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US History
American Inventors and Innovators
People who invented, built or improved things that changed American life.
Native American Nations and History
Peoples, homelands, cultures and key events in Native American history, told with respect.
The American Revolution: Events and Dates
The taxes, protests, battles and documents that led the colonies to independence.
The Civil Rights Movement
People, protests and laws in the struggle for equal rights, mostly from the 1940s to the 1960s.
The Civil War (1861-1865)
Causes, battles, leaders and turning points of the American Civil War.
The Cold War
The long rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991.
Colonial America: Dates and Events
Key dates, places and events from the first English settlements to the eve of the American Revolution.
The Early Republic (1783-1840)
Building a new nation: the Constitution, first presidents, the Louisiana Purchase, the War of 1812 and the age of Jackson.
US History: Key Dates
The year (or date) when the big events in American history happened.
US History Vocabulary
Words you need to read and discuss American history.
US Presidents: Facts and Firsts
What each president is known for, plus presidential firsts and facts.
US Presidents in Order
Match each number with the president who held that office, from Washington through Biden.
Reconstruction and the Gilded Age
Rebuilding after the Civil War, then the age of big business, immigration, cities and reform (1865-1900).
The 1920s and the Great Depression
From the Roaring Twenties through the stock market crash, hard times and the New Deal.
Westward Expansion
Trails, territories, gold, railroads and the people who lived on the lands of the American West.
America in World War I and World War II
How the United States entered, fought and was changed by the two world wars.
World History
Ancient Civilizations of the Americas
The Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca and other great societies of Mesoamerica and South America.
Famous Historical Documents
Charters, declarations, laws and speeches that shaped history, and what each one said.
Famous Wars and Battles
Major conflicts from ancient times to the twentieth century, with where, when and why they mattered.
Famous Women in History
Women who led, discovered, created and changed the world.
Historical Figures: Who Am I?
Clues about famous people from around the world; guess who it is.
African Kingdoms and Empires
Kush, Aksum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, Benin and other African civilizations.
Ancient and Imperial China
Dynasties, philosophers, inventions and the Silk Road, from the Shang to the Qing.
Ancient Egypt
Pharaohs, pyramids, the Nile and daily life in ancient Egypt.
Ancient Greece
City-states, democracy, philosophers, myths, the Olympics and Alexander the Great.
Ancient and Classical India
The Indus Valley, the Maurya and Gupta empires, major religions and ideas from India.
Ancient Rome
From a small city on the Tiber to the Republic and a vast empire, and what Rome left behind.
The Enlightenment and Age of Revolutions
Thinkers and revolutions that reshaped ideas about government and rights in the 1600s-1800s.
Explorers and the Age of Exploration
Famous explorers, their voyages, routes and the effects of European exploration.
World History: Key Dates
When major events happened around the world, from ancient times to today.
The Industrial Revolution
Machines, factories, railroads, cities and reforms from the late 1700s through the 1800s.
Inventions Through Time
Who invented what, and roughly when, from the wheel to the World Wide Web.
Islamic Civilization and the Golden Age
The rise of Islam, the caliphates, and the science, math and art of the Islamic Golden Age.
Medieval Europe
Castles, knights, the Church, feudalism, the Crusades, the Black Death and more.
Ancient Mesopotamia
The land between the rivers: Sumer, Babylon, Assyria and their inventions.
The Renaissance and Reformation
Rebirth of art and learning in Europe, the printing press and the Protestant Reformation.
The World Wars: A Global View
Causes, sides, major events and results of World War I and World War II around the world.