HS US History Prior to 1877
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Compromises Leading to the Civil War Analysis and Map Activity
$4.00Students will review the Compromise of 1820 (Missouri Compromise), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act by identifying primary source excerpts, explaining whether quotes support or oppose the measures, and matching them to partial...$4.00 -
US History Cumulative Review Game Exploration through Reconstruction
$6.00Students will review a year of United States History (American History, US History) with the critical thinking review game, "what doesn't belong and why?" Each topic has up to 11 sets of terms or phrases (people, events, terms, laws, documents, speeches,...$6.00 -
The Civil War Timeline Map Image Analysis Stations Activity
$4.00Students will review key causes of the Civil War and events from the Civil War itself with this timeline stations and map activity. They will put together one timeline with 11 events and write academic identifications (and add 1 of their own). They will...$4.00 -
Early American History Timeline Map Image Analysis Stations Activity
$4.00Students will review 18 acts, treaties, events, and more from the Early Republic (the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson) with this timeline stations and map activity. They will put together one timeline with 10 events and write academic...$4.00 -
Roanoke History and What Happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Webquest
$3.75Students will watch and analyze 2 videos on the attempts to settle Roanoke, people involved, and different ideas about what happened to Roanoke by answering 31 questions. They will then answer 9 overarching and discussion questions. One video is 5...$3.75 -
President Thomas Jefferson Mini Projects
$3.50Students will learn about Jefferson's presidency and legacy by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. A teacher information page, templates, cube...$3.50 -
Causes of the Revolutionary War Timeline Image Analysis Map Stations Activity
$4.00Students will review the act, events, developments, and more from the road to revolution (causes of the American Revolution) with this timeline project and stations activity. They will put together a timeline with 12 events and write academic...$4.00 -
US History Colonization to Reconstruction Focus Questions Writing Prompts Essay Topics
$6.00These are 215+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, discussion questions, or essay topics you can use for US History (American History, United States History) from Colonization...$6.00 -
The Foundation of the 13 Colonies Compare and Contrast Project
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the people, events, documents, geography, development, and more from the colonial regions and the foundation of the colonies by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Multiple options are provided for each...$3.50 -
Salem Witch Trials Video Analysis Activity
$3.00Students will watch a 5 and a half minute TedEd video on the causes of, events of, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials, answer 20 questions, and complete 2 extension tasks. To best answer the questions, students might need to watch the video twice...$3.00 -
President George Washington Mini Projects
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, acts, and more from Washington's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically...$3.50 -
Election 2024 Vice President Edition of Who Said It? PowerPoint Game
$3.00Engage your students with our Election 2024 Quotes Challenge PowerPoint, the Vice Presidents edition! This interactive activity invites students to analyze quotes and determine whether they were spoken by Tim Walz, or JD Vance. Students will delve into...$3.00