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Kings Mountain National Military Park
African Americans in the American Revolution
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
*What were duties and responsibilities of African-American soldiers in the American Revolution? *How did African Americans make significant contributions during the American Revolution?
Gateway Arch National Park
African Americans of the West Traveling Trunk
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
James Nash was an African American explorer who traveled through the West in the nineteenth century. Learn about Nash's life experiences and his most cherished possessions and memories with this traveling trunk.
Cowpens National Battlefield
What about us??? Women, African-Americans, and Native Americans
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will research the roles of women, African-Americans and Native Americans in the American Revolution.
Cowpens National Battlefield
Unsung Patriots: African-Americans at the Battle of Cowpens
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
What important role did African-Americans have in the Battle of Cowpens?
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Reflections of African American Patriots at Valley Forge
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
There are many little known stories in our nation’s history. We are challenged to uncover them and to analyze their significance to our nation and to us as individuals.
Fort Scott National Historic Site
“They Fought Like Tigers” African American Soldiers and American Indian Soldiers
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Fort Scott was the base for one of the most diverse assemblies of Union soldiers during the Civil War. Significant numbers of African Americans and American Indians were recruited in this area. This program provides opportunities for students to discover their stories through small group activities, critical thinking and discussion. The program time is 45 minutes including time for questions and answers.
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
African Americans During the Civil War: A Compressed History
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Lesson Plan detailing African American involvement during the American Civil War in both combatant and noncombatant roles. Lesson also highlights individual involvement and contributions to the war effort as well as document analysis.
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In 1847, Massachusetts Senator Edward Keyes called to end the U.S.-Mexican War. Keyes claimed it was an unjust war with a “darker shadow . . . the extension of slavery.”
Independence National Historical Park
Declaration of Independence OR U.S. Constitution?
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Use this activity in the classroom or in the park to help your students understand the differences between the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Discover Colonel Young's Protest Ride for Equality and Country: A Lightning Lesson from Teaching with Historic Places, featuring the historic Colonel Charles Young House
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
During WWI, African American Colonel Charles Young rode horseback for two weeks to protest discrimination in the U.S. Army.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
How are functions calculated, used, and expressed in real world mathematical situations?
Saratoga National Historical Park
Building an Army
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This Math/Social Studies worksheet can be used to help students learn about the three basic organizational levels of an army during the American Revolution. Students will calculate the number of soldiers one may have seen in a Revolutionary War army, and develop an appreciation for the vast numbers of soldiers needed to help secure American independence.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Lesson 5 - CODED SPIRITUALS, METAPHOR IN AFRICAN AMERICAN SPIRITUALS
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is the fifth set of lessons in a multi lesson unit. It is based on the two-cd set Freedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad, available from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 North Peters Street, New Orleans, La, 70116. www.nps.gov/jazz
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
The UGRR and U.S. Soldier at Fort Donelson
- Type: Traveling Trunk
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Contents of the UGRR/U.S. Soldier traveling trunk
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
Buffalo Soldiers and the Holocaust
- Type: Distance Learning ... Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
As the Allies Forces pushed into German controlled areas, they encountered and liberated survivors in concentration camps. The Buffalo Soldiers not only liberated concentration camps but connected with the sentiments of the survivors as they shared in the experience of being persecuted and segregated by the state. This connection built on shared experiences culminated in the fight against injustice abroad and at home.
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
The Life and Legacy of Brigadier General Charles Young
- Type: Guest Speakers
- Grade Levels: Adult Education
Brigadier General Charles Young led an extraordinary life of firsts. He was the first African American national park superintendent, the first African American Colonel in the U.S. Army and the first African American military attaché. Besides these personal achievements Young was also a mentor to many including students at Wilberforce University and future generations of Army officers including Benjamin O. Davis Sr.
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Create a Coat of Arms
- Type: Student Activities
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Students will be able to create and label their own coat of arms using the descriptions and symbols provided in the activity sheets.
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Buffalo Soldiers: The 10th Cavalry at Fort Larned
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
It was a challenge being among the first African American soldiers in the regular Army but the men of Company A, 10th U.S. Cavalry were up to the task. Learn about their time at Fort Larned.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
The War of 1812, which pitted the United States, Great Britain and their allies against each over the course of three years, turned into an opportunity for enslaved African Americans to advocate for their freedom. Between the summers of 1813 and 1814, 4,000-5,000 fled to the side of the British, in the hopes of securing freedom and safe passage for themselves and their families.
Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
“Nickels to Dollars”: Maggie L. Walker's Quest for African American Economic Empowerment
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will pretend to go back in time to 1903 when Maggie Walker chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank. They will use a 3D replica of, or the computer aided models of, the 1927 Maggie Walker collection bank to learn about the economic tools African Americans used to resist discrimination and uplift their communities during the Jim Crow era. Este plan de clase con actividades incluido también está disponible en español.