HS US History Prior to 1877
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President Andrew Jackson Timeline Project
$3.50Students will review Jackson's presidency by making a 20 item timeline. The timeline incorporates political cartoons, news articles, maps, social media posts, news headlines, and academic summaries (each elements has specific requirements outlined in the...$3.50 -
European Exploration Timeline and More Project
$3.75Students will place 15 items on a timeline from the Age of Discovery/Era of Exploration (it stops at the establishment of Jamestown) and complete 4 other tasks for those items using provided templates. They will then complete a news headlines review for...$3.75 -
Causes of the Revolutionary War Timeline and More Project
$3.75Students will place 15 events/acts/people/etc that are causes of the Revolutionary War (American Revolution) on a timeline and complete 4 other tasks using provided templates. They will then complete a news headlines activity for 4 of the causes and will...$3.75 -
Voting Rights Timeline Project
$3.50Students will create a 20 item timeline representing the changes in American voting rights from 1607-2000. There are 7 time frames that must be represented and the 20 items on the timeline must be expanded on in 6 different ways. Each extension task is...$3.50 -
Presidential Inauguration Speech Analysis and Discussion Questions
$3.75Students read and analyze excerpts from 13 inauguration speeches by completing one of 2 styles of graphic organizers, answering 6 questions, and making a word cloud. In each speech students look for items related to foreign affairs/military, social...$3.75 -
Campaign Project for Any Election
$3.75Students will create an election campaign (for president, governor, senator, etc) using one of three project options. This includes teacher information, 4 extension tasks, 5 websites for research starting points, 3 project options, points distributions,...$3.75 -
Secession Slavery and the Civil War Point of View and Image Analysis
$4.00Students will read 10 quotes about slavery, the possibility of secession, and the impending Civil War, as well as an excerpt from the inauguration speeches of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. They will answer 19 questions about the text sources and...$4.00 -
Constitution Point of View Analysis
$3.25Students will read 12 quotes in support of or in opposition to the Constitution and answer one question per quote. They will also identify if the quote supports or opposes the Constitution and will provide evidence from the text supporting their answer...$3.25 -
The War of 1812 Point of View Analysis
$3.75Students will read 7 text excerpts and analyze 6 political cartoons relating to the causes and end of the War of 1812 by answering 36 questions. This would be great for a sub and the answers are included where appropriate. Sample questions...$3.75 -
Nat Turner's Rebellion Point of View Analysis
$3.75Students will analyze 4 text excerpts from 1831 and 2 images about Nat Turner’s Rebellion (revolt, uprising) by answering 33 questions and responding to 2 prompts. One source is in support of Nat Turner, one is against, and the other two are a...$3.75 -
The Constitutional Convention Mini Lesson
$6.00Students will learn about, or review, the people, discussions, points of view, compromises, and more from the Constitutional Convention with this presentation and note guide. The presentation is 35 slides and the note guide has short answer, matching,...$6.00 -
Revolutionary War Vocabulary Mix and Match Review
$3.00Students will review the American Revolution by mixing and matching 34 terms/battles/people/ideas/etc to their images and identifications, answering 10 review questions, and completing a creative task. Students create their own images for 4 terms (a...$3.00