The following lesson plans were created by Chris Freiler, Hinsdale Central (IL) High School. The plans were crafted to conform to the National History Standards as developed by the National Center for History in the Schools. These lesson plans are also included in our printed curriculum guide, which will be available for distribution by late November 2009. The curriculum guide includes a CD-ROM of additional multimedia materials. Please contact Stacey Erdman if you would like a free copy of these materials for use in your classroom.
Lesson One: Geographic Themes in U.S. History
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Lesson Two: The Steamboat and American Expansion
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Lesson Three: Plantation Life: Racial Attitudes in Antebellum America
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Lesson Four: Lesson Four: Ida. B. Wells and the Anti-Lynching Movement
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Lesson Five: The Role of the Mississippi River Valley in U.S. History
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Lesson Six: The American West
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Lesson Seven: The Writings of Mark Twain & Joel Chandler Harris
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Lesson Eight: Migration and the Mississippi Valley
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Lesson Nine: Railroads and the Market Revolution
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Lesson Ten: Censorship and Huckleberry Finn
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