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Letter from a Pennsylvania Farmer Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from John Dickinson’s 1767 Letter to a Pennsylvania Farmer and answer 22 questions. They will also complete an extension/creative task. The answers are included and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
Revolutionary War Point of View Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read two points of view on whether or not the colonies should go to war with Britain and answer 33 questions. They will also analyze 3 images according to a provided prompt. The excerpts are from John Carmichael in 1775 (a Presbyterian...$3.75 -
The XYZ Affair Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from President John Adams' address to Congress on the XYZ Affair and relations between America and France and will analyze 2 political cartoons according to provided prompts. They will then answer 26 questions and complete one...$3.75 -
The Whiskey Rebellion Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read 4 excerpts representing different points of view on the Whiskey Rebellion and answer 38 questions. They will then complete 3 comprehension tasks and analyze 3 images. The sources are excerpts from the writings of Hamilton (2), George...$4.00 -
The Kitchen Debate Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from the 1959 Kitchen Debate between Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev and analyze it by answering 26 questions and responding to 4 comprehension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for...$3.75 -
Blood and Iron Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze Bismarck's Blood and Iron speech leading to the unification of Germany by answering 20 questions, two of which refer to images. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample...$3.50 -
Pericles' Funeral Oration Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the Funeral Oration Pericles gave during the Peloponnesian War and answer 25 questions. They will then answer a creative question and complete a creative task. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included...$3.50 -
Engel v. Vitale Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Justice Black's majority opinion on Engel v. Vitale regarding the 1st Amendment and prayer in public school. They will then answer 16 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate...$3.25 -
McCulloch v. Maryland Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read one page of excerpts from Marshall's opinion from the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland and answer 12 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.00 -
Gideon v. Wainwright Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from Justice Black's majority opinion on Gideon v. Wainwright regarding the 6th Amendment, as well as excerpts from the concurring opinions of Justices Harlan and Clark. They will then answer 18 questions of varying degrees of...$3.50 -
Gibbons v. Ogden Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Marshall's opinion on Gibbons v. Ogden and answer 15 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. They will also define, or provide contextually appropriate synonyms for, 7 terms from the text. A link to a Bill of Rights...$3.25 -
Anti-Federalist Papers Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read excerpts from 4 Anti-Federalist writings and answer 33 questions (1 is a creative task and 2 are in reference to a political cartoon). The excerpts are from George Mason's Opposition to the Constitution, Cato 1, Brutus 1, and Centinel...$4.00