Just as the society around us shapes the way we think and act, so did it shape the people of Salem, Massachusetts in the 1600s. Look at the websites listed below, and, on a separate sheet of paper, answer the questions about life in Puritan New England. Note that many of the websites contain interactive images. Click on the images to open them, and mouse-over the image to discover more about it.
Review the Great Depression time line and the section entitled “The Stock Market Crash and The Great Depression” on The Historical Background and Development of Social Security page, and answer the questions below.
Beyond the obvious material destruction, there was more to reconstruct in the South than buildings, farms, manufacturing and railroads—there were social and political relationships to rebuild.
A comparative reading of Lincoln's most famous speeches. This resource accompanies the curriculum unit: Abraham Lincoln on the American Union: "A Word Fitly Spoken".
Map illustrating the geography, demography, and political division of the United States as a result of the Missouri Compromise over the issue of Slavery in 1820–21.
An interactive map of the U.S. in 1854 that allows users to see the economic, demographic, and political makeup of regions and states at the time. Under the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty allowed the settlers of a federal territory to decide the slavery question without interference from Congress.
