C. Frederick RisingerThe author reviews websites on a range of national and global issues—topics he believes essential to preparing students for effective citizenship in a democratic society. 199

The websites presented here will help educators integrate local history projects that not only stimulate student interest, but build research and presentation skills.

While cuts in funding have forced schools to reduce supportive activities like field trips, students can benefit greatly from noteworthy virtual tours, such as those highlighted here.

—Lee Ann Potter, Karen Needles, and Marisa WilairatThe purchase of the Louisiana territory provides teachers with a perfect launch of classroom discussion on how the government funded this acquisition.The links below are not connected to files. Articles will be made available as soon as possible.

The correspondence between a baseball commissioner and President Franklin Roosevelt offers a creative approach to teaching World War II during baseball season.  

C. Frederick RisingerThe battle over values may be a determining issue in the race for the White House. The author identifies various websites to help teachers examine this topic.

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Ken Burns’s film Defying the Nazis offers teachers an opportunity to enrich students’ thinking about the U.S. response to Nazi Germany and the Holocaust.

A close look at the case of Chew Heong, a Chinese immigrant who challenged the nineteenth-century Chinese exclusion laws, provides important insight into early U.S. efforts to control immigration.