Resources from the Buffalo Public Schools Social Studies Department

These materials have been generated by various committees and other groups of teachers over the years.  Those responsible for their development are given credit in the documents.  These documents are in Adobe Public Document Format. 

NYS Standards

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Scope and Sequence for Pre-Kindergarten

The L.A.W. method for writing a DBQ

How to write a Thematic Essay
 

Document Based Questions

The Erie Canal
The White House and the Presidency
Labor Disputes
Colonial Regions
The American Revolution
The Constitutional Convention
Constitutional Principles
Westward Expansion
The Manifest Destiny
Giants of Industry
Immigration
Imperialism
The Progressive Period
The Great Depression
The Civil Rights Movement