HS US History Prior to 1877
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The Abolitionists Webquest
$3.00This webquest could be used to fill one long class period or several smaller class periods. Students will conduct internet research to learn more about important abolitionists. This is the perfect...$3.00 -
Slavery in the American Colonies
$3.00This 60 minute lesson plan is designed to help middle students answer the following questions: • When did slavery come to the colonies? • How did slavery affect the colonies? • Why did the...$3.00 -
Missouri Compromise
$3.00This includes a 60 minute lesson plan and a PowerPoint presentation to discuss the concepts of compromise and how it played out with regard to free and slave states with the admission of Missouri...$3.00 -
Articles of Confederation Activities
$3.00US History Middle School This 45 minute lesson plan is geared for middle school and helps introduce students to the Articles of Confederation in order to answer or accomplish the following: •...$3.00 -
Age of Reason | Enlightenment Salon | A Socratic Seminar Activity
$2.25In this (fully- editable) activity your students will compare the major ideas of 7 Enlightenment (Age of Reason) philosophers, “thinkers”, (Hobbes, Montesquieu, Locke, Wollstonecraft, Rousseau,...$2.25 -
U.S. Government | Federalist V. Anti-Federalist | Presentation & Student Activity
$2.49In this U.S. Government/U.S. History activity on Federalists V. Anti-Federalists your students will: 1) Complete short background notes on a graphic organizer about the ratification of the U.S...$2.49 -
Industrialization and the Assembly Line Simulation
$3.00This 60 minute lesson plan helps students accomplish the following: • Describe the specialization of labor in assembly line production • Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the assembly...$3.00 -
Working with the Media
$4.00This activity provides students with an opportunity to focus their creative energies on producing a 30 to 120 second infomercial aimed at urging voters from the 18-21 year old age group to vote for a...$4.00 -
Age of Exploration Break In To History Activity
$3.00In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we...$3.00 -
Entrepreneurs During the Industrial Revolution
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for 3 days of class time. Students will be provided with background information about the inventions and inventors of the Industrial Revolution They will show what...$3.00 -
People of the American Revolution Bingo Activity
$4.00Covers 20 important leaders during the American Revolution. Covers all 16 listed in the STAAR Supporting Standard and four others that we have seen mentioned in the STAAR exam. Can be used as a...$4.00 -
U.S. Government | Constitutional Amendments | Bill of Rights | A Race Activity
$3.99Love the Amazing Race? So do I....this Constitutional Amendments (Bill of Rights) lesson is Amazing Race inspired and is so fun your students will beg for more! In this highly interactive activity,...$3.99