5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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American Civil War Slang Introduction Activity
$1.50To introduce a unit on the Civil War era, students will match 1860s words/phrases to their modern day equivalents. They will then complete 7 fill in the blank statements using the historical terms and will then write 3 of their own statements using the...$1.50 -
Election of 1828 Activity
$1.50Students will review the Election of 1828 by dividing into election campaign committees and conducting a campaign and debate. There are 10 items students must address and they are detailed in the instructions. A points distribution is included. The...$1.50 -
French and Indian War Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will review the French and Indian War by creating a pamphlet explaining its causes, the terms of the Treaty of Paris, and more! Students will fulfill 9 requirements (written and visual). A points distribution and sample layout is included. This...$3.25 -
History Review Project For Any Unit
$3.50Students will review any history unit or topic by creating a movie script for it. There are 14 requirements balancing historical accuracy and creativity including casting historical figures, dialogue, where historical accuracy would be honored,...$3.50 -
History Review Project
$1.50Students will review any decade or time period from US History or World History by writing part of a song (a verse is required, they can write a chorus for bonus points). There are 6 requirements per decade to fulfill while balancing creativity and...$1.50 -
Historical Figure Review Project
$3.50Students will review any historical figure (any individual from history) by creating a 2 page yearbook spread. There are 13 requirements for students to show what they learned (or researched) about that individual while balancing historically...$3.50 -
The Era of Good Feelings Pamphlet Activity
$3.25Students will create a pamphlet to show what they learned about the people, events, documents, beliefs, and more from the Era of Good Feelings. There are 8 main academic requirements for students to fulfill and 3 other requirements while balancing...$3.25 -
French and Indian War True False Fix
$1.50Students will complete true, false, fix to review the people, events, causes, effects, and more of the French and Indian War by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the...$1.50 -
The War of 1812 True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review the causes of, events of, and people involved in, the War of 1812 by reading 35 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is...$1.50 -
President Andrew Jackson True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review Jacksonian Democracy and Jackson's two terms in office by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done...$1.50 -
Revolutionary War True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review the American Revolution (the Albany Plan of Union, the Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Hessians, Paul Revere, Sam Adams, Valley Forge, Declaration of Independence, Olive Branch Petition, Battle of Saratoga,...$1.50 -
Reconstruction True False Fix
$1.50Students will play true, false, fix to review the events and people related to Reconstruction by reading 30 statements and determining which are true and which are false. They will then complete 3 other tasks with the material. This is best done in pairs...$1.50