Erie Canal
Students will use information from the New York State Canal System Web site to learn about the early history of the Erie Canal and apply this information by designing a newspaper advertisement for a shipping service along the Erie Canal.

The Ohio & Eric Canal-Catalyst of Economic Development for Ohio
Students will be able to describe the construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal and identify industries that were made possible by the construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal.

Lowell and the Factory System
This lesson plan examines the efforts of early American manufacturers to implement the factory system on a large-scale in the town of Lowell, Massachusetts.

Create Your Own Infomercial-Industrial Revolution
Students will create their own inventions and advertise in a infomerical
 

Alabama Department of Archives and History

Alabama Virtual Library

Best of History Websites

History Timelines (Alternatime)

Digital History Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research

History Matters  Designed for high school teachers of U.S. history courses. A gateway for web resources and other useful materials for teaching U.S. history.

National Archives Digital Classroom

American Memory Primary source material from the collection of the Library of Congress.

Graphic Organizers

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