Give your middle school student a fun way to practice key terms from the Civil War. This word search is all about generals who fought in the war.

Learn more about the unfair practice of mercantilism during colonial times, then explore your opinion on it.

Test your student's knowledge of famous people in U.S. history with a quick quiz. He'll need to match up each notable person with his/her accomplishments.

Check out this Lewis and Clark expedition map that shows the route's landmarks then and now.

Say hello to Founding Father Samuel Adams, a man who wouldn't go down without a fight when Britain tried to change the rules on the colonists.

Celebrate Black History Month by learning about the birth of jazz music, and the history of African-Americans in pop music.

Learn more about the Missouri Compromise, an act that changed America both culturally and geographically.

Ask your child to consider all the pros and cons of moving to a strange and faraway land in this colonial history worksheet.

Help your social studies student learn a little more about what it took to get a settlement started in the New World...and what it took to keep it going.

Social studies students will write a descriptive paragraph to show their understanding of life in the Middle Colonies and life in colonial America in general.

Learn more about William Penn, a daring man whose actions reflected our Founding Fathers' fixation on freedom.

Write your own Declaration of Independence in this creative writing worksheet!

Learn the names of important Hispanic Americans in this engaging activity!

Meet Squanto, a man said to have shared his knowledge with the Pilgrims to help them survive in a new land.

Go back in time and expand the nation! Complete this map activity and discuss the impact of the Louisiana Purchase on the U.S.

Students write from the perspective of a member of the Wampanoag community, the native population in the region where the Pilgrims landed in 1620.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

Buckle up for a road trip along Route 66 in this worksheet for fourth through eighth graders!

In this Court Cases worksheet, students read descriptions of five landmark decisions, then match them to their correct name.

In this biography worksheet, children are introduced to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who in 1993 became the second female Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States.

In this two-page worksheet, learners will read excerpts form Dr. King's moving and powerful speech, then reflect on his vision by drawing an illustration inspired by his words.

In this worksheet, learners will put their geography skills to the test as they label all 13 colonies on a map.

In this Brown vs. Board of Education worksheet, children read the story of how the landmark decision came about, as well as the struggle that followed.

In this worksheet, children read about the March on Washington, the ideals that inspired it,  and the people who attended it.

Before reading Pam Muñoz Ryan’s novel Esperanza Rising, help students build background knowledge about the story's setting!

Find and circle the names of ten U.S. states in this geography word search puzzle!

The Civil Rights Movement: The Later Years worksheet, children read about the issues that emerged later in the movement.