal (1929-1941)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Bubble Bursts  October 24, 1924 The Stock Market Crash
 Skill Lesson 25: Exploring Local History  
 2 FDR and the New Deal  Franklin Roosevelt Links
 3 Reaction to the New Deal  Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal
 4 Surviving the Depression  America from the Great Depression to World War II
 Connections Sciences: The Dust Bowl  The American Experience: Surviving the Dustbowl
 Up Close: "We Don't Serve Mexicans Here"  Cesar E. Chavez and His Legacy
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Understanding the New Deal  Washington As it Was

Chapter 26 World War II (1935-1945)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 War Clouds Gather  Adolph Hitler's Links
 Skill Lesson 26: Writing a Research Paper  Research Paper Assignment
 2 The Axis Powers Advance  Adolf Hitler's Life
 3 The Home Front  The Institute on World War II and the Human Experience
 Connections Economics: Rosie the Riveter  Women Factory Workers
 Up Close: Memories of a Bitter Time  WRA Exhibit-Life in the Arizona War Camps
 4 Winning the War  World War II and the U.S. Homefront
 5 Peace at Last  A-Bomb WWW Museum
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Fighting a Global War  


Unit 9 The Nation Today and Tomorrow

Chapter 27 The Fifties (1945-1960)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Nation Faces a Cold War  Cold War Links
 2 The Cold War Tuns Hot  Kids and Korea
 Connections World: Reading, 'Riting, 'Rithmetic-and Science  Sputnik
 3 The Changing Face of the Nation  Harry S. Truman Libary and Museum
 Skill Lesson 27: Using Public Opinion Polls  Use Clarisworks and complete activity page 787.
 4 Roots of the Civil Rights Movement  National Civil Rights Museum
 Up Close: The Voices of Montgomery  Rosa Parks
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Revisiting the Cold War  

Chapter 28 A Time of Turmoil (1960-1980)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Years of Crisis and Change  The JFK Assassination, Links, JFK Network, Photo History
 Connections World: A Peace Army  Peace Corp, Gallery, Crossroads, Kids World
 2 Cold War Clashes  Bay of Pigs Invasion, History of Berlin Wall,
 A Distant War Divides the Nation  The Wall, The War, Resources, Photo Album, Pictorial
 Up Close: The Uncertain Enemy  Vietnam War, History, Research Links,
 Skill Lesson 28 Using a Song as Historical Evidence  Use Clarisworks to complete activity on page 812.
 4 Struggle for Civil Rights  Photo Tour, National Museum, Timeline
 5 The Spirit of Reform Spreads  Cesar Chavez Links, AIM, More AIM, NOW
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Focusing on Civil Rights  

Chapter 29 New Directions (1980-Present)
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 The Conservative Revolution  Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Young Bill
 2 An End to the Cold War  Cold War Policies 1945-1991, The Berlin Wall Comes Down
 Connections Civics: "How Can We Avoid War?"  Bosnia: Uncertain Path to Peace
 3 The Search for a More Democratic World  Apartheid, Death of a Chinese, Human Rights Watch
 Skill Lesson 29 Analyzing Newspaper Editorials  
 4 Crisis and Hope in the Middle East  Middle East Links, Maps of Middle East, More Middle East Links
 Up Close: A Meeting at Camp David  Camp David Accords
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Thinking About a Changing World  

Chapter 30 Toward a New Century
 Textbook Topics  Related Internet Sites
 1 Advances in Science and Technology  Computer Museum, Internet History, HIV, Origins of AIDS
 Up Close: Tracking a Computer Spy  Virtual World of Intelligence
 2 Culture and Technology  TechnoCulture
 3 The United States in a World Economy  NAFTA
 4 Concern for the Environment  PlanetKeepers, Earth in Balance, Green Guide
 Skill Lesson 30 Forecasting  Garbage
 5 A Diverse Society  Multiculturalism
 Connections Arts: "On the Pulse of Morning"  Maya Angelou
 Interdisciplinary Activity: Looking Toward the Future