How did Marylanders meet the challenges of the 19th century that tested the new constitution?
- Federalism
- “iCivics Teacher User Guide” (Resource 1.p3.5)
- These step-by-step instructions will help you set up an account and use the newly redesigned iCivics site.
- iCivics Teacher Account -
- A teacher account allows you full access to all of the iCivics resources contained on the site—including lesson plans and the Drafting Board tools, which cannot be viewed by students. Once you’ve signed up, you can establish virtual classrooms, send out assignments, track student progress, and manage class discussions.
- iCivics -
- https://www.icivics.org/node/178818/resource
- “Who Represents Me?” WebQuest
- https://www.icivics.org/games/represent-me
- “Represent Me!” game
- Resources about Maryland State government:
- https://www.icivics.org/node/178818/resource
- “iCivics Teacher User Guide” (Resource 1.p3.5)
- Maryland's Government
- Flocabulary - http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of-government/
- Three Branches of Government – “Checks and Balances” Video
- Three Branches of Government Research
- Executive – http://www.mdkidspage.org/Government.htm
- Legislative – http://www.mdkidspage.org/GovernmentLeg.htm
- Judicial – http://www.mdkidspage.org/GovernmentJud.htm
- iCivics- www.icivics.org
- YouTube – Schoolhouse Rock: America - I'm Just a Bill Music Video (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- School House Rock “I’m Just a Bill” video
- Maryland Government Information
- Flocabulary - http://www.flocabulary.com/3-branches-of-government/
- War of 1812
- Hold the Fort: Simulation of War of 1812. Students choose options for the battle game http://www.nps.gov/fomc/holdthefort/game.html
- Interactive Website that provides an overview of the War of 1812- War of 1812 Interactive Website
- http://amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/the-war-of-1812.aspx
- Overview of War of 1812: http://starspangled200.org/History/Pages/Welcome.aspx
- USS Constitution (games and fun facts on the USS Constitution, a ship from the War of 1812 that was nicknamed "Old Ironsides"): asailorslifeforme.org
- War of 1812 101: Contains an overview with links for more in depth study of the battles in the War of 1812: http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/warof1812/tp/war-of-1812-overview.htm
- The National Museum of American History's history of the Star Spangled Banner: http://americanhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner
- War of 1812 in Maryland: http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/chron/html/war1812.html
- War of 1812 in Maryland- Timeline of important events before and during the War of 1812.
- Minorities and the Constitution http://starspangled200.org/History/Pages/Timeline.aspx
- “Slave Narratives Video” (Resource 3.m2.1) Play media comment.
- “Investigate a Slavery Timeline”: http://mdroots.thinkport.org/interactives/slaverytimeline/intro.asp
- Legacy of Slavery in Maryland: Case Studies of different people in Maryland in the 1800s- http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/html/casestudies/countycs.html
- Beneath the Underground: Short information on enslaved Africans, free Africans, slave owners, and non slave owners in Maryland in the 1800s http://slavery.msa.maryland.gov/html/antebellum/eaa.html
- Slave Interview Transcripts http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snvoices00.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- A description of how the New Deal employed white collar workers to interview and capture the stories of former slaves in the 1930s
- Maryland and the Civil War
- Frederick Douglass Biography
- http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324#synopsis (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- A biography and video of Fredrick Douglass
- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
- http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012499/html/12499bio.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- A biography about Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, a Maryland abolitionist
- Harriet Tubman (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- The Underground Railroad Escape From Slavery
- Following the Footsteps
- http://pathways.thinkport.org/following/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- An interactive website that puts students in a slave’s shoes and the students get to make key decisions for the slave that will determine that person’s fate.
- Interactive Timeline
- http://pathways.thinkport.org/figure/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- An interactive timeline about slavery in Maryland. Has question choices and allows students to shift between years to see different data through time.
- Frederick Douglass Biography
- http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324#synopsis (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- A biography and video of Fredrick Douglass
- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
- http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012499/html/12499bio.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- A biography about Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, a Maryland abolitionist
- Harriet Tubman
- The Underground Railroad Escape From Slavery
- Following the Footsteps
- http://pathways.thinkport.org/following/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- An interactive website that puts students in a slave’s shoes and the students get to make key decisions for the slave that will determine that person’s fate.
- Interactive Timeline
- http://pathways.thinkport.org/figure/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
- An interactive timeline about slavery in Maryland. Has question choices and allows students to shift between years to see different data through time.
- Chapelle, Suzanne Ellery. (2010). The Maryland Adventure. Layton: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9780879058968 (located in Grade 4)
- How Did Slaves Find a Route to Freedom? And Other Questions about the Underground Railroad by Laura Hamilton Waxman. Lerner (2011) ISBN: 978-0-7613-7129-8 – Level S, Lexile 800. (Located in Media Center: PROF 973.7 WAX)
- The Underground Railroad: An Interactive History by Allison Lassieur. Capstone Press (2008). ISBN: 978-1-4296-1183-1 –Lexile 620 (Located in Media Centers: 973.7 LAS)
- Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson. DragonFly Books. ISBN# 9780679874720. Lexile: AD680L. (Located in Media: E HOP)
- Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad. Pamela Duncan Edwards. ISBN# 9781433305467. Lexile Level: 640L. (Located in Media: E EDW)
- Frederick Douglas: In His Own Words. ISBN# 978-0152294922. (Located in Media: 921 DOU)
- The Cost of Freedom by Joanne Mattern. Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN# 978-0823942418. (Located in Media Centers: PROF 973.3 MAT)
- Life Stories: Harriet Tubman by Gillian Gosman. Rosen PowerKids. ISBN# 978-1448827619 (Located in Media: 921 TUB)
- Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman by Alan Schroeder, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
Explanation of federal versus state governments
How a Bill Becomes a Law in the MD General Assembly
Describes the process for a bill to become a MD state law