5th - 8th Grade US History Prior to 1877
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Spies of the Civil War Secret Message Activity for Google Sheets™
$5.00Have some digital fun with this Spies of the Civil War Secret Message Activity for Google Sheets™. Students will read a non-fiction passage and answer questions. Correct answers will begin to reveal the secret message! Great...$5.00 -
Spies of the Civil War DIGITAL Reading Passage and Questions - Self Grading
$3.00Ensure comprehension with this SELF-GRADING Spies of the Civil War DIGITAL Reading Passage and Questions for Google Classroom™. The non-fiction reading passage in digital format is delivered through Google Forms™ but a printable...$3.00 -
Spies of the Civil War Color by Number, Reading Passage and Text Marking
$4.00This Spies of the Civil War Color by Number and Text Marking activity is the perfect way to bring life to the topic! Students read a non-fiction passage and search for answers while marking evidence from the text. Perfect reading comprehension...$4.00 -
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Articles of Confederation BUNDLE
Now: $14.75Was: $17.75Students will learn about the Articles of Confederation with this power point and note guide (can also be used as a gallery walk), a primary source analysis on Shays' Rebellion as well as the Articles themselves (33 questions/tasks and 5 scenario...Now: $14.75Was: $17.75 -
Federalist Number 1 Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts of Hamilton’s Federalist No. 1 and excerpts of a letter from Jefferson to Madison regarding the proposed Constitution. They will answer 25 questions and respond to 3 comprehension prompts/tasks. The answers are included...$3.75 -
Ex parte Milligan Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read and analyze excerpts from Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus and from Justice Davis' opinion on Ex parte Milligan by answering 19 questions. They will complete two tasks for a political cartoon and complete 1 comprehension activity...$3.50 -
Letter from a Pennsylvania Farmer Primary Source Analysis
$3.50Students will read excerpts from John Dickinson’s 1767 Letter to a Pennsylvania Farmer and answer 22 questions. They will also complete an extension/creative task. The answers are included and this would be great for a sub! Sample questions...$3.50 -
Revolutionary War Point of View Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read two points of view on whether or not the colonies should go to war with Britain and answer 33 questions. They will also analyze 3 images according to a provided prompt. The excerpts are from John Carmichael in 1775 (a Presbyterian...$3.75 -
The XYZ Affair Primary Source Analysis
$3.75Students will read excerpts from President John Adams' address to Congress on the XYZ Affair and relations between America and France and will analyze 2 political cartoons according to provided prompts. They will then answer 26 questions and complete one...$3.75 -
The Whiskey Rebellion Primary Source Analysis
$4.00Students will read 4 excerpts representing different points of view on the Whiskey Rebellion and answer 38 questions. They will then complete 3 comprehension tasks and analyze 3 images. The sources are excerpts from the writings of Hamilton (2), George...$4.00 -
McCulloch v. Maryland Primary Source Analysis
$3.00Students will read one page of excerpts from Marshall's opinion from the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland and answer 12 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. The answers are included where appropriate and this would be great for a...$3.00 -
Gibbons v. Ogden Primary Source Analysis
$3.25Students will read excerpts from Marshall's opinion on Gibbons v. Ogden and answer 15 questions of varying degrees of difficulty. They will also define, or provide contextually appropriate synonyms for, 7 terms from the text. A link to a Bill of Rights...$3.25