5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Native Americans, Women, and Loyalists in the Revolution - supplemental text
$3.00The American Revolutionary War presented problems and opportunities for Native Americans, women, and loyalists. Despite a wish to remain neutral in a conflict that they did not understand, many tribes were dragged into the war with disastrous...$3.00 -
Columbian Exchange Informational Text
$1.00Informational Text (2 pages) with reading comprehension questions. This assignment is meant to be an overview of the topic(s) listed from a World History perspective: The Columbian Exchange Atlantic Slave Trade Lexile: 1220 An answer key, and 4...$1.00 -
The American Revolutionary War and Independence - supplemental text
$6.00This text covers the American Revolutionary War and the decision to declare independence from England. It covers the political, military and economic history of the war itself, from the Battles of Lexington and Concord to the Treaty of Paris, takes a...$6.00 -
The Road to Revolution - supplemental text
$6.00In less than twelve years, the 13 colonies went from firm allegiance to the English crown to open, armed rebellion. This text examines the circumstances and events which led the 13 colonies to split from their mother country. It begins with the French...$6.00 -
Reconstruction Amendments Primary Source Analysis Activity
$2.00The Civil War and Reconstruction period saw the United States government, for the first time, take an active role in trying to reverse the stain of slavery and racism and provide civil equality for freedmen and their descendants. The most enduring legacy...$2.00 -
Road to the Civil War Quiz Show
$4.00Let’s face it – review and study prep for a Road to the Civil War unit test 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 96 slide...$4.00 -
Dred Scott v. Sandford primary source analysis activity
$2.00In 1858, as the fight over the future of slavery in the United States was reaching fever pitch, the Supreme Court was asked to rule on the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford. Scott, a slave from Missouri, had lived with a previous owner both in the free...$2.00 -
Mercantilism Simulation Game
$4.00The economic theory of mercantilism was the firm foundation upon which England’s attitude towards its American colonies was built. Enforcement of that economic relationship formed the basis of English policy towards the 13 colonies, and active...$4.00 -
Road to Revolution and the Revolutionary War 2 unit bundle, including text
$50.00This two unit bundle covers US history from the end of the French & Indian War through the Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. This is a “warts and all” examination of this period of history; it is both a story of triumph and...$50.00 -
Native Americans and the Revolutionary War primary source activity
$3.00The American Revolutionary War presented a particularly sticky problem for Native Americans east of the Mississippi. While most tribes simply wished to remain neutral in a conflict that they did not understand, American and British agents were both busy...$3.00 -
Native Americans and the American Revolution mini-unit, including text
$6.00The American Revolutionary War presented a particularly sticky problem for Native Americans east of the Mississippi. Pressured for generations by colonists on their borders and suffering constant loss of tribal land, most tribes wished to remain neutral...$6.00 -
Declaration of Independence primary source translation and analysis activity
$2.00At the time, the written Declaration of Independence wasn’t considered to be very important. The Lee Resolution, passed by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, was the actual, official “declaration” of the colonies’...$2.00