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Immigration and the U.S. Policy Debate

Students explore the history of immigration to the United States and current U.S. immigration policy in the Trump era. 

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A New Nation

A New Nation asks students to consider the opportunities, hardships, aspirations, and questions facing people across the United States in its earliest years—from 1783-1830.

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Russia’s Transformation: Challenges for U.S. Policy

Students survey the economic issues and political developments that have shaped the outlook of policymakers in the Kremlin and Washington.
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Digital Editions

The same award-winning content teachers expect from the Choices Program is now web based! Purchase an individual, site, or district license and always have the most up-to-date version of our materials.

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Climate Change and Questions of Justice

Students explore the causes and effects of global warming and delves into questions of who is most responsible for and vulnerable to the changing climate.

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Responding to Terrorism: Challenges for Democracy

Students consider the changing nature of terrorism, the motivations of terrorists, and the policy challenges for the United States.
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Analyzing Maps

In this lesson students learn about the design elements of a map and assess the value and limitations of using maps as sources.
New Scholar Videos

Tony Perry

University of Virginia

Tony Perry is a faculty member at the University of Virginia in the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies. Previously, he was a pre-doctoral fellow at the Carter G. Woodson Institute. He is a scholar of race and the environment, and in his dissertation he researches the environmental history of slavery in antebellum Maryland.

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