5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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The Foundation of the 13 Colonies Compare and Contrast Project
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the people, events, documents, geography, development, and more from the colonial regions and the foundation of the colonies by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Multiple options are provided for each...$3.50 -
Salem Witch Trials Video Analysis Activity
$3.00Students will watch a 5 and a half minute TedEd video on the causes of, events of, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials, answer 20 questions, and complete 2 extension tasks. To best answer the questions, students might need to watch the video twice...$3.00 -
President George Washington Mini Projects
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the people, events, treaties, speeches, acts, and more from Washington's presidency by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each option balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically...$3.50 -
Election 2024 Vice President Edition of Who Said It? PowerPoint Game
$3.00Engage your students with our Election 2024 Quotes Challenge PowerPoint, the Vice Presidents edition! This interactive activity invites students to analyze quotes and determine whether they were spoken by Tim Walz, or JD Vance. Students will delve into...$3.00 -
2024 Election PowerPoint Game Activity Who Said It Government and Civics
$3.50Engage your students with our Presidential Election 2024 Quotes Challenge PowerPoint! This interactive activity invites students to analyze quotes and determine whether they were spoken by Donald Trump, or Kamala Harris. Students will delve into...$3.50 -
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Salem Witch Trials Primary Source Analysis and Activities Bundle
Now: $12.00Was: $14.00Students will learn about the people, causes, course, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials with these four resources. They will read and analyze an account of Martha Corey's trial for witchcraft by answering 10 questions, completing 2 extension...Now: $12.00Was: $14.00 -
The Salem Witch Trials Mini Projects
$3.50Students will review the people, causes, events, and legacy of the Salem Witch Trials by making trading cards, a cube, or both. Each project balances academic requirements with personal choice and historically responsible creativity. This includes a...$3.50 -
American Wartime Propaganda Poster Identification and Analysis Activity
$3.50Students will analyze propaganda posters and a few other print forms of propaganda spanning American wars from the Revolutionary War through today. They will first identify which examples of propaganda (22 images) belong to which war. Then they answer 8...$3.50 -
Suffrage in the Antebellum Era Point of View Analysis
$5.00Students will read and analyze 6 points of view on who can vote and why during the Antebellum Era by answering 36 questions and completing 2 tasks. Three sources focus on property ownership as a requirement for suffrage and 3 touch on other...$5.00 -
The End of the Era of Good Feelings Primary Source Analysis Activity
$3.50Students will read and analyze a source from John Quincy Adams about why he thinks the Era of Good Feelings has ended by answering 18 questions. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
Jacksonian Democracy Map Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the political geography, physical geography, events, and more from Jackson's presidency with these 3 maps. They will complete 58 map labels/tasks and answer 5 review questions. The answers are included where...$3.50 -
The Era of Good Feelings Map Activity
$3.50Students will review what they learned about the political geography, physical geography, events, and border changes related to the Era of Good Feelings with these 3 maps (two options are provided for the third map to allow for scaffolding). They will...$3.50