These worksheets facilitate the integration of Compton's Encyclopedia into the curriculum. The links under each of the worksheets lead to articles that should be used by the students while completing a worksheet. NOTE: The article links will not function unless they have visited Britannica Online School Edition during this Web browser session. More Encyclopedia Worksheets will be available soon, including worksheets based on Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia.

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The United States Congress
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All activities should be completed using the Legislative Branch section of the Compton's Encyclopedia United States government article.

Black Americans, or African Americans
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All activities should be completed using the Compton's Encyclopedia Black Americans, or African Americans article. Students will also need to use one of the following articles: Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, or Martin Luther King, Jr.

The American Civil War
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All activities should be completed using the Compton's Encyclopedia American Civil War article. Part three of the worksheet also requires students to use the Battle of Gettysburg article.

World War II
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All activities should be completed using the Compton's Encyclopedia World War II article and related articles.