Educational Card Games

Educational card games can be another tool for teaching American history. Cards can also be collectible, with Civil War cards, Presidential flash cards, geography cards and more. Below you will find a nice selection of educational and historical cards and card games.

House of Cards, 1889

Harry Brooker

Some of the games you will find in our card games shop are: Prof. Noggin's Civil War cards, civil war playing cards, Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War Card Game, Professor Noggin's History of the United States, GeoCards USA, State by State card game, Black History Social Studies cards, Hands on Heritage - Photo Activity Cards and American History Playing Cards. These card games can teach about American history, but they can also be just good ol' fun!

Maybe you want to learn how to play some of the historical card games that were played by our forefathers, such as Loo or Whist? You can find books and even apps to teach you how to play the Whist Card Game that was popular in the Revolutionary era. There are books that will teach you how to play the game of Loo also, or you can find instructions online.

You can also read, learn about and collect Antique Playing Cards from reading books. Playing cards and card games have been around for ages - and are still popular today!

Fun Fact: Card games that were popular
during the Revolutionary period were games
such as Loo and Whist.