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Boston Massacre Word Wall Poster “Facts are stubborn things.”
$1.50Boston Massacre Word Wall Poster.This poster is a great discussion starter and can be used as an entire lesson if need be.Students can begin by comparing and contrasting the two Boston Massacre images on the poster. The snowball and bayonet images will...$1.50 -
Hands On History-Boston Massacre Puzzle
$1.50I use this Boston Massacre to introduce, teach, and review my unit over the Boston Massacre. Your students will learn and review some the words from the Reconstruction period. This small tool can provide a number of teaching opportunities. You and your...$1.50 -
Free British Acts Puzzle
$0.00This is an example of one of the hands-on puzzles that I use in my class during the year. This contains Acts passed by Britain prior to the Revolutionary War. If you teach about the Causes of the Revolutionary War this is a puzzle that your students will...$0.00 -
Hands on History-French and Indian War and British Acts Puzzle
$1.50I use this French and Indian War and British Acts puzzle as a way to review the major events that led to the creation of the American Revolution and people from the document.I print out the puzzle on card stock or laminate it (so they last longer)...$1.50 -
Causes of the American Revolution War Jeopardy PowerPoint Smartboard
$5.00*Smartboard compatible*This file contains 58 slides of questions and answers about the causes of the Revolutionary War which include the French & Indian War, the acts imposed on the colonies. It also includes questions about the Revolutionary War...$5.00 -
Boston Massacre Propaganda and Newspaper Lesson Plan and Worksheet
$2.50This handout has questions on the front of the paper with the focus on propaganda. Asking the students to write what they see and describe the imagery of Paul Revere's drawing. On the back side of the handout is the article that appeared in the Boston...$2.50 -
French and Indian War Wordsearch - FREE
$0.00This is a big wordsearch I used this past year on a day I had a substitute. It is a huge puzzle and also reinforced the names of key people, countries, and events from the war. This is part of the Causes of the American Revolution Bundle, check it...$0.00 -
No Taxation Without Representation Notes PowerPoint Lesson Plan
$3.50In this lesson, students also learn about the boycotts that the colonists used to fight back against the British taxes. This opens the door for you to ask questions about modern day boycotts and students do research to find boycotts that are being used...$3.50 -
Join or Die Albany Plan of Union Notes Political Cartoons are No Joke SOAPSTone
$4.00This lesson is jam packed with information and is full of rich images that will keep your students engaged as they learn about the Albany Plan of Union and the first attempt to unite the colonies. It is a great introduction into the French and Indian...$4.00 -
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Causes of the American Revolution Bundle
MSRP: $27.50Now: $20.00Was: $27.50This file is packed with supplemental materials for your classroom! There are 3 word wall posters that you can hang up. Three sets of Presentations and Fill in the blank notes, 3 hands-on-history puzzles, a wordsearch, and a review game. If you are...MSRP: $27.50Now: $20.00Was: $27.50 -
Albany Plan of Union Word Wall Poster
$1.50Albany Plan of Union Word Wall Poster.This poster is a great discussion starter.“This was the FIRST attempt by the colonies to UNITE. Benjamin Franklin used this political cartoon to encourage them to join together to fight the French in 1754. His...$1.50 -
Apartheid in South Africa
$3.00This "Quick Hitter" GOOGLE DOC worksheet teaches Apartheid using abbreviated reading material as a TIME SAVER. This is a great INTRODUCTION or as a station activity to add to your material. Fantastic for a sub day. Students will...$3.00