5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Trappers, Traders, and Explorers - A Game of Westward Expansion
$5.00This game, developed by Shawneen Morrison, presents a fantastic opportunity to incorporate primary source materials related to Western Expansion into your curriculum. My students beg to play this game! A game board is constructed that reinforces student...$5.00 -
U.S. History Weekly Warm-Ups
$8.95United States History questions to use as a quick warm up for the whole year! Created by Alyssa Roetheli of Teaching in the Fast Lane - Visit My Store This product is 30 weeks worth of Monday through Friday American History questions to use as a warm...$8.95 -
Supreme Court Appeal Simulation
$12.00This hands-on lesson, designed by Shawneen Morrison, starts by having students petition the Supreme Court to hear their case using the real forms (and adapted instructions) the Court requires. Most students are shocked to realize that appealing is a...$12.00 -
Federalism Lesson: Investigate Supreme Court Cases between State and National Power
$3.50This lesson plan explores historical and contemporary Supreme Court Cases that deal with conflicts between National and State powers. Students will analyze the following court cases: 1. McCullough vs. Maryland 2. Texas vs. White 3. Roe vs. Wade 4...$3.50 -
The Slave Trade: Photo Images of African Slavery
$3.99This presentation, designed by Shawneen Morrison, includes historic photos of captured slaves in Africa, illegally trafficked slaves following the criminalization of the slave trade (including many children), a slave breeding center, a slave holding site...$3.99 -
Stamp Act Simulation
$5.00Designed by Shawneen Morrison. This simulated activity assigns students the role of a custom’s enforcement officer evaluating compliance with the Stamp Act of 1765. Students begin with a briefing that explains the Stamp Act from a British...$5.00 -
Declaration of Independence: The Deleted Passage Opposing Slavery
$2.99This lesson focuses on the scathing rebuke of slavery that Thomas Jefferson included in his original draft of the Declaration of Independence. This passage did not survive negotiations in the Continental Congress. Class discussion reveals both practical...$2.99 -
Proclamation of 1763
$1.50This one-page set of excerpts from the Proclamation of 1763 can be used in a wide variety of ways to aide in student understanding of the growing division between the British and the Colonists in the years preceding the Revolutionary War. As my classes...$1.50 -
Biography: Thomas Paine
$2.25This biography on Thomas Paine focuses on his arrival in the American Colonies and major arguments in his work Common Sense. The biography also addresses the impact Paine's arguments had on both separating from England and on documents such as the...$2.25 -
Biography: Nat Turner
$2.25This biography on Nat Turner focuses on his belief that he had received a sign from God to start a slave rebellion, and the repercussions of that rebellion on both whites and Black Americans. The biography includes a series of questions based on the...$2.25 -
Biography: Lucretia Mott
$2.25This biography on Lucretia Mott focuses on her early involvement in progressive and abolitionist causes, her role at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, and her participation in the Free Religious Association of 1867. The biography includes a series of...$2.25 -
Colonial America: Medical Home Remedies
$2.00Created by Shawneen Morrison. This is an amusing list of home remedies that were commonly used in the U.S. Colonies prior to the American Revolution. It should be noted that medical treatment was strongly discouraged in some colonies because of the...$2.00