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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
The Invasion of America
This video shows how the United States seized over 1.5 billion acres from America's Indigenous people by treaty and executive order between 1776 and 1887.
The Racial Divide in the Women’s Suffrage Movement
This clip from the documentary "The Vote" explores how the Fifteenth Amendment created conflict within the women’s suffrage movement.
An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833 (abridged)
This abridged primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans.
"An Indian’s Looking Glass for the White Man, 1833 (abridged) (en español)
This abridged primary source is from Native American (Pequot) minister William Apess, an advocate for racial equality and the rights of Native Americans. This resource is in Spanish.
Chicano! Episode 1: Quest for Homeland
This episode of Chicano! examines the beginnings of a national movement for social justice by profiling Reies Lopez Tijerina and the 1966–1967 land grant movement in New Mexico.
Chicano! Episode 2: The Struggle in the Fields
This episode of Chicano! chronicles the efforts of farm workers to form a national labor union under the nonviolent leadership of César Chávez.
The Chinese Exclusion Act
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A clip from a documentary that examines the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.
Chicano! Episode 3: Taking Back the Schools
This episode of Chicano! paints a picture of the struggle to reform an education system that failed to properly education Mexican American students.
5 Facts About Angel Island and Ellis Island, 1910-1940
This reading outlines 5 Facts About Angel Island and Ellis Island from 1910-1940.
5 Facts About Angel Island and Ellis Island, 1910-1940 (en español)
This reading outlines 5 Facts About Angel Island and Ellis Island from 1910-1940. This resource is in Spanish.
Quotes from Historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung
This reading contains quotes from historians Erika Lee and Judy Yung detailing the differences between Ellis Island and Angel Island.