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Introducing Our US History Curriculum Collection
Draw from this flexible curriculum collection as you plan any middle or high school US history course. Featuring units, C3-style inquiries, and case studies, the collection will help you explore themes of democracy and freedom with your students throughout the year.
First Encounters in the Americas
Consider what interactions between the first Spanish explorers and Indigenous Peoples demonstrate about encountering the unfamiliar.
Imperialism, Conquest, and Mass Murder
Learn about Germany’s atrocities against the Herero, the Nama, and other Indigenous groups in South-West Africa during Europe's colonization of Africa in the late 1800s.
Inventing Black and White
Learn how Bacon’s Rebellion became a turning point for the way the laws of colonial Virginia distinguished people of different races.
Religion, Loyalty, and Belonging
Read statements by George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte about religious freedom and the membership of Jews in eighteenth-century France and the United States.
The Holocaust as a Call to Conscience
Reflect on the legacies of the Holocaust and the implications of a "never again" promise.
The International Criminal Court
Learn about the establishment of the International Criminal Court and the challenges it faces in upholding justice around the world.
Memory and Decision Making in Europe Today
Consider the connection between the refugee crisis facing Europe in 2016 and the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
Memory and Decision Making in Europe Today (en español)
Consider the connection between the refugee crisis facing Europe in 2016 and the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust. This resource is in Spanish.
The Persistence of Antisemitism
Learn about the lingering threats of antisemitism that Jews in Europe, and especially Poland, faced after the Holocaust.
Post-War: Chaos and Challenges
Learn about the immense challenges that countries and Europeans faced after the end of World War II.