Social Studies
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Biography Bundle: The Suffragists (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $13.50$11.00This bundle contains a series of six biographies on individuals associated with the women's rights movement in the United States during the 19th century. The biographies can either be printed directly OR used readily converted to digital activities...MSRP: $13.50$11.00 -
Biography: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
$2.25This biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton focuses on her early experiences as a progressive woman during the 1840s, her relationship with Lucretia Mott, her participation in the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, and her role in writing sections of the...$2.25 -
Biography: Dred Scott
$2.25This biography focuses on Dred Scott, an enslaved person who sued for his freedom during the 1850s. In 1857, the case Scott v. Sandford was brought before the Supreme Court. While the decision affirmed that the suit had no basis because Scott was not a...$2.25 -
Biography: Alexander Hamilton
$2.25This biography on Alexander Hamilton focuses on his service during the American Revolution, his role in promoting ratification of the Constitution, and his quarrel and eventual duel with Aaron Burr. The biography includes a series of questions based on...$2.25 -
Biography: Denmark Vesey
$2.25This biography on Denmark Vesey focuses on his origins on the West Indian island of St. Thomas, his intent to plot a slave rebellion in South Carolina and subsequent capture during the early 1820s, and his inspiration to the abolitionist cause of the...$2.25 -
Biography Bundle: The Philosophes (Distance Learning Option)
MSRP: $11.25$9.00This resource contains five biographies on Enlightenment thinkers and their ideas about the nature of government. The collection includes Niccolò Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Charles de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The...MSRP: $11.25$9.00 -
Biography: Charles de Montesquieu
$2.25This biography on Charles de Montesquieu focuses on his book Spirit of the Laws and his influence on American government. Montesquieu claimed that government should be divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. These branches...$2.25 -
Biography: Andrew Jackson
$2.25This biography on Andrew Jackson focuses on his childhood and law studies, candidacy in the 1824 and 1828 presidential elections, and service as the seventh President of the United States. Moreover, the biography addresses Jackson's role in vetoing the...$2.25 -
Biography: Theodore Roosevelt
$2.25This biography of Theodore Roosevelt focuses on his outgoing personality and list of personal accomplishments, his role in the Spanish-American War, and his achievements as President of the United States. The biography includes a series of questions...$2.25 -
Federalist vs Anti-Federalist Quote Analysis
$2.00Includes: Federalist & Anti-Federalist Quote Analysis (editable Word .doc) Federalist & Anti-Federalist Quote Analysis (PDF to print) 4 quotes that require students to use text evidence to determine whether it is said by a Federalist or...$2.00 -
Biography: Susan B. Anthony
$2.25This biography on Susan B. Anthony focuses on her early involvement in the temperance movement, her role in founding both women's rights and anti-slavery organizations, and her 1871 trial for attempting to vote. The biography includes a series of...$2.25