Jacksonian Era

Political cartoons are an excellent way of keeping students engaged and promoting critical thinking. This series of 21 political cartoons addresses topics in American history between the Revolution and the Progressive Era: Join, or Die The Repeal, or...

This series of biographies of American presidents between the late 18th and early 20th centuries is a perfect resource for both middle and high school teachers. The bundle includes nine biographies that can be either printed directly OR easily converted...

Checklists have become an important part of life to complete every day, essential tasks. Checklists can also work within a classroom setting. To help students prepare for an upcoming unit, these checklists were created to assist them with knowing what...

Checklists have become an important part of life to complete every day, essential tasks. Checklists can also work within a classroom setting. To help students prepare for an upcoming unit, these checklists were created to assist them with knowing what...

Motor Mouth is a game that allows students to quiz each other about the historical knowledge presented within the classroom by using student-friendly language and clues based on what they have learned. While similar to Taboo, it does not include a list...

Motor Mouth is a game that allows students to quiz each other about the historical knowledge presented within the classroom by using student-friendly language and clues based on what they have learned. While similar to Taboo, it does not include a list...

An educational song about President Andrew Jackson. Check out Mr. Beat's Classroom for more great resources

Ready, Set, Fun, While Learning! This product contains a card sort focusing of the major supreme court cases until 1877. This cared sort focuses on the significance of Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Gibons v. Ogden, Worchester v. Georgia and...

Can your students tell you WHY a document is important? Can they identify a key quote from that document? In this review, students will analyze a quote which they will have to match to the name of a document AND the SIGNIFICANCE of that document. I call...

Do you need a new way to review the ERAS of early US History? I needed something fun and active that was different. Enter US History CUP STACKING RACES!   In this review lesson, students stack cups labeled with the titles of the the...

Should Andrew Jackson be removed from the $20 bill? In this Document-Based Question (DBQ), students analyze 8 primary sources related to different decisions made by Andrew Jackson to determine if he is worthy of remaining on the $20 bill.Topics for the...

Looking for a new US History vocabulary review activity to add to your toolbox? This is a Industrialization, Manifest Destiny, Jackson and Reform using the tumbling wooden block game History Blocks! It's a hands-on, low-prep...