Introduction...............................................................................................................................................................................................5
Lesson Plans...............................................................................................................................................................................................7
U.S. Map (landforms)............................................................................................................................................................................27
Viking Expansion....................................................................................................................................................................................29
The Voyage of Christopher Columbus...............................................................................................................................................31
African Exploitation...............................................................................................................................................................................33
Europeans Settle in N. America...........................................................................................................................................................35
James Towne............................................................................................................................................................................................37
North America (map 1)..........................................................................................................................................................................39
North America (map 2).........................................................................................................................................................................41
Native American Tribal Groups..........................................................................................................................................................43
Plymouth Colony....................................................................................................................................................................................45
King Philip’s War ...................................................................................................................................................................................47
The Original 13 Colonies.......................................................................................................................................................................49
The Iroquois League................................................................................................................................................................................51
Restoration Colonies .............................................................................................................................................................................53
New England Colonies..........................................................................................................................................................................55
The Middle Colonies..............................................................................................................................................................................57
The Southern Colonies..........................................................................................................................................................................59
Seven Year’s War .................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
The Explorations of Daniel Boone......................................................................................................................................................63
Early Battles of the Revolutionary War............................................................................................................................................65
Battle of Bunker Hill...............................................................................................................................................................................67
The American Revolution.....................................................................................................................................................................69
Westward Expansion.............................................................................................................................................................................71
Lewis and Clark Expedition................................................................................................................................................................73
War of 1812...............................................................................................................................................................................................75
Growth of the USA (map 1).................................................................................................................................................................77
Growth of the USA (map 2).................................................................................................................................................................79
Trails of Expansion..................................................................................................................................................................................81
Goldrush in California...........................................................................................................................................................................83
Mexican War...........................................................................................................................................................................................85
The Pony Express....................................................................................................................................................................................87
Leading Up to Civil War ......................................................................................................................................................................89
The Civil War (map 1)...........................................................................................................................................................................91
Gettysburg................................................................................................................................................................................................93
Vicksburg..................................................................................................................................................................................................95
The Civil War (map 2)..........................................................................................................................................................................97
Reconstruction........................................................................................................................................................................................99
The Battle of Little Bighorn.................................................................................................................................................................101
Jim Crow Laws/Women’s Rights.....................................................................................................................................................103
Major Centers of Immigration...........................................................................................................................................................105
World War I ..........................................................................................................................................................................................107
Famous Early Flights ...........................................................................................................................................................................109
The Great Depression............................................................................................................................................................................111
World War II (Europe)........................................................................................................................................................................113
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor.............................................................................................................................................................115
World War II (Pacific Theater).........................................................................................................................................................117
The Cold War.........................................................................................................................................................................................119
The Korean War.....................................................................................................................................................................................121
The Vietnam War.................................................................................................................................................................................123
The Wars in Asia...................................................................................................................................................................................125
The Gulf War.........................................................................................................................................................................................127
Attack on the United States (9/11)...................................................................................................................................................129
Afghanistan..............................................................................................................................................................................................131
Conflict in Iraq .......................................................................................................................................................................................133
State Maps..............................................................................................................................................................................................135