American Revolution

Project Based Learning: Life in the 13 Colonies is a highly engaging and dynamic activity that teaches students about the past, while instilling skills they will utilize in the future. Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store   Students research...

This bundle includes vocabulary quizzes for: Exploration & Colonization, Constitution, Early Republic, Age of Jackson, Industrialization & Reform, Westward Expansion, Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Created by Melissa Neely - Visit...

Engage your U.S. History students in STAAR review with the Colonization and American Revolution $100,000 Pyramid. This interactive game reviews: Colonial Geography, Colonial Government Documents Significant People, Causes of the American Revolution,...

Covers 20 important leaders during the American Revolution. Covers all 16 listed in the STAAR Supporting Standard and four others that we have seen mentioned in the STAAR exam. Can be used as a review activity, in game or team format or put into a...

This interactive Jeopardy game includes names and descriptors of 31 important people in U.S. History. Individuals included are from Colonization, American Revolution, Westward Expansion, Industrial Revoution, Civil War & Reconstruction, &...

Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR exam with Heads up! Students will help each other review key ideas from each unit while playing this engaging game. It’s so much fun, they won’t even know they are studying!...

Help your students prepare for the 8th grade U.S. History STAAR with Heads up! American Revolution. Students will help each other review key ideas from the unit while playing this engaging game. It’s so much fun, they won’t even know they are...

Created by Nathan Gilson of "Understanding Who We Were" - Visit My Store A project rubric for several newspaper projects. This project teaches students to view historical events from more than one side. It teaches bias, historical perspective,...

Look into the “eyes” of the Patriots of the American Revolutionary War. Dig deep into the backgrounds, beliefs and actions of key individuals who sparked the rebellion to separate from the British Empire. Pairs will delve into the question of...

In this activity on World War I Propaganda, your students will be introduced to the purpose of propaganda and how it is used by comparing WWI propaganda to modern day examples.  Specifically, your students will: 1) Be introduced to the...

Students will analyze the many factors that influenced the Colonists winning the Revolutionary War against the most powerful empire in the world. The lesson begins with a warm up activity in which students estimate the odds of the British or the...

Challenge students to demonstrate the variety of perspectives of the French and Indian War. Students will read, analyze and complete reflection questions about the conflicts between the French and British during the Seven Year War. Students will create...