Research the Spanish explorers pictured in this Collection. Put them in chronological order. Answer the following questions: 1. What regions did they explore? 2. What did they discover?

The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history as Bubonic Plague spread across Asia and Europe eventually killing between 75 and 200 million people.

This Collection features a variety of primary and secondary resources including maps, photographs, texts, and a sound clip to support the historical context of the book, Macaroni Boy.

In 1775, the now-legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap - a notch in the Appalachian Mountains located near the intersection of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee - through the interior of Kentucky and to the Ohio River. Known as the Wilderness Road, the trail would serve as the pathway to the western United States for some 300,000 settlers over the next 35 years. Boone’s pioneering path led to the establishment of the first settlements in Kentucky, including Boonesboro, and to Kentucky’s admission to the Union as the 15th state in 1792. Source: The Wilderness Road. History.com. A&E Network. 2010. Web. 2 Aug 2016. URL: http://www.history.com/topics/wilderness-road

The War of 1812 was a military conflict that forged America's destiny to emerge as a strong nation. The war lasted less than two years but it was celebrated as the, "second war of independence" from Great Britain.

This collection contains a variety of resources that can be used by teachers and students to understand the origins of slavery and slavery in America.

This collection contains images, taken by accomplished African-American photographer Teenie Harris. They provide a micro-perspective of the struggle for civil rights in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1950s and 1960s.

Resources in this Collection depict images of heraldry and guild symbols from the Middle Ages.

The Dred Scott case was one of America's most controversial Supreme Court decisions. Who was Dred Scott and did he have a right to his freedom? The goal of this Collection is to engage students to read and research people and texts that comprised this historical event then write a persuasive essay based on opinion gathered from details and facts procured from their readings and research. Keywords: Dred Scott Dred Scott vs Sanford Dred Scott vs Sandford U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Chief Justice Taney Declaration of Independence Missouri Compromise Emancipation Freedom Slavery Abolition Pre Civil War Era

Was the gold rush of 1849 a boon for California? Why or why not? What were the short-term and long-term benefits and detriments of the gold rush? What are the similarities and differences between the California gold rush and the Marcellus Shale gas boon in Pennsylvania? What lessons can we learn from the California gold rush that translates to the current Marcellus Shale natural gas boon in Pennsylvania?

This collection contains images and videos of the seven natural wonders of the world, along with the men who conquered them through expedition and discovery.

What do you think you know about Washington, D.C.? This collection is designed to help students develop and practice their skills for examining and thinking about art that was created to represent America's Capital City.