HS US History Prior to 1877
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Mini-Lesson: Thomas Paine and Common Sense
MSRP: $4.00$3.50This resource consists of both a PowerPoint and a biography related to Thomas Paine and his pro-Revolutionary pamphlet Common Sense. The PowerPoint provides students with an introduction to the arguments presented in Common Sense, with...MSRP: $4.00$3.50 -
Mini-Lesson: The Federalist Papers and Ratification Poster
MSRP: $4.00$3.50This resource is an excellent means of discussing and assessing students' understanding of the arguments for and against ratification of the Constitution. First, a PowerPoint leads students through an introduction to The Federalist Papers, emphasizing...MSRP: $4.00$3.50 -
Biography: Andrew Johnson
$2.25This biography of Andrew Johnson compares his personality with that of his predecessor, Abraham Lincoln, and focuses on his disputes with Congress over Reconstruction after the Civil War. These clashes between Johnson and Congress ultimately resulted in...$2.25 -
Bundled Mini-Lesson: Andrew Jackson
MSRP: $9.75$7.75There has, perhaps, been no president more polarizing that Andrew Jackson. Ascending to the White House as both a challenge to Eastern interests and a champion of the "common man," Jackson went on to fundamentally change the federal government. Indeed,...MSRP: $9.75$7.75 -
Political Cartoon: The Copperhead Party
$2.50The Copperhead Party.__In Favor of a Vigorous Prosecution of Peace first appeared in Harper's Weekly on February 28, 1863. The cartoon condemns Peace Democrats (nicknamed "Copperheads") for their vehement opposition to the Civil War. The download...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: Who Stole the People's Money?
$2.50’Who Stole the People’s Money?' – Do Tell is part of a larger cartoon – “Two Great Questions” – by American caricaturist Thomas Nast and was first published in Harper’s Weekly in August 1871. The cartoon...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon: Move On!
$2.50Move On was created by Thomas Nast and first published in Harper's Weekly in April 1871. The political cartoon questions voting laws the grant greater political rights to naturalized Americans than Native Americans. The download includes the...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon Bundle: Foreign Affairs in the Early Republic
MSRP: $5.00$4.50These two political cartoons, The Plumb-pudding in Danger and The Monroe Doctrine, focus on America's relationship with the major powers of Europe. In 1823, attempting to curtail European interference with emerging republics in Latin America, James...MSRP: $5.00$4.50 -
Political Cartoon: Congressional Pugilists
$2.50Congressional Pugilists was created in 1798 and was intended to highlight how the rise of political parties in the United States had divided the nation along ideological grounds. The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with...$2.50 -
Bundle: Political Cartoons in American History
MSRP: $50.00$40.00Political 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...MSRP: $50.00$40.00 -
Biography: Harriet Tubman
$2.25This biography of Harriet Tubman focuses on her escape from slavery in Maryland, her role as a "conductor" along the Underground Railroad, and her involvement in the women's suffrage movement. The biography includes a series of...$2.25 -
Biography: Frederick Douglass
$2.25This biography of Frederick Douglass focuses on his escape from slavery in Maryland, his support for women's suffrage, and his prominent role in both the abolitionist movement and full equality for African Americans in the years after the Civil War. The...$2.25