Essential Questions

The four essential questions of the "Moose on the Loose" guide and inspire the study of the Granite State—its history, its culture, its economy, its way of life. Either select a few lesson plans from each section to address all four essential questions or explore one essential question at a time to get a deep dive into that area of study.

The links below lead to the Educator's Guide for each lesson plan. To access the Worksheets and Resources for each lesson plan, visit the Unit Plan section on the Educator side of the site, which also provides important overviews of the subject matter, vocabulary words, focus questions, and additional resources.

Essential Question 4

How has New Hampshire impacted the nation?

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Lesson Plan 1.2

New Hampshire in the World

Understand New Hampshire's location and human and physical features

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Lesson Plan 4.3

Merchants, Ships, and the Triangle trade

Explore the issue of slavery in New Hampshire and the role of an interdependent economy

Lesson Plan 5.5

Who Took Part in the Revolution?

Find evidence for how people in New Hampshire participated in the American Revolution

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Lesson Plan 6.5

Should We Ratify?

Analyze the arguments to ratify the U.S. Constitution

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Lesson Plan 9.3

The Fight against Slavery

Create an abolitionist newspaper to try to change people's minds about slavery

Lesson Plan 13.1

Tourists in New Hampshire

Explore why tourists came to New Hampshire in the 19th century and what they came to see

Lesson Plan 15.3

The New Hampshire Yankee

Investigate the values and indentities of a New Hampshire icon, Chippa Granite

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Lesson Plan 16.5

DBQ on the New Hampshire Primary

Use primary sources to present an argument about the first-in-the-nation primary

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Lesson Plan 17.2

Mason's Five Ideas about New Hampshire Today

Develop compelling questions about New Hampshire today and create a research project to explore them

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