HS US History Prior to 1877
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How to Analyze Primary Sources Guide and Graphic Organizers
$4.00Students can use this packet to learn how to analyze text based primary sources, historical images/paintings, and political cartoons. This includes two approaches for analyzing text sources, 2 sample texts with mini graphic organizers filled out as a...$4.00 -
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US History Primary Source Image Activity BUNDLE
Now: $35.00Was: $45.00Students review key people and events related to US History by matching 20 historical images to a caption or dialogue exchange for the following topics: Exploration, Revolutionary War, Washington to Jefferson, Westward Expansion, the Civil War,...Now: $35.00Was: $45.00 -
Analyzing Reconstruction
$3.50Students will compare and contrast the Reconstruction Plans of Lincoln, Johnson, and Radical Republicans by completing a sorting chart and by defining or identifying 8 terms. Then they will answer 9 comprehension/analytical questions and analyze 9 images...$3.50 -
Dred Scott Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Taney's majority opinion on the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Case, Curtis' dissenting opinion, and two contemporary newspaper excerpts. They will answer 25 questions of varying degrees of difficulty...$3.50 -
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from the Virginia Resolutions of 1798 and Kentucky Resolutions of 1799 from John Adams' presidency, define or provide synonyms for 10 vocabulary terms, answer 20 questions, and complete a creative task. This would be great for...$3.50 -
Cortes Meets the Aztecs Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read a brief account of the arrival of Cortes from the Aztec point of view (European exploration from the Aztec point of view), answer 11 questions, and complete 3 extension tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and this would...$3.25 -
The Louisiana Purchase Primary Source Analysis Packet
$3.75Students will read excerpts from the Louisiana Purchase Treaty and President Jefferson's address to Congress regarding it in 1803 and answer 12 questions. They will then read 5 related quotes and answer 16 questions. Lastly, students will analyze 3...$3.75 -
Mayflower Compact Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read the Mayflower Compact, write segments of it in modern terminology, and answer 10 questions to demonstrate understanding. The answers are included where appropriate and the historical spelling and grammar has been preserved for...$3.00 -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act Primary Source Analysis and Map Packet
$4.00Students will read excerpts from the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and answer 9 questions. They will then read 10 quotes, determine if they support or oppose the act, and answer 6 questions. Next, they will analyze 3 images and 2 maps by answering 5...$4.00 -
The Compromise of 1850 Primary Source Analysis and Map Packet
$3.75Students will read excerpts from Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850 and answer 15 questions. They will then connect 4 images to the text or its effects. Lastly, they will complete a map activity with 6 tasks. The answers are included where appropriate and...$3.75 -
Bacon's Rebellion Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read and analyze excerpts from Nathaniel Bacon and Governor William Berkeley of Jamestown/the Virginia Colony regarding the causes of Bacon’s Rebellion by answering 17 questions (text, opinion, creative). Each reading is just under a...$3.25 -
President Lincoln's Inaugural Address Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will compare and contrast excerpts from Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address and Second Inaugural Address speech by answering 14 questions and completing a 15 item compare and contrast chart. The chart addresses aspects of both speeches...$3.50