5th - 8th Grade US History After 1877
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Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Wilson's New Freedom Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom speeches by answering 30 questions (including looking at similarities and differences between them)...$4.00 -
The Rough Riders Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze an account of Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and their charge up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War by answering 14 questions and completing up to 5...$3.50 -
The Palmer Raids Primary Source and Image Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from a speech by Attorney General Palmer regarding his crusade against "Red" in the 1920s by answering 17 questions. They will then complete a short writing...$3.50 -
Immigration Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze an immigrant teenager's account of coming to America via Ellis Island by answering 14 questions. They will then read excerpts from 5 interviews from other immigrants...$4.00 -
Executive Order 9066 Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze Executive Order 9066 about Japanese Internment during World War 2 (WW2, WWII) by answering 9 questions. There are then 7 discussion questions which students could pair...$3.25 -
Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will compare and contrast speech excerpts from early Civil Rights activists Washington and DuBois by answering 16 questions and completing a sorting chart. Then they wi$4.00 -
The Christmas Truce Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze a brief background of the Christmas Truce of World War 1 (WW1, WWI) and an account of a British soldier who was part of it by answering 16 questions and completi$3.25 -
Nuremberg Trial and Execution of Nazi War Criminals Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read about and analyze the Nuremberg Trials, sentencing, and execution of Nazi War Criminals by answering 17 questions and completing 2 comprehension tasks. This would be great for a...$3.50 -
WW1 Battles Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will analyze and compare and contrast 3 battle accounts from World War 1 (WWI, WW1): the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Gallipoli, and the Battle of Jutland. There are 20 questions$3.50 -
The Transcontinental Railroad Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read and analyze an account of the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 by answering 18 questions (text based, discussion, and image analysis). They will also label a...$4.00 -
Bataan Death March Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read about the Bataan Death March from a selection of memoirs of fighting and being POWs in the Pacific Front of World War 2 (WW2, WWII). They will then answer 2 questions about a...$3.00 -
America Enters World War 1 Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read a primary source about America's entry into World War 1 and Wilson's decision to ask Congress to declare war against Germany. They will answer 17 questions, analyze 6 images, and...$4.00