A chapter from The American Yawp open source history textbook focusing on, "Religion and Reform."

Students learn about the first shots of the American Revolution and the battles that occurred before the Declaration of Independence.

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This inquiry is focused on the compelling question "Was American expansion abroad justified?" The inquiry calls into question motives and outcomes of imperialism by considering both the positive and negative results of United States expansion abroad, with specific focus on the United States' involvement in the Spanish-American War.

Students read two articles explaining why the Spanish did not settle in the Virginia area. After hypothesizing their own theories, they compare the theories from the articles and analyze a quote about exploration.

In this lesson, students explain the methods Penn used to attract settlers to his colony and evaluate the effectiveness of Penn's ability to attract settlers to the colony. Students will also compare and contrast Penn's account of the colony with Daniel Pastorius' account.

In this lesson, students will examine the Salem witchcraft trials through primary and secondary sources with an emphasis on different viewpoints of the trials. Worksheets will be given for these assignments and discussed in class. Students will then research on their own in the computer lab utilizing several websites.

Students will learn about the variation of toponyms in different regions of the Americas.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.