5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Political History of the early U.S., 1788-1836 unit bundle, including text
$30.00This 14 day complete unit covers the political and economic developments of the early years of the new American Republic, from the Washington through the Jackson presidencies. Besides the political histories of these various administrations, the unit...$30.00 -
The Constitutional Convention - supplemental text
$2.00The end of the Revolutionary War did not create the United States; rather, it created 13 independent, sovereign states loosely affiliated under the Articles of Confederation. It took a series of economic, foreign policy and domestic crises to convince...$2.00 -
You Be the Judge - analyzing Supreme Court cases on the Bill of Rights
$3.00It’s one thing to simply memorize the Bill of Rights; it’s quite another to actually understand how they apply in everyday life. Teaching the former gives students words but no understanding for what they mean; teaching the latter gives...$3.00 -
American Slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction 2 Unit Bundle, including text
$50.00The recent debacle at Charlottesville demonstrates that many Americans simply do not understand the history of slavery, the Civil War, and its lasting legacy. Now more than ever, it is imperative that we teach our children what happened, why it happened,...$50.00 -
Checks and Balances practice worksheets
$3.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$3.00 -
Checks and Balances study aid/ interactive notebook
$3.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$3.00 -
Checks and Balances Quiz Show PowerPoint
$4.00Let’s face it – review of Checks and Balances is not exactly a student’s idea of fun. As a teacher, however, you can take away most of the boredom and drudgery by making a game out of it. This 74 slide Quiz Show PowerPoint helps...$4.00 -
Federalist Papers primary source analysis activity
$3.00Writing the U.S. Constitution was the easy part; the hard part was convincing the states to subordinate their freshly won sovereignty from England to the new national government to be created under the Constitution. The battle over ratification of the...$3.00 -
US Physical Geography & 13 Colonies Map - FREE
$0.00US Physical Geography and 13 Colonies Maps - Print & DigitalThis is a great activity to do with your students at the beginning of your US History or APUSH class! Whether your students are from the States or you are teaching these classes abroad, this...$0.00 -
Checks and Balances complete unit, including text
$12.00One of the main strengths of our form of government, as laid out in the Constitution, is the system of Checks and Balances which protect against government over-reaching by spreading out power among three disparate and independent branches. Wisely, our...$12.00 -
Bill of Rights complete unit, including text
$12.00One of the strongest arguments made against ratification of the US Constitution was the fact that it did not include a Bill of Rights. In fact, it was the promise to include a Bill of Rights to the Constitution that convinced delegates to the Virginia...$12.00 -
The Constitution and Bill of Rights unit bundle, including text
$30.00The end of the Revolutionary War did not create the United States; rather, it created 13 independent, sovereign states loosely affiliated under the Articles of Confederation. It took a series of economic, foreign policy and domestic crises to convince...$30.00