HS US History Prior to 1877
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Teaching With Political Cartoons in The Social Studies & Geography Classroom
$5.00Please visit my Geography and Math Made Easy store Teaching with comics and/or cartoons is a great way to get students engaged in their learning process. What kid doesn't like comic strips? Teaching students how to read and create political...$5.00 -
The Compromise of 1820 Map Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the political and physical geography related to the Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) with this map activity. They will complete 47 map labels/tasks and answer 4 review questions. The answers are...$3.50 -
The Civil War One Pager
$3.00Students will review what they learned about the people, battles, technology, turning points, documents, and more from the Civil War by creating a one pager. There are 10 topics to address and an overarching academic question to respond to (2 prompts...$3.00 -
Washington to Jefferson Map Activity
$3.50Students will review the political and physical geography as well as the location of events from the Early Republic (Early American History, the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, the first three presidents), by completing 3 maps. There...$3.50 -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act Map Activity
$3.50Students will review the political and physical geography related to the Kansas-Nebraska Act by completing 2 maps. In addition to labeling the states and territories at the time, there are 20 other map tasks/labels and 4 review questions to answer. The...$3.50 -
The Compromise of 1850 Map Activity
$3.50Students will review the political and physical geography related to the Compromise of 1850 by completing 2 maps. In addition to labeling the states and territories at the time, there are 21 other map tasks/labels and 4 review questions to answer. The...$3.50 -
Create a Pamphlet for any President or World Leader
$3.50Students will analyze and review any world leader’s time in power or any president’s time in office by creating a pamphlet (3 options provided). There are 6, 8, or 9 requirements balancing academics and opinion/student choice. Each option has...$3.50 -
Crash Course US History Worksheet 37: The Cold War
$1.25The enclosed video worksheet (Crash Course US History Worksheet 37: The Cold War) provides a guide to keep students focused and actively learning while watching the video. The narrator does an excellent job, but does talk rapidly in order to present...$1.25 -
Westward Expansion and the Mexican-American War Test
$5.00Students will demonstrate an understanding of the people and events of westward expansion, Manifest Destiny, and the Mexican-American War with this editable test. The questions are short answer, true/false/fix, image identification, and multiple choice...$5.00 -
The Antebellum Era Quiz
$4.00Students will show what they learned about the people, events, and reform movements of the Antebellum Era with this editable quiz. The questions are short answer, true/false/fix, image identification, and matching. This could work with a sub if used as a...$4.00 -
The Early Republic Test
$5.00Students will show what they learned about the presidencies of Washington, Adams, and Jefferson (Washington to Jefferson, early American history) with this editable test. The questions are short answer, true/false/fix, multiple choice, image...$5.00 -
Revolutionary War Test for US History
$5.00Students will demonstrate an understanding of the Revolutionary War's people, events, causes, effects, turning points, and more with this editable test. There are two versions included with short answer, multiple choice, matching, image analysis, and...$5.00