Empire of the Horns

A 4-week unit sequence for 10th-grade CP American Studies detailing the transition from colonial foundations to the Declaration of Independence. The sequence guides students through regional geographies, mercantile friction, imperial wars, taxation without representation, street activism, and the Enlightenment philosophy that culminated in the 1776 voting for independence. This unit scaffolds toward a summative assignment where students draft an open letter to the Second Continental Congress from the perspective of a New Hampshire delegate.

A historical investigation of the three primary motivators of European exploration: God, Gold, and Glory. Includes a comprehensive visual identification guide and copy-paste setup resource for digital assessment.

A highly structured, premium 2-page teacher-facing Google Form Setup and Import Guide. It includes copy-pasteable question text, optimized search terms for the required visual cues (representing God, Gold, and Glory), and a visual setup checklist and Answer Key.

A comprehensive curriculum unit bundle on Ancient Rome, tracing its trajectory from the founding of the Republic through the golden age of Empire to its eventual fragmenting and fall.

Covers Week 3 (Days 10-14) of the Road to Revolution unit. Students analyze imperial policies, including the Townshend Acts and Tea Act, and the mechanics of colonial resistance like the Boston Tea Party and Coercive Acts. They investigate the escalation at the First Continental Congress, the battles of Lexington and Concord, and the philosophical background of natural rights in the Enlightenment.

A 7-slide presentation for Lesson 4 (Days 15-19) covering Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the Declaration of Independence, grievance sourcing, and letter writing to guide students through the final week.

A comprehensive introductory unit on the business of retail, designed for 10th and 11th grade business students. The unit covers fundamental retail concepts, the modern supply chain, physical store operations, visual merchandising, and culminates in a hands-on storefront pitch project.

A diagnostic lesson featuring a pre-test and answer key to gauge student prior knowledge on fundamental economic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost, factors of production, trade-offs, economic systems, and reading PPC graphs.

A 7-slide presentation for Lesson 3 (Days 10-14) covering Townshend/Tea Acts, Boston Tea Party, Coercive Acts, Lexington & Concord, the Enlightenment, and John Locke's Second Treatise.

This sequence contains official course syllabi for high school US History and World History courses, fully aligned to the Indiana Academic Standards and designed to meet graduation requirements.

Covers Week 4 (Days 15-19) of the Road to Revolution unit. Students analyze Thomas Paine's rhetoric in Common Sense, explore Jefferson's drafting of the Declaration of Independence, map grievances to British policies, and construct their summative persuasive letter to the Second Continental Congress.

A 7-slide presentation for Lesson 2 (Days 5-9) covering the Seven Years' War, Proclamation of 1763, Stamp Act, Sons of Liberty, and the Boston Massacre, designed to help students analyze the escalation of imperial tension.