The name Marc Antony is tied to Cleopatra’s and their affair. But there is more to Marc Antony (Marcus Antonius). Antony was a high ranking …
Continue ReadingThere are many answers to this question. A Macedonian who is often thought of as Greek, Alexander the Great was an exceptional military leader, …
Continue ReadingLights, camera, action! Movies have captured people’s attention since the first reel spun through a projector. When moviemakers began epic …
Continue ReadingThe Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, is perhaps the most underrated in its importance to the outcome of the American Civil War. This lesson plan focuses …
Continue ReadingThings remained quiet in the colonies for three years after the Boston Massacre of 1770. Colonial radicals were itching for an excuse to stoke the …
Continue ReadingThis World War II Lesson Plan looks at two of cartoonist Bill Mauldin’s cartoons from Stars and Stripes. It introduces students to the use of …
Continue ReadingAfter the Stamp Act of 1765 failed, the British government decided on a new series of taxes on its stubborn American colonists. The Townshend Acts …
Continue ReadingFollowing the unpopular Proclamation of 1763 closing off the west to settlers, Great Britain needed money to pay for the 10,000 British troops posted …
Continue ReadingThe Proclamation of 1763 was Great Britain’s response to the strains of a growing empire. King George III with a stroke of the pen closed down …
Continue ReadingOn February 18, 1861, President Jefferson Davis, the first (and only) President of the Confederacy, spoke before the provisional Confederate Congress …
Continue ReadingOn March 21, 1861, Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, spoke before city officials of Savannah, Georgia. This …
Continue ReadingThis lesson plan is a Civil War research project for students working alone or with a group. It is designed to help students hone their research, …
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