Beginnings to 1620 | Era 1: Three Worlds Meet

Native American Gender Roles in Maryland

Author: Robin August, Deep Creek Elementary School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Era

Pontiac's War

Author: Tina Nelson, Office of Social Studies, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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This Land is Whose Land?

Author: Mary Davis, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Colonial Tea Parties

Author: Tamara Dingman, Richard Henry Lee Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Runaway Slaves: From the Revolution to the New Republic

Author: Carol Thornton, Tracey's Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Who Burned the Peggy Stewart?

Author: Kathleen Wilson, Germantown Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Was the Stamp Act Fair?

Author: Abbey Campbell, Logan Elementary & Shannon Halpin, Edmondson Heights Elementary, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Elementary (3-4-5)
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The Non-Importation Movement

Author: Deborah A. Neumann, Dickey Hill Elementary/Middle, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Democratic Ideas of the 1776 Maryland Constitution

Author: Kathleen Wilson, Germantown Elementary School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper elementary
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Freedom for All? The Contradictions of Slavery and Freedom in the Maryland Constitution

Author: Mary E. Zynda, Teaching American History in Baltimore City Program
Grade Level: Upper Elementary/Middle
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Who Fired the Shot Heard Round the World?

Author: Elaine M. Price, Odenton Elementary, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary/Middle
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Fighting for Whose Freedom? Black Soldiers in the American Revolution

Author: Tina Nelson, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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The League of Peace and Power-The Six Iroquois Nations and the American Revolution

Author: Shannon C. McCutchen, Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Upper Elementary/Middle
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The Untold Story: The Black Struggle for Freedom during the Revolutionary War in Maryland

Author: Stephanie Reis, Millersville Elementary, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Elementary
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The Founding Fathers and the Constitutional Struggle Over Centralized Power

Author: Sean Berg, Lakeland Elementary/Middle School, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Upper Elementary/Middle
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How Did the Public View Women's Contributions to the Revolutionary War Effort?

Author: Leslie Hoeckle, Gorman Crossing Elementary, Howard County Public School System
Grade Level: Upper Elementary
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Why is John Adams Standing on Thomas Jefferson's Foot?

Author: Stephanie Hagberg, Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grade Level: Elementary School
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Era

The Star-Spangled Banner: Fact or Fiction?

Author: Wendy Schanberger, Hereford Middle School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Upper Elementary/Middle
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Daily Lives of Slaves - What Really Happened?

Author: Wendy Schanberger, Hereford Middle School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Methods of Reform: The Lowell Mill Girls

Author: Wendy Schanberger, Hereford Middle School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle
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Speaking Up and Speaking Out: Exploring the Lives of Black Women During the 19th Century

Author: K. Wise Whitehead, West Baltimore Middle School, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Nineteenth Century Reform Movements: Women's Rights

Author: Courtney Hoffberger, Arundel High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Era

Slavery and Civil Disobedience: Christiana Riot of 1851

Author: Patricia (Kate) de Barros, Magothy River Middle School, Anne Arundel County Public School System
Grade Level: Middle
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Lincoln and the Republicans: The Cause of the War?

Author: John Soos, Sudbrook Middle Magnet, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle
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Maryland During the Secession Crisis

Author: Jim May, Bel Air Middle School, Harford County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Northern Racism and the New York City Draft Riots of 1863

Author: Kevin Kelly, Lansdowne Middle School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Civil War Weaponry and Medicine: A Disastrous Mismatch

Author: Matthew Croson, Hamilton Middle School, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Middle
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper: 19th Century African-American Writer and Reformer

Author: Gayle K. Dietrich, St. Katherine of Sienna School, Baltimore City
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Did Southern Free Men of Color Fight for the Ideals of the South?

Author: K. Wise Whitehead, West Baltimore Middle School, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: Middle
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Helping to Move On? An Analysis of the Reconstruction Amendments

Author: Courtney Hoffberger, Arundel High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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The Freedmen's Bureau: Success or Failure?

Author: John Soos, Sudbrook Middle Magnet, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Era

Understanding the Great Migration

Author: Sherry E. Spector, Parkdale High, Prince George's County Public Schools
Grade Level: High School
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Dust Bowl Story

Author: Lawrence Miller, Baltimore City College, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: High
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Debating Social Security: Understanding and Evaluating the Social Security Act of 1935

Author: Karen Hodges, Academy for College & Career Exploration, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: High
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The Federal Theatre Project: Analyzing Conflict Among Relief, Art, and Politics in 1930s America

Author: Matthew Power, Patapsco High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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African Americans and the Democratic Party

Author: Sue Pennington, Wilde Lake High School, Howard County Public School System
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Franklin Roosevelt's Proposal for Reforming the Supreme Court: 168 Days of National Debate

Author: Nancy Sinclair, Sparrows Point High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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Continuity or Change? African Americans in World War II

Author: Karen Hodges, Academy for College & Career Exploration, Baltimore City Public School System
Grade Level: High School
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Japanese American Internment During World War II

Author: Heather Steven, Glen Burnie High, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High School
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Post-War Suburbanization: Homogenization

Author: Bruce Lesh, Franklin High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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Confronting Third World Nationalism: The United States and the Overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh

Author: Jennifer Woods, Broadneck High, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High School
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Brown v. the Board of Education: Success or Failure?

Author: Jamie S. Binder, Franklin High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Speaking Freely In the Soviet Union's Autocratic Government

Author: Mollie S. MacAdams, Southern Middle, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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Civil Rights and Cold Warriors

Author: Tim Johnson, Chesapeake High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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A Presidential Decision - The Bay of Pigs

Author: Jamie S. Binder, Franklin High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High
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The Cuban Missile Crisis

Author: Stacey Billingsley, South River High, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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Blockbusting: Social and Economic Change through Real Estate

Author: Joshua Kukowski, Franklin High School & Nicholas Ricks, Western School for Technology and Environmental Sciences, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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Contextualizing a Historical Photograph: Busing and the Anti-busing Movement in Boston

Author: Bruce Lesh, Franklin High School, Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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Women's Rights in the American Century

Author: Kenneth J. Bechtel, Old Mill High School, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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The Iran Hostage Crisis

Author: Kenneth J. Bechtel, Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Grade Level: High
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