The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion questions. Topics discussed in this unit include the following: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: Business. Looks at how 'Business' was a critical element of America's economic success. Presents commentaries and a literary excerpt.

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards - historical documents, literary texts, and works of art - thematically organized with notes and discussion questions. Topics discussed in this unit include the following: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: Crash. Here we examine commentary and political cartoons that illustrate the pivotal moment in American history when the stock market crashed in 1929.

The National Humanities Center presents collections of primary resources compatible with the Common Core State Standards historical documents, literary texts, and works of art thematically organized with notes and discussion questions. Topics discussed in this unit include the following: Becoming Modern: America in the 1920s: Labor Union. In the 1920s, the American Federation of Labor, struggling to affirm a moderate stance in the trade union movement, moved to defend itself against mounting charges of disloyalty and radicalism. Presents documents and film from the AFL.

Collection of primary resources includes historical documents, film, literary texts, and works of art with notes and discussion questions on the conflict and divisions characterizing the 1920s.

Primary resource material on the way innovatons and machines have modernized and changed America in the 1920s and beyond.

Primary resources from 1920s period offers a sense of cultural, social, political and economic thought during that time period. Includes notes, questions for discussion, and links to supplemental material.

Collection of six sections with primary resource material on the prosperity achieved during the 1920s explores consumerism, labor, and business. Includes notes, discussion questions and links to supplemental sources.

A collection of primary source material from the modern age, explores the 1920s and how it relates to today. Section includes introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to related resources.

Lesson from the National Humanities Center explores the doubts, concerns, and misgivings surrounding the development of the Bill of Rights. Primary or secondary sources, text analysis and Close reading strategies, background notes, and vocabulary section.

Seven sections of primary resource materials with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the questions, discussion and debate over the U.S. Constitution.

Primary source material, introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links focussing on the tumultuous times between 1763 and 1775 preceding the American Revolution.

A collection of eight primary resources with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links on the period following the Revolutionary War, 1783-1791 and the making of a new nation.

Primary source material with introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links focussing on thoughts and events of rebellion in the colonies between 1775-1776 preceding the American Revolution.

Contains 9 sections of primary resource material, introductory notes, classroom discussion questions, and supplemental links to resources on the American Revolutionary War era from 1775 to 1783.

Lesson on Progressivism in the Factory uses primary resources to explore how Americans defined progress during the Progressive Era. Comprehensive content for lesson.

National Humanities Center lesson explores an era of progressivism, 1890-1920s, and examines how a scientific approach changed the concept of homemaking. Lesson contents include teachers notes, background, text analysis and close reading strategies, follow-up and vocabulary.

A lesson that looks at how slavery impacted on the slaves' family lives in the United States.

Lesson using primary source material on European attempts to establish colonies in the New World and why some were successful but most failed.

Animated map tells the story and shows the troop movements of both the Union and Confederate armies prior to and during the battle fought at Cedar Creek, Virginia, 1864.

Animated map shows the troop movements of both the Union and Confederate armies prior to and during the battle at Chantilly, in Virginia, in 1862.