Shaping the Political Landscape (Teaching with Historic Places)

Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) uses historic places in National Parks and in the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places to enliven history, social studies, geography, civics, and other subjects. TwHP has created a variety of products and activities that help teachers bring historic places into the classroom.

Here you’ll find place-based educational resources relating to how the political landscape of the U.S. was formed. Discover more resources at the Teaching with Historic Places homepage.

Featured Lesson Plans

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  Lafayette Park: First Amendment Rights

  Learn how a group of determined women selected Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to demonstrate for their right to vote.

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  The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

  Learn about Mary McLeod Bethune and how she promoted political and social change for African American women.

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  Sister Revolutions

  The revolts for equality took place in Haiti, France, and much of Latin America have a complicated relationship with American Revolution.

Curiosity Kits

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  Curiosity Kit: Bayard Rustin

  This kit focuses on Bayard Rustin, an important figure of the Civil Rights Movement.

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  Curiosity Kit: Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee

  Learn about the life and work of Dr. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, a suffragist. By age 16, Lee was a known figure in NY's suffrage Movement.

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  Curiosity Kit: Ida B Wells

  This kit focuses on the life and work of journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.

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  Curiosity Kit: Mary Ann Shadd Cary

  This kit focuses on the life and legacy of journalist, abolitionist, and lawyer Mary Ann Shadd Cary.

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  Curiosity Kit

  Curiosity Kit: Nannie Helen Burroughs

  Curiosity Kits inspire exploration and learning of history through place. This kit focuses on civil rights activist Nannie Helen Burroughs.

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  Curiosity Kit: Nina Otero Warren

  Curiosity Kits inspire exploration and learning, this kit focuses on the life and work of Nina Otero Warren, a suffragist and educator.

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  Curiosity Kit: Susan B Anthony

  This kit focuses on the life and work of Susan B. Anthony, a noted suffragist.

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  Curiosity Kit: Zitkála-Šá

  This kit focuses on the life and work of Zitkála-Šá, a writer, musician, suffragist, and Native American rights advocate.