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Brown v. Board: Five Communities That Changed America (Teaching with Historic Places)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Learn about the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down "separate but equal".

"The Great Chief Justice" at Home
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Meet John Marshall, who led the U.S. Supreme Court from obscurity and weakness to prominence and power in the early 19th century.

The “Darker Shadow” of an Unjust War: The U.S.-Mexican War and the U.S. Constitution
  • 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.

Gateway Arch National Park

Slavery on Trial
  • Type: Media for Loan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

This 20-minute documentary highlights the national significance of Dred and Harriet Scott's lawsuit for freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse and eventual U.S. Supreme Court case in 1857.

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

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Web Quest Curriculum Unit
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

A cooperative activity where students identify each of the five cases included in the Brown v. Board of Education U.S. Supreme Court decision, explore how the NAACP was involved, and how explore the significance of the "separate but equal" clause.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

What They Wore: U.S.-Mexican War Traveling Trunks
  • Type: Traveling Trunk
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Traveling trunks allow your students to "try on" history.

Correspondents, Soldiers and Spies: Women in the U.S.-Mexican War
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

In wartime, women traditionally served either on the home front or as nurses and laundresses. During the U.S.-Mexican War, most women played these traditional roles while others aided the military in non-traditional ways. Read primary documents about female soldiers, war correspondents, and spies.

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

Judgement Day
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

In the early 1920's the Volstead Act caused many citizens, like George Carroll, to break the law to sell liquor. Chief Justice William Howard Taft and the U.S. Supreme Court would pass down judgement based upon their interpretations of the U.S. Constitution's protection from "unreasonable search and seizures" as outlined in the fourth Amendment.

"The Great Chief Justice" at Home (Teaching with Historic Places)
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson plan examines the home of US Supreme Court Justice John Marshall and his public and private roles.

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Your Day in Court: Bleeding Kansas Courtroom Program
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

Is it fair to make decisions based on biased laws? This program recreates a court case that was tried at Fort Scott in the 1850s, The issue involved a land squabble between two men on opposite sides of the political spectrum. The court was left to decide the issue based on territorial law that favored the proslavery side based on the fact that proslavery men held the majority in the territorial legislature and decided territorial law in their favor.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park

Appomattox Court House - Teacher Packet for Grades 4 through 11
  • Type: Teacher Reference Materials
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

The Appomattox Court House teacher packet contains information about events during the end of the American Civil War

William Howard Taft National Historic Site

Man of Many Hats
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

This lesson examines the career of William Howard Taft through the many different characteristics often associated with other Presidents as well as Supreme Court leaders. William Howard Taft's career in public service exemplifies a man with great integrity, who wore many hats when making crucial decisions that affected the well being of the American People.

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

The Cherokee People and the Trail of Tears: Middle School Lesson
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Students will use primary and secondary documents to analyze the impact of the Dahlonega Gold Rush, Marshall's Supreme Court decisions, and the Indian Removal Act on the Cherokee Nation. They will engage in discussions about the roles Andrew Jackson, John Ross, Major Ridge, and John Marshall played in Cherokee resistance and removal. They will explore and examine the sites along the Trail of Tears.

Gateway Arch National Park

Segregation Laws in the 1800s: Williams v. Bellefontaine
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

In 1867, Neptune and Caroline Williams sued the Bellefontaine Railway Company over its discriminatory policies regarding African Americans. In a dispute with the streetcar operator, Mrs. Williams was hurt. The Williamses sued at the St. Louis Courthouse and won their case, but with a twist. Will students reach the same verdict?

Gateway Arch National Park

Freedom Suit: Dred Scott v. Irene Emerson
  • Type: Field Trips
  • Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade

1846, an enslaved couple named Dred and Harriet Scott sued for their freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse, a historic courthouse managed by the National Park Service at Gateway Arch National Park and referred to as the "Old Courthouse." In this mock trial, students learn about the second trial the Scotts undertook at the courthouse in 1850. During this case, the court declared Dred Scott to be a free man. How will students interpret the case?

Fort Hancock: A Bastion of America's Eastern Seaboard
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Examine how changing military technology and U.S. budget debates influenced the development of Fort Hancock and the U.S. coastal defense system.

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park

We Want You!
  • Type: Student Activities
  • Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade

At the start of the U.S.-Mexican War, both Mexican and U.S. citizens mistrusted a standing army. In this activity, students discuss reasons for joining an army. Next, they discuss the differences between a regular army and a militia of volunteers. Then they review and discuss U.S. and Mexican perspectives on regular and volunteer soldiers.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Little Kinnakeet Life-Saving Station: Home to Unsung Heroes
  • Type: Lesson Plan
  • Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade

Why did the Federal Government take an active role in protecting mariners by creating the U.S. Life-Saving Service?