Use this stand-alone timeline as a handy reference for key events leading up to the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.

Learners will test their knowledge of some of the key players and events of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s.

Learners will find and record key information on the dates, locations, key leaders, causes, and outcomes of four key battles of the American Civil War.

Students do independent research to answer questions about the key events that contributed to growing tensions and hostilities leading up to the Civil War.

Students explore the various resources and advantages available to the North and South during the Civil War and examine why neither side had a clear path to victory.

Investigate one of ancient Rome's many famous engineering achievements, Roman baths, with this graphic organizer!

Explore one of ancient Rome's many engineering achievements, aqueducts, with the help of this graphic organizer!

Take a deep dive into one of ancient Rome's many engineering achievements, Roman roads, with the help of this graphic organizer.

Students read background information about the establishment of the Juneteenth holiday and answer comprehension and analysis questions.

Introduce students to the primary-source text of the Gettysburg Address—and the context in which was delivered—with this three-page social studies worksheet.

Practice analyzing primary source documents with this worksheet featuring excerpts from the June 19, 1865, orders to end slavery in Texas. 

Reflect on the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in this quote response worksheet for middle-grade students.