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American Revolution-Causes: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/revwar1/
This site states the causes through poetry.

Causes of the Revolutionary War: http://www.studyworld.com/basementpapers/repce/History/151.htm An essay of the causes

Choosing Revolution-Loyalty or Liberty? http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/a1.html
Much like a choose your own adventure story, only with right and wrong answers. Record secrets along the way to solve a mystery.

Loyalty or Liberty: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/revolution/a1.html#
Gather secrets for both Loyalists and Patriots in revolutionary Virginia, then decide where your own loyalties lie.

Liberty! The American Revolution: http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/index.html

Lynne Cheney introduces citizens who helped form the US Constitution through history
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/09/20020917-constday.v.ram
(This video ends with a performance of "Proud to Be an American")

Order in the Court: http://www.history.org/history/teaching/order/order_home.html
Choose from three cases that are before the court. A teacher's guide is at the site with a wealth of ideas.

Revolutionary War: http://riverview.mints.more.net/rodenborn/revolution/revolutionary_war_web_ques.html
This is a webquest with links to different concerns about the war.

The Revolutionary War: http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Revolutionarywar.html
links of Revolutionary topics

Revolutionary War FAQs: http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/RevFAQ.html

Virtual Marching Tour of the American Revolution: http://www.ushistory.org/march/index.html

American Civil War

Life as a Slave WebQuest: http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/slavequ/slavequ.htm
Read narratives and personal accounts of former slaves to learn from the source what it was like to be a slave on a plantation. They will write two papers; one a research analysis of what they have learned and following guided questions, and a fictional account of how they might have felt as a slave themselves.

Exploring the Underground Railroad: http://students.itec.sfsu.edu/itec815_s99/jdetweiler/teacher.html
How did the Underground Railroad function, and how much courage would it have taken to try and escape to freedom? Explore several online resources to create a diary narrative, using factual
backgrounds, to recreate the incredible heroics of this time in American history.

An Underground Railroad WebQuest: http://www.geocities.com/resiz1/index.html
Meet many of the people who helped the Underground Railroad operate successfully, and track many
of the stops along the way. Responses will include illustrations and poetry, and a play reenacting a specific event or a particular influential person.

Buxton National Historic Site: http://www.ciaccess.com/~jdnewby/Default.htm

IF THE DEAD COULD TALK: http://www.plainfield.k12.in.us/hschool/webq/webq44/civwar.htm
The American Civil War is explored in this webquest from the perspective of its cemeteries... Students will choose a role, such as slave, general, war correspondent, army doctor, etc. and research the life and
times of one of those persons to create a living history museum presentation for younger classes.

CIVIL WAR PERSONAL JOURNAL: http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/hcarter/webquest.htm
Students have five roles to select from in order to research lives and events during the Civil War. Research will be conducted in teams, but each student is responsible for creating a personal journal recording their role, family lives, and circumstances before, during, and after the Civil War.

WOMEN DURING THE CIVIL WAR: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/civilwarlife/women.html
Conducting online research through primary documents, students will consider the various roles of women during the Civil War era. They will collectively publish a period women's magazine, complete with want ads, letters, recipes, and more.

Immigration

Title: The Statue of Liberty: Bringing the New Colossus to America: http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=351

In the Melting Pot-Understanding the Immigration Process: A Social Studies Lesson:
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/19990915wednesday.html

U.S. Census Shows Story of Irish Immigration: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/03/0316_irish.html

American Memory: The Learning Page Features - Immigration: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/random.html

Lewis and Clark

Lewis and Clark sites: http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/
The Archive contains links to timelines and maps.

Discovering Lewis and Clark: http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Journal excerpts represent a timeline of sorts and there is a link for maps at the bottom of the index page.

Lewis and Clark Trail: http://www.lewisandclark.org/
History of the expedition provides a timeline of sorts.

Lewis and Clark's Historic Trail: http://www.lewisclark.net/
The links to the timeline and journals will also reveal a link to maps.

Go West Across America With Lewis and Clark:http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/
Sign on to travel with Lewis and Clark! Construct the timeline and map as you go along!

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