Westward Expansion

Students review what they learned about westward expansion prior to the Civil War by creating a one pager. There are 13 requirements for students to fulfill of varying degrees of difficulty. Students can choose from one of 8 templates ranging from...

Students will complete true, false, fix to review what they learned through a year of American History/U.S. History (including but not limited to colonization, the Revolutionary War, Washington to Jefferson, the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson, Antebellum...

Students analyze 17 documents, answer 17 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (and the accompanying sectionalism vs nationalism, Texas Annexation, Mexican-American...

These are 375+ focus questions, thinking prompts, essential questions, objectives, guiding questions, review questions, writing prompts, even test or essay questions that you can use for all of U.S. History (American History). They would work as part of...

Students 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,...

Engage students through media while exploring the history of the cowboy in American media and how those traditions continue today. Students will look at and analyze a variety of media including a short movie clip, a country music video, and...

Your students will have fun with this assignment!Encourage research, writing, and creativity with this Presidential Fakebook template.In my class my students do research and then create a "Fakebook" page for the president we are learning about. They...

I use this Manifest Destiny Puzzle the major themes of Andrew Jackson's presidency. There are 12 pieces to the puzzle. In the background is John Gast's painting "American Progress" which portrayed the idea of Manifest Destiny.I print out the puzzle on...

I use this 13 piece Puzzle to introduce, teach, and review my lessons over the Louisiana Purchase of 1803.Your students will learn and review some of the major information related to the purchase of the Louisiana Territory. After completing the puzzle...

Your students will enjoy learning about the Louisiana Purchase with this comic! Students can work individually or in groups to read and complete the comic and answer questions that will provide classroom discussions.Included in this file:Louisiana...

This is a great resource to help students learn about the Vice Presidents of the United States.Each page is complete with a photo of each vice president and detailed facts about each president.Vice Presidents included (Bold - Also served as President of...

This resource consists of both a PowerPoint and a reading assignment related to the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. The PowerPoint provides students with a brief overview of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest...