Websites

(most recently posted websites listed first)

Civilwar.com

CivilWar.com is a source for educational materials on the United States Civil War, with resources, lesson plans, photos and primary source documents.

Type: Website: Student Friendly • Grade Level: All Grades
Url: http://www.civilwar.com
Categories: Abolitionist Movement 
Keywords: Civil War  US History 

Andrew Jackson's Native American Policy (Web Quest)

A web quest for students to examine the policies of Andrew Jackson that removed tens of thousands of Native Americans from their homes and forces them, often with great loss of life, to move west of the Mississippi.

Type: Website: Background • Grade Level: 6 - 8: Middle School
Url: http://www.madera.k12.ca.us/webquestweb/881jacksonnativeampolicy.htm
Categories: Native Americans  Religious/ethnic oppression  US History 
Keywords: Native Americans  Removal  President 

GLSEN Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network

This webiste provides information and resources from around the country in teaching to and for Gay, Lesbian, Transgender students.

Type: Website: Background • Grade Level: 9 - 12: High School
Url: http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
Categories: LGBT issues  Social justice 
Keywords: gay  lesbian  bisexual  straight 

Wisconsin Labor History Society

This website has a variety of resources helpful to teachers and students, including short summaries of Wisconsin labor history, other labor-related internet links and several useful bibliographies of labor-oriented books well suited for children and high

Type: Website: Student Friendly • Grade Level: All Grades
Url: http://www.wisconsinlaborhistory.org/
Categories: Labor movement/economics  US History 
Keywords: labor movement  unions  strike 

The Black Hawk War of 1832

An excellent, well documented site that includes primary source documents, graphics, photos and history of this important war that made Wisconsin "safe" for white people to come in and occupy the lands of various Native peoples. The official website descr

Type: Website: Student Friendly • Grade Level: 4 - 6: Upper Elementary
Url: http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/
Categories: Native Americans  Racism  US History 
Keywords: Native American  Black Hawk 

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