5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Revolutionary War Board Game
$4.00The American Revolutionary War was an epic and complex eight year struggle for independence. For the Americans it was, in many ways, a “two steps forward, one step back” slog of trying to hold on until the British – who struggled with...$4.00 -
Boston Massacre Primary Source Analysis and Trial Activity, including text
$4.00The Boston Massacre is perhaps the single most examined event in the road to the American Revolution. From Revere’s masterful piece of propaganda, the creation of the Revolution’s first martyr, and the elevation of John Adams to stardom,...$4.00 -
African-Americans in the Revolutionary War mini-unit, including text
$6.00The American Revolutionary War didn’t just highlight the hypocrisy of those American leaders (such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson) who fought for their own freedom while enslaving others. It also presented enslaved African-Americans with...$6.00 -
Revolutionary War Quiz Show PowerPoint
$4.00Let’s face it – review and study prep for a Revolutionary 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 82 slide Quiz...$4.00 -
Road to Revolution Quiz Show PowerPoint
$4.00Let’s face it – review and study prep for a Road to Revolution 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 78 slide Quiz...$4.00 -
Escape to Freedom - African Americans in the Revolutionary War board game, including text
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The American Revolution unit bundle, including text
$30.00This 16 day complete unit 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 Battle of Bunker Hill to the Treaty of Paris, takes...$30.00 -
The Road to Revolution unit bundle, including text
$30.00This 15 day complete unit examines the events which led the 13 colonies to engage in open, armed rebellion against their mother country, England. It begins in 1763 at the end of the French and Indian War and culminates with the battles at Lexington and...$30.00 -
Primary and Secondary Source Word Wall
$1.50Word wall set for primary and secondary sources. Included Words: *Primary Source *Secondary Source *Bias *Artifacts *Present *Historic Events Created by Melissa Neely - Visit My Store$1.50 -
Pattern of Conquest: How the Indians Lost Their Land mini-unit, including text
$6.00It’s a question school kids invariably ask when they study the 13 colonies: what happened to the Indians? While hard numbers are impossible come by, historians estimate there were well over a million Native Americans inhabiting the eastern seaboard...$6.00 -
Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony mini-unit, including text
$6.00Harassed into leaving England and unhappy with their new home in Holland, the Pilgrims took a literal leap of faith in coming to the New World to begin a new colony where they could practice their particular brand of Puritanism away from constraints of...$6.00 -
Jamestown mini-unit including text
$12.00“What a wonderful product. My students and I really enjoyed this section and the information shared. They even didn't complain about the essay! Thanks for sharing and creating.” It took twenty years after the failure of Roanoke for England...$12.00