In this resource, students can learn more about the rights of Americans through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The nine questions included in this segment cover topics such as freedoms in the Constitution, the Civil Rights Movement, and rights to participate in government. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, Rights. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - Rights student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

In this resource, students can learn about America’s key symbols and holidays through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The seven questions included in this segment cover topics such as national holidays, the American flag, the national anthem, and the Statue of Liberty. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

In this resource, students can review the history of America in the 1800s through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The eight questions included in this segment cover topics such as the Civil War, slavery, the Louisiana Purchase, and Susan B. Anthony. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, The 1800s. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - 1800s student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

In this resource, students can use short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions to explore American history from the 1900s in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The nine questions included in this segment cover topics such as World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and September 11, 2001. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, The 1900s. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - 1900s student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

This lesson is about the 1900s in the United States, when citizens worked together to form movements to expand individual rights. This lesson reviews three movements that worked to expand individual rights in the 1900s: the women’s rights movement, the civil rights movement, and the youth rights movement.

This lesson is about the roles and powers of the executive branch of the United States government. Students will learn about the responsibilities of the president and about the process of presidential inaugurations.

In this resource, students can learn more about the American voting system using short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The seven questions included in this segment cover constitutional amendments about voting, political parties, and when Americans elect their president. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, Voting. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - Voting student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

In this resource, students can learn about Constitutional history through short videos, mini-activities, and practice questions in this segment of Preparing for the Oath: U.S. History and Civics for Citizenship. The six questions included in this segment cover topics such as the Constitutional Convention, the Bill of Rights, and amendments to the Constitution. This site was designed with the needs of recent immigrants in mind. It is written at a “low-intermediate” ESL level.

This Teacher Guide identifies the Civics Test questions covered in the theme, Writing the Constitution. It also provides the instructional steps to familiarize teachers with the elements and navigation of the Preparing for the Oath - Writing the Constitution student interactive so that they can be comfortable presenting it to their class.

This primary source document is President Kennedy's speech proclaiming a quarantine against Cuba.

This primary source is the original text of President Franklin D. Roosevel's report to Congress about what was discussed at the Yalta Conference in February of 1945 with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin.

In this activity, the students can do a variety of activities connected with the seal of the Presidency of the United States. This activity is connected with the Smithson Museum.

Students will understand the role women played in the Civil War. They will also appreciate the
ways in which museums use objects to study how people in the past did their jobs.

Students will understand who fought the War of Independence and how their lives and the lives of their families were affected by the war. This lesson focuses on the leadership skills of George Washington.

In this resource, students will understand who fought the War of Independence and how their lives
and the lives of their families were affected by the war.

This primary source document is the text of the agreements reached at the Crimea (Yalta) Conference between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Generalissimo Stalin in February 1945, as released by the State Department.