Using ESSEX History is a three-year project to improve the quality of American History instruction in Essex County's middle schools and high schools through teacher seminars and summer institutes on the people, places and events of
Essex County, Massachusetts.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead

Field
Resources

Explore early settlement, maritime and industrial sites in Essex County.



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Jan Maetzliger

Lesson
Plans

Developed by teachers using primary and field resources available here and throughout Essex County.

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List of Import Tariffs from 19th Century

Primary
Resources

Documents, online here and available through our partners, for teaching any American History class.

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Seminars and Institutes

Upcoming Seminars

Westward Migration
The Culture of Jim Crow
October 29, 2008

The China Trade
November 19, 2008

Lesson Plans


Lesson Plan Guide

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Year One Lesson Plans, 2006



Early Colonial History
19th Century Immigration
20th Century Immigration
Summer Institute 2006, America in Conflict


Year Two Lesson Plans, 2006-2007

Women and Abolition in Massachusetts
The Fighting Founders: Political Conflict in the Early Republic
Integration: Little Rock, Ole Miss and Boston Busing
Religion, Revival and Reform: The Second Great Awakening
The Roaring Twenties
Changes in the Landscape
Summer Institute 2007, The '76ers: Turning Points in American History


Year Three Lesson Plans, 2007-2008

Progressivism
The Growth of Southern Slavery
The Vietnam War
Explaining the 19th Century
The Great Depression
Ratifying the Constitution in Massachusetts
Religion and History in Massachusetts




Using ESSEX History Themes

Using ESSEX History will address four core themes in American history. These four themes are listed below. Teachers will find materials that relate to specific topics linked to the appropriate heading. Any subjects that relate to more than one theme will be linked to all of the appropriate headings.