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Lesson Plans for the Industrial Revolution: Expansion & Globalization (1750-1790)
The Industrial Revolution Spreads to Europe (1770-1790) The Industrial Revolution, which had its roots in Britain during the mid-18th...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2840 min read
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Lesson Plans for the Industrial Revolution: Early Industrial Centers: Britain as the Birthplace
The Life of Adam Smith and the Creation of The Wealth of Nations It was a cold winter’s day in 1723 when Adam Smith was born in the small...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2743 min read
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Lesson Plans for the Industrial Revolution: The Years Before the Industrial Revolution
The Agricultural Revolution: The Foundation of Industrialization The Agricultural Revolution was a transformative period in European...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2642 min read
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Lesson Plans for the Industrial Revolution: The Years Before the Industrial Revolution
Radio Broadcast: A Look Back at Farming Life Before the Industrial Revolution [Energetic music, with a slight inventive and motivating...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2549 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Legacy of the War
Legacy of the War The Human Cost of the War Wars have long left an undeniable mark on societies, reshaping nations through loss,...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2434 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination and the Legacy of the Civil War
A Defeated South: Emotions and Struggles in the Final Days of the Civil War As the Civil War neared its end in the spring of 1865, the...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2145 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Fall of Richmond, Lee’s Summit, and the Surrender
Wilmer McLean: The Man Caught Between the War Wilmer McLean never wanted to be a part of history. He was a simple Virginia farmer, a man...
Zack Edwards
Feb 2040 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Railroad and Westward Expansion
Miles of Freedom: A Railroad Worker’s Journey (Historical Fiction Story) Spring, 1867 – Kansas Prairie Ezekiel "Zeke" Carter wiped the...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1941 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Spying and Espionage in the Civil War
Spies and Espionage in the Civil War Allan Pinkerton: The Spy Who Saved a President and the Union The cold February air bit at Allan...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1840 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Cinco de Mayo as a United States Celebration?
Mexico’s Struggles and Foreign Intervention Between 1836 and 1860, Mexico faced immense political instability, foreign conflicts, and...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1740 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Naval Forces of the Union and Confederate Navies
Naval Forces of the Union and Confederate Navies During the Civil War The Civil War saw dramatic transformations in naval warfare, with...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1540 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Election of 1864: Lincoln vs McClellan
The Weight of a Vote (Historic Fiction Story) Nathaniel Harper tightened his coat against the sharp November wind as he walked down the...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1442 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Sherman’s March to the Sea: The Fire That Broke the Confederacy
A Plan of Fire and Fear The war had raged for three long, bloody years. The fields of Virginia and Tennessee had seen rivers of blood,...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1338 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: Grant vs Lee - The Overland Campaign
Grant vs. Lee: Overland Campaign: The Political and Strategic Importance of the Overland Campaign The Overland Campaign, launched by...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1243 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Home Front and Women in the War
Women’s Role in the Civil War The Life of Clara Barton During the Civil War From Teacher to Wartime Caregiver Clarissa “Clara” Harlowe...
Zack Edwards
Feb 1139 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Battle of Gettysburg
The Importance of Gettysburg and Vicksburg Before the Battles Strategic Importance of Gettysburg Before the battle, Gettysburg was not...
Zack Edwards
Feb 846 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation Robert Smalls: The Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship and Sailed to Freedom The waters of Charleston Harbor...
Zack Edwards
Feb 637 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Early Battles of the Civil War
The Life of "Stonewall" Jackson: A Man of Faith, War, and Contradictions Early Life: Hardship and Determination Born on January 21, 1824,...
Zack Edwards
Feb 537 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort SumterThe Thunder of War: Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter The wind howled across Charleston Harbor, carrying with...
Zack Edwards
Feb 336 min read
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Lesson Plans for the U.S. Civil War: The Election of 1860 and the Secession Winter
The Great Debate: Lincoln vs. Douglas August 21, 1858 – Ottawa, Illinois Nathaniel Reed had never seen such a crowd in his life. He stood...
Zack Edwards
Feb 142 min read
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